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Shoppers rush to pyramid Wal-Mart
BBC ^ | 5 November, 2004

Posted on 11/07/2004 4:06:24 PM PST by traumer

Bargain-hungry Mexican shoppers have flocked to a new Wal-Mart supermarket that environmentalists claim will threaten one of the nation's treasures. Around 200 shoppers queued for hours to be the first to enter the store, which is half a mile from the ancient Mexican pyramids at Teotihuacan.

"People need the well-being of their families more than culture," said one.

Environmental groups had argued that the store was too close to the ruins and would erode the local way of life.

While the Wal-Mart store was overflowing with shoppers on its opening day, a handful of local opponents kept a vigil outside the 2,000-year-old Teotihuacan pyramids.

They pledged to continue a protest that has drawn international attention and prompted a national debate.

Buffer zone

"It's like planting the staff of globalization in the heart of ancient Mexico," said Homero Aridjis, a writer and environmentalist who led a national drive to block the store.

"It is supremely symbolic."

Mexico's national anthropology institute that oversees the ruins - located outside Mexico City - has said that the store poses no threat.

The United Nations and the Paris-based International Council on Monuments and Sites also "signed-off" the store. It is located in a buffer zone that is part of the archaeological site, but where hundreds of other, mainly smaller businesses have sprouted in the past decade or more.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archaeology; ggg; godsgravesglyphs; history; walmart
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To: Tinaraye

***I have never gone past a Wal-Mart that didn’t have blue bags blowing all over the place.***

You must bee out of the loop. W-M has changed to a white bag.


21 posted on 11/07/2004 4:28:19 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: realpatriot

OH you are good. I looked at Traumer's quote of Nietzche and thought, 'huh?, what does that mean.' This Nitze guy was foolish.


22 posted on 11/07/2004 4:33:00 PM PST by discipler
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To: mlocher

This looks just like the Wal-Mart in El Paso, Tx.


23 posted on 11/07/2004 4:33:01 PM PST by csmusaret (Urban Sprawl is an oxymoron)
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To: syberghost
Good Point, syberghost.

This article fails to mention that (per 11-4 Reuters article)that 'hundreds of other mainly smaller businesses have sprouted in the past decade or more' in the same area where Wal-Mart has located.

Would like to see a pic of this area; would be interesting to see what these 100's of other shops sell and what shape they are in.

24 posted on 11/07/2004 4:33:58 PM PST by uvular (Will Kerry now retire his 'ol crusty jacket?)
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To: traumer
"People need the well-being of their families more than culture," said one Ahh, but don't you understand that pyramids are more important than low prices? I love the smell of capitalism in the morning...
25 posted on 11/07/2004 4:36:15 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel ("We are entering a new season of hope."-George W. Bush, Nov. 3rd, 2004)
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To: uvular

Oops, if I had read thoroughly, it Did indeed mention that. My Bad!


26 posted on 11/07/2004 4:36:24 PM PST by uvular (Will Kerry now retire his 'ol crusty jacket?)
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To: csmusaret
This looks just like the Wal-Mart in El Paso, Tx.

LOL!!!! can it be moved across the border?

27 posted on 11/07/2004 4:36:34 PM PST by mlocher (america is a sovereign state)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Just one more reason to hate the USA.......


28 posted on 11/07/2004 4:37:15 PM PST by traumer
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To: traumer
Environmental groups had argued that the store was too close to the ruins and would erode the local way of life.

Like being hungry. Shoes made out of tires. Having only one set of clothes.

Yes at all cost the simple local way of life must be preserved. (As long as the Environmentalist don't have to live it.)

29 posted on 11/07/2004 4:37:48 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Watch out! I have bunny slippers and I am not afraid to use them!)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

30 posted on 11/07/2004 4:41:13 PM PST by traumer
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
"People need the well-being of their families more than culture," said one.

Says it all...

31 posted on 11/07/2004 4:43:09 PM PST by DanTheAdmin (A blue man in a red state...)
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To: traumer
God is dead. - Nietzche

Nietzche is dead. - God

32 posted on 11/07/2004 4:43:24 PM PST by WhirlwindAttack ( Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Islam!)
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To: WhirlwindAttack
Note to self..

Read all comments before posting.

33 posted on 11/07/2004 4:45:32 PM PST by WhirlwindAttack ( Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Islam!)
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To: Tinaraye

Those bags are called Arkansas tumbleweeds.


34 posted on 11/07/2004 4:59:22 PM PST by OSHA (George W Bush - 59,054,087 <----- That's ME (The dumb one on the end!))
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To: traumer
Can't be much of a pyramid. Nor photo, no height, no described significance
35 posted on 11/07/2004 5:05:17 PM PST by Atlas Sneezed (Your Friendly Freeper Patent Attorney)
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To: discipler
"This Nitze guy was foolish"

I was a Philosophy major in college. Not only was he foolish, he has syphillis, and hated Christians with a passion. My verdict: today he would be a Democrat.

36 posted on 11/07/2004 5:31:56 PM PST by Windsong (FighterPilot)
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To: OSHA
"Those bags are called Arkansas tumbleweeds"

LOL!!! I lived in Searcy for two yrs..I know what you mean! :)

37 posted on 11/07/2004 5:32:56 PM PST by Windsong (FighterPilot)
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To: traumer

I want to know who "approved" the building of these pyramids. Where were the enviornmentalists when the pristine jungle was destroyed by these monstrosities. It's way past time that these pyramids be torn down so that nature can take its course. After all, Walmart will need additional parking spaces in the near future.


38 posted on 11/07/2004 6:24:13 PM PST by FreePaul
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To: traumer

"ALL your pyramids... belong to us !"
And what would you be doing with the pyramids? They are in ruins, not even pyramids in good repair. It will cost you a fortune to renovate them to Las Vegas standards.


39 posted on 11/07/2004 6:29:53 PM PST by GSlob
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To: traumer

Hey maybe like 20,000 years from now that WalMart will be considered an archeological site.


40 posted on 11/07/2004 6:36:15 PM PST by muslims=borg (Democrats are the new Khymer Rouge)
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