The tour began in the Zócalo of Mexico City, advanced along 5 de Mayo Street and turned along Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, towards Avenida Juárez and Paseo de la Reforma.
From very early on, hundreds of people spread out along the route to witness the passage of the giant Alebrijes and to be able to take a photograph or video to show off on their social networks. In total, according to local government calculations, 630,000 people attended the parade.
Artisans from different municipalities and states of the Republic presented these mythological beings, which are large-scale figures made with cardboard and paper on mobile platforms, with which they circulated at a slow pace.
(Photo: CDMX Government Secretariat)
The Secretary of Citizen Security participated with a monumental Alebrije called “Tlacuaxolota Libertad Turquesa”, made by people deprived of their liberty from the Santa Martha Acatitla prison. The figure combines the body of an opossum with a colorful axolotl.
The parade concluded at the Angel of Independence and, subsequently, the monumental Alebrijes were installed in the median of Paseo de la Reforma, between the Estela de Luz and Florencia Street, in the Zona Rosa, where they will be exhibited until November 9 .
With this parade, Mexico City inaugurates the activities leading up to the Day of the Dead, which will take place in the near future, such as the Catrinas Parade and the nighttime bicycle ride alluding to the festivities, among other activities.
