European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Ves Tiges of the great Temple of the aztecs were found in downtown Mexico City during subway construction. A panoply of Indian heritage by Cathy Dolman. Cox news services something amazing beckoned from across Tho Striect it Elm awed by to ornate of Eaury we had just seen inside the metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City and childlike in Sec As we opened the Church s lowering. Sido door we. Tilin Kod in he Bright us Riligh and gawked iridis Bettiol at the unearthed ruins of. Another religious wonder Tho. Partially excava Ert Grea Temple and to Torjul Aztec ceremonial censer a few centuries Pas Sal Maies locally before us amid he noise ant Haze As Fin a cultural a Tijare Olf Nln the neigh Bong roman Catholic Cathedral. The Temple now pliers glimmers of a Pat Altal Iilo and objects of religious ritual Hal most Ordinary 14lh and Isle Century residents ref to Ama had not been priv eged i Pace arid lot Many years no one to i lived it tar Yin the coming of feb 21, 1978. Workers digging near the sea of main Square to make Way for a now subway line discovered a Gigantic ova Rno Olith tearing inc image of co our Ahuj sister o rv1 a Day gut Mexico City makes ent of Lourdes in France. At less than a cent each Way the Nde like so Many things Here extraordinarily cheap by us. Standards exposed us to dense Waves of adults and children patiently enduring the hardships of Hoal. Crowding and waiting in line to made what is for Many a weekly pilgrimage to Tho shrine. Once there the religious dedication inside the Chuich was palpable Iolany in , including elderly worshippers entered slowly on their Knees some carried candles. Revert no children helped ailing relatives Kneel and stand. We stood hear the Back taking in All in bul were finally unable id ignore whal was going on outside wish the doors opened wide to bring in the Breeze we could hear whal first. Seemed to be curiously misplaced Timm Beals in he Church Plaza just outside. As we. Turned in our places oui eyes. Ressot in scant Indian costumes and plumed Aztec finery men and performing intense ritualistic dances under the hoi Sun we stepped jul Side. To sub Tiro. Wore inese compel my worshippers sym Bote protests 7 our quo Lions worn answered when inc Aztec rituals slowly began to blend with t at Many sundays Al the shrink we later Learned the dancers some carrying banners bearing the image of the Virgin Mary eventually Torch a procession marching quietly inside id take Par in he Liturgy thus paying homage to their dual heritage4 policeman Waves a citation at an errant lax Driver in Mexico City. Page 16 the stars and stripes saturday. March 11, 1989
