*Ø* Wal-Mart builds near world-famous sacred site



Mexicans battle over Wal-Mart-owned store being built near 2,000-year-old pyramids

"A Wal-Mart-owned discount store rising a half-mile from the ancient temples of Teotihuacan has touched off a fight by a small coalition that doesn't want to see the big, boxy outlet from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun.

"We'd rather not have Mickey Mouse on top of the Pyramid of the Moon"

"But with most people in the area supporting Wal-Mart, the group is waging a lonely battle for what it calls its defense of Mexico's landscape and culture.

"The dispute in Teotihuacan – a town built next to the ruins of the 2,000-year-old metropolis – illustrates how the allure of low prices and U.S. lifestyles often wins out in Mexico, leaving traditionalists struggling to draw a line in rapidly shifting cultural sands.

"'We'd rather not have Mickey Mouse on top of the Pyramid of the Moon,' says Emmanuel D'Herrera, a business owner in Teotihuacan, 30 miles north of Mexico City.He claims a tall sign will loom near the huge twin pyramids that draw hundreds of thousands of tourists annually, although a government-appointed archaeologist disputes that."
Source: SFGate

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