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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Modern snake-oil vendor selling over the loudspeaker in Mercado Sonora, Mexico City
"Cramps, sprains, coldness, inflamation, People who go out and later feel the effects of the cold, coughs that last weeks and months, anti-inflammatory for the brochials, chest and back, a miracle to cure that rheumatism you've been suffering from for years, we bring it to you today at a special promotional price to cure any ache or pain in any part of your body, guaranteed, the original Gris Marvel..."
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About this blog
This blog is unabashedly inspired by the beautiful Web site,
Quiet American
, which I discovered years ago while doing research for my class on Vietnam. I took about an hour's worth of sound vacations that day and have continued to return.
Mexico City is a gloriously noisy place. I think the only sound I haven't heard since I moved here is silence. I hope this short sound clips will take you far from where you are, or at least around the corner.
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For more detailed information on the sound files, go to this page at
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Boys playing for tips in Mercado Jamaica
Sad song played in cafe in Coyoacan, Mexico City
Walking through Mercado Sonora, Mexico City
Xochimilco, a boat ride through the canals in sout...
Rain storm out my window in Polanco, Mexico City
University of Guanajuato Orchestra plays every Fri...
Cinemex advertisement played pre-feature film
Vendors in La Roma, Mexico City, peddling their wa...
Band from Hidalgo playing traditional music at con...
Modern snake-oil vendor selling over the loudspeak...
"Disfruta la vida (Enjoy life)" - band covers Sono...
Clarinet player in streets of Polanco, Mexico City
Riding the combi (bus) up Reforma
A ride on the metro, Mexico City
Bagpiper playing in Parque Lincoln, Polanco, Mexic...
Evening on the Plaza in San Miguel de Allende
Tamale vendor peddling his wares on the streets of...
Musicians playing for tips on ferry boat to island...
The banana/sweet potato man
Sweeping the streets in preparation for the tiangu...
The horrible built-in rings on my Mexican Nokia ce...
Pre-conquest dance performance in front of church ...
Organ grinder
Christmas Parade on Reforma
Aztec line-dancing in Coyoacan
Kiddie racers in Parque Lincoln
Fountain in Plaza Rio de Janeiro in La Roma, Mexic...
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