May 14, 2018 from our front yard
We don’t know what celebration was happening but we had a perfect view from our front yard.
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SJR Our Lady of Guadalupe Festival, Dec 2017
San Juan del Rio held it’s Lady of Guadalupe Festival in Eagle Plaza. There were several events, among them the Taxi Mass, the Pilgrimage of the Lanterns, and a great fireworks display to top it all off. SJR Taxi Mass, Dec 2017 SJR Our Lady of Guadalupe Lantern Pilgrimage, Dec 2017 SJR Our Lady of
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Pahnu Pyramid Ruins, Tecozautla, Hidalgo 2018
In the community of La Mesilla, in Tecozautla, Hidalgo, there are the remnants of the main spiritual and government center for 3 ancient cities – Pañhu, Zethe, and Zidada. Pañhu sat high on the mountain side overlooking the valley and residents below. It was here that the leaders of all three municipalities met to discuss
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The El Grito, Sept 15 Independence Day 2018, Tequis
Every year on the eve of Independence Day or “Noche México”, the president of Mexico on the balcony of the National Palace, rings the same bell Hidalgo did in 1810 and re-enacts “el grito”. The leaders of every town and city in the country do the same from the balconies of their churches on the
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Bernal Water & Light Show Nov 2018
This monolith that looks a lot like devils tower from a distance is called Peña de Bernal. This lightshow is at a park that is high over the city at the base of the peña.
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Bernal and Peña de Bernal, Nov 2018
Twenty one miles north of Tequis, lies a small colonial village founded in 1642, called Villa de San Sebastian Bernal, or simply Bernal. Many of the original colonial buildings still stand, as does the principal church, Templo de San Sabastion Martir. Originally a mining town, it is now home to local artisans and “Mercado Artesanal
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Dia de los Muertos, Tequis, 2018
If you have seen the movie “Coco”, you probably know all about this holiday. It is the one day of the year that loved ones who have passed can cross the Golden Bridge from the Land of the Dead, and reunite with their families still living. For most US Americans, we think of this day
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