México-Pachuca posts
The Economist Colourful houses painted as part of a crime-prevention scheme sit atop a hill in Pachuca, Mexico on April 4th 2017 (AFP)
107 months ago
Deadspin ¡Vamos Pachuca!
FC Dallas Crash Out Of CONCACAF Champions League After Conceding Very Stupid Goal
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FC Dallas trailed Liga MX club Pachuca 2-1 in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinal on Tuesday night, but with the score tied 3-3 on aggregate and 1-1 on away goals in its final minute, it looked destined for extra time.
107 months ago
CNN Gang violence plagued the Las Palmitas area of Pachuca, Mexico, so the government came up with a colorful way of instilling some peace. Witness "Pachuca Paints Itself," a mural painted by residents that spans over 200 houses, turning the neighborhood Read more ... into a swirling, beautiful and collaborative work of art. So far, our friends at Great Big Story say it's working.
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Gang violence plagued the Las Palmitas area of Pachuca, Mexico, so the government came up with a colorful way of instilling some peace. Witness "Pachuca Paints Itself," a mural painted by residents that spans over 200 houses, turning the neighborhood Read more ... into a swirling, beautiful and collaborative work of art. So far, it's working.
115 months ago
Deadspin USMNT member gets dominated on championship-winning goal:
Pachuca Win Liga MX Clausura On 93rd-Minute Goal
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Pachuca defeated Monterrey 2-1 on aggregate last night after Victor Guzmán’s goal in the third minute of injury time, delivering Los Tuzos their first league title in nine years.
118 months ago
Give A Shit About Nature It really goes to show what people who are considered 'the problem' can do for their world.
The Government Told Them To Repaint The City. The Results? Absolutely Stunning!
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The government of Mexico teamed up with a graffiti organization to do something awesome to the small town of Palmitas, a town in the Pachuca district.
127 months ago
AP Images Hundreds of houses painted in bright colors in what organizers claim is Mexico's largest mural, in the Palmitas neighborhood, in Pachuca, Mexico, Thursday, July 30, 2015. German Crew is the artist collective responsible for the mural project. Directo Read more ... r Enrique Gomez, who goes by MYBE, said, "The mural is a consequence of social integration, participation and community cohesion. Before we started painting with white or colors, we did an analysis of colors and an analysis of the needs we can satisfy through our organization." #APPhoto by Sofia Jaramillo
128 months ago
AP Working hand-in-hand with residents, muralists have painted the facades of 200 homes bright lavender, lime green, incandescent orange — hues more commonly found in a bag of Skittles than in the drab, cement-and-cinderblock neighborhoods where many Read more ... of Mexico's poor live.
Working-class barrio turns into huge rainbow mural in Mexico
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PACHUCA, Mexico (AP) — A community project in central Mexico is bringing art to people's homes. Literally. A group of artists known as the Germ Collective have spent 14 months turning the hillside neighborhood of Las Palmitas…
128 months ago
Mashable This is amazing!
Street artists paint 209 houses to transform hillside into beautiful mural
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A youth group worked with the community of Pachuca, Mexico in order to transform a dull hillside into a vibrant mural.
128 months ago
HuffPost Good News "Graffiti, art and its history have transformed us and allowed us to avoid falling in perdition and make bad decisions."
Gorgeous Rainbow Mural Connects Over 200 Homes In Mexico Neighborhood
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Somewhere over the rainbow is a Mexican village with an astounding colorful mural. Germen Crew, a street art group, teamed up with the government of Mexico to rehabilitate the Palmitas district in Pachuca
128 months ago
HuffPost Impact "Graffiti, art and its history have transformed us and allowed us to avoid falling in perdition and make bad decisions. From of our experience, we propose it can change the lives of others."
Gorgeous Rainbow Mural Connects Over 200 Homes In Mexico Neighborhood
huff.to
Somewhere over the rainbow is a Mexican village with an astounding colorful mural. Germen Crew, a street art group, teamed up with the government of Mexico to rehabilitate the Palmitas district in Pachuca
128 months ago