Sundays in the Valley of Mexico

Duration: 0:11:00

Genre: Educational | Travelogue

Year Published: 1949

Creator: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs: Presenter

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows scenes typical of modern Mexico, such as the tall buildings and wide boulevards of Mexico City. The canal leading to Xochimilco, with its fruit- and flower-laden boats, is pictured. Then describes a festival held in honor of the Vice President of the United Staes, Henry Wallace, when he visited Mexico City. It includes a bullfight and a parade of Mexican beauties. Ends with a pageant of old and new Mexican dances.

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