Mexico City With the Magnuson Center

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Katie Lenhart

The social entrepreneurship trip, co-sponsored by the Rassias Center, also looked at sustainable agriculture.

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Humberto Sanchez '25, Varsha Shukla TH, and Ricardo Rodriguez CEO of  De la Chinampa a Tu Mesa
Humberto Sanchez ’25 and Varsha Shukla, Thayer ’27, speak with Ricardo Rodriguez during a tour of his farm in Xochimilco. Rodriguez runs De la Chinampa a tu Mesa, a nonprofit focused on sustainable agriculture. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Zhanel Nugmanova '23, Ramina Askarova '26, and Varsha Shukla TH
Zhanel Nugmanova ’23, Ramina Askarova ’26, and Varsha Shukla, Thayer ’27, look at heritage corn varieties grown on Ricardo Rodriguez’s farm in Xochimilco. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Rubi Leon '15, Ignacio Gutierrez '25 and John Ejiogu '23
From left, Rubi Leon ’15, Ignacio Gutierrez Jr. ’25, John Ejiogu ’23, and other students listen to Edwin Rendon, the strategic alliances director of New Comienzos (“new beginnings”), during a tour of “New L.A.” in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Visitors enjoy the view at Mexico City's Anthropological Museum
Visitors sit and enjoy the view at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
John Ejiogu '23 looks at artifacts
John Ejiogu ’23 looks at artifacts in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Assorted spices and fruits in a traditional Mexican Mercado
Assorted spices and fruits in a traditional Mexican market visited by the Dartmouth students. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Sergio Campos '26, Ally Burg '24 and Varsha Shukla TH
Sergio Campos ’26, Ally Burg ’24, and Varsha Shukla, Thayer ’27, work on an exercise from the nonprofit National School Reform Faculty on the terrace at Casa Gonzalez in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Ramina Askarova '26
Ramina Askarova ’26 takes a break after a tour of the floating gardens at Xochimilco. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
City Square
Students and Rassias Center staff visit the main plaza in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Sergio Campos '26 spreads superadobe mixture onto walls.
Sergio Campos ’26 spreads superadobe mixture onto the walls of a new composting toilet in Amatlán, Mexico. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Ignacio Gutierrez Jr., '25 and Fernando 'Nando' Ausin Gomez '06
Ignacio Gutierrez Jr. ’25 walks with Fernando ‘Nando’ Ausin Gomez ’06 at Ehecalli in Amatlán, Mexico. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Varsha Shukla, TH
Varsha Shukla, Thayer ’27, makes a well in sand, preparing it for water which will mix with the sand to create a spreadable suberadobe compound. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Dona Enedina makes traditional Tlacoyos
Dona Enedina makes traditional tlacoyos with corn grown and milled on her property in Amatlán. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Ally Burg '24 looks on as John Ejiogu '23 serenades the sunset.
Ally Burg ’24 looks on as John Ejiogu ’23 serenades the sunset at Ehecalli. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Sunset at Ehecalli in Amatlan, Mexico.
Sunset at Ehecalli in Amatlán, Mexico. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Ramina Askarova '26, Yuniza Limeta '24, and Ally Burg '25 play cards.
Ramina Askarova ’26, Yuniza Limeta ’24, and Ally Burg ’25 play cards while waiting for dinner during the trip to Ehecalli in Amatlán. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
Superadobe structures at Ehecalli
Superadobe structures at Ehecalli in Amatlán, Mexico. Students stayed in structures made of the same material, which they learned to create, during their stay there. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)