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| Peacock Mating Rituals |
A few days ago we finally took the opportunity to visit ElMuseo Dolores Olmedo. The museum is just
10 minutes from our house, on the southern outskirts of Mexico City
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| Eli Chasing the Peacocks |
Yes, it houses famous pieces of art by Frieda Khalo, Diego
Rivera, and various other Mexican artists, but it was actually the grounds and
their inhabitants which made the trip completely worth it for us. Throughout the lawn 15 to 20 peacocks roam
alongside, geese, some of ugliest chickens I have ever seen, and Xoloitzcuintle
or Xolo (Mexican hairless dogs). The
male peacocks show off their plumage and dance about for the seemingly
unimpressed females. The geese honk and
flutter around the pond. The chickens
chased Dave around as he pushed Eli in the stroller (seriously, one of the
guards finally had to block one of them so that we could leave – unfortunately
I didn’t get a picture of this). And the
Xolo lie around and pose among the Xolo statues (it’s hard to tell which ones are
actually dogs and which are statues.
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| Xolo and Statue |
At 5 pesos a person (less than 50 cents) and free entrance
for the kids the visit was definitely worth it.
I definitely recommend a trip to El Museo Dolores Olmedo if you are ever
in the area. We’ll be happy to take you…
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