Today we walked from the office to the central square of Coyoacan. It was a beautiful walk along historic tree lined streets.

I really like the architecture of this building. I also like the beautiful moss covered tree that wanders through the picture.

The streets are lined with old buildings, some of them dating back to the colonial days of Mexico.

This plaque is on a building that claims to be the Casa de Diego de Ordaz.

Diego de Ordaz was one of the conquistadors who was with Hernan Cortes when he conquered the Aztecs. There is some interesting history about Diego de Ordaz, but it will have to wait for a future post and more research.

The walls here are the courtyard walls that surround the actual house. Research has shown that the current house was built in the 1700’s. Perhaps this is where Ordaz lived, but not in the current building. However, the current building has significant history and is an important place.

Just off the central square of Coyoacan is the church of the Parish of San Juan Batista. The church building was first built sometime before 1552 and is one of the three oldest Parish churches in Mexico. Some of the original structure is still in existence, but it has been heavily reconstructed and expanded over the years.

In the central square of Coyoacan there is a big water fountain with two coyotes playing in the water. The Nahuatl name Coyoacan is thought to mean ‘Place of the Coyotes.’

The water fountain is very beautiful, especially in the center of the tree filled square. I will possibly share more pictures of it in the future.

We finally made it to the beautiful little restaurant where we had lunch.

Here is the back courtyard of Ave Maria. We sat at a table where we could look back into this beautiful courtyard. The fountain is very pretty, especially with the blue tiles.

We had a nice lunch and then it was time to get back to the training room.

I hope you had a nice walk to lunch today.

Steven