Contest #464: Plaza Garibaldi, Mexico City, Mexico

Garibaldi is a space dedicated to Mexican music. Statues of the greats of Mariachi and other Mexican styles surround the plaza. One of those statues is of Juan Gabriel.

Alberto Aguilera Valadez, stage name Juan Gabriel, was big in Mexico. The president of Mexico said that everyone who claims to be Mexican knows at least 5 Juan Gabriel songs by heart. His death on August 28th triggered a wave of mourning all over the country, and nowhere was that more evident than in Plaza Garibaldi.

The plaza itself is named after José Garibaldi, a hero of the Mexican Revolution. In addition to the performance spaces, School of Mariachi and statues, there is a Tequila museum there.

Those who found the place, shedding a tear the whole way, included:

  • Eloy Cano
  • Lighthouse
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Garfield
  • hhgygy
  • Lelie
  • RicardPG
  • Phil Ower

and after the hint:

  • Glenmorren

Contest #463: Just Room Enough Island, St. Lawrence River, New York, USA.

Thousand Islands single house

In compiling this reveal, I got off on a tangent. I was looking for a word, similar to “onomatopoeia” that means a name that perfectly describes a location or item. Best thing I could come up with was “phenomime”. If anyone has a better word for it (there must be something in German, right? I mean, Germans have a name for EVERYTHING!), I’d love to hear about it in your comment.

Just Room Enough Island is the smallest of the “Thousand Islands” chain in the St. Lawrence river between the US and Canada. As the name suggests, the island is just large enough to contain the house and 2 trees. Why the 2 trees? Because, in order to be categorized as an “island” in this region, it must be 1) larger than 1 square meter, 2) contain land which remains above the water 12 months of the year, and 3) be capable of sustaining 2 live trees.

The island was purchased in the 1950s by the Sizemore family, who built the house as a quiet vacation getaway.

Those who squeezed on to the island before the hint include:

  • LawnBoy
  • Phil Ower
  • Glenmorren
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Robin
  • Lelie
  • Garfield
  • Eloy Cano
  • Lighthouse
  • Romano
  • Marisa Boraas
  • Max_Power
  • hhgygy

And after:

  • Declan Moore
  • joe9000
  • steven simmons
  • Chris Nason