Guadalajara Daily Photo
Friday, July 06, 2007
Tequila!
Jalisco is the Land of Tequila. One excellent option to experiment this delicious drink, is taking The Tequila Express and be part of a big festivity around mariachi, Mexican food, and of course; Tequila! in a beautiful Hacienda.
So definitely, once you’re in Guadalajara, just take the train and say Salud! (Cheers) and enjoy the trip.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Rojo Café
Is a place where one can have a nice chat with friends while a group is playing, artist read poems, others act in a play; or just red a book at the same time that one taste a delicious coffee or any other beverage or meal.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Hospicio Cabañas
If you are planning to take some artistic courses this summer, one option is The Hospicio Cabañas. In this pic, we can see one of his 23 differents patios, and how easily one can be inspired in writing, painting, dancing, taking pictures or even watching a film or differents exhibitions that take place here.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Mexican Wedding
In all cultures, weddings are very important, mixing religious beliefs and tradition. Every country has thier own way to celebrate. Mexico, as a multicultural country also has very different ways to celebrate a wedding. Usually, as in many cultures, the bridge is dressed in white, and also there is a dance /usually with a banda playing a vals) where the couple dance alone, later with thier parents, and then with thier in laws.
Guadalajara also adds a particular characteristic to the weddings, the use of a marichi in the party.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Mexican Girls
Two of my former students. Acording to Wikipedia, "People in Mexico is made of Mestizos (those of European and Amerindian ancestry) form the largest group, making up to 60%–75% of the total population. The percentage of Amerindians, called indigenous peoples (indígenas) in Mexico, is estimated to be between 12% (pure Amerindian)[47] or 30% (predominantly Amerindian). Ethnic Europeans make up 9% and 15% of the population, mostly descendants of the first Spanish settlers, although many have German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Irish, Polish, Romanian, Russian and British ancestry; many are found in major cities after the waves of immigration that brought many Europeans at the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, along with some Canadians and Euro-Americans from the United States."
The girl in the left is of Italian ancestry, but here it does not matters where your parents were born. Mexico is ethnically diverse, and the constitution defines the country to be a "pluricultural nation". According to law all we aere mexicans, despite our origin, and people consire themselves mexicans.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Old Hacienda
All mexican haciendas had a chaptel or a church, this is not the exception. This is a detail from the Ex-Hacienda Santa Lucia, close to Guadalajara. The place now is used for weddings, both, the ceremony and the party.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Hotel
I always wanted to take the pic of this hotel, I dont even know its name but at nite the words "HOTEL" look really nice, unfortunately my pic was not so good.
