Es mi gallo
Cockerel for sale in the baratillo Sunday market in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. They’re for fighting. I’ve never been to a cock fight, I wouldn’t rule it out though.
Caballito de tequila
Equine friend in a field of agaves in Santa Teresa, Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico.
Caballo Cameleon
Horses that resemble where they’re parked. Blondie here is from Santa Teresa, nr. Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico
Toros again
Sorry to keep returning to the toros, but it’s just such a savagely intriguing theme. Photos of salads to follow.
Ouch
This guy survived with a broken nose, but the toreador before him broke several ribs.
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Toros
Self explanatory really… from Guadalajara’s Nuevo Progreso Plaza de Toros yesterday.
El Condor Pasa
If indeed it is a condor. This photo’s here because I liked it being a shot from above or the same height as this bird. It’s taken from the top of La Quemada, ruins in Zacatecas.
Coke is it. Another Charro
Another Charro de Jalisco brandishing his reata.
Shoeing a horse in Tapalpa
On a recent trip to the South of Jalisco we saw this bloke putting a horseshoe onto his horse just outside the pulqueria.
Guardian of the Pitayero
On the way to Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico there are more than a few of these goat (?) skulls perched on gates. Didn’t scare us off though. We’re used to seeing them floating in the middle of soups in San Juan de Dios market food court…
Number 37
It got a bit hot today in Tequila. The dog here had the right idea. Stay in the shade. Maintain as much body contact with the concrete floor as possible. Do no exercise more strenuous than opening one eye occasionally. The green shadows are from the roof tiles.
Showdown at the Ajijic corral
Atticus-centric view of an oncoming charro and his dog in Ajijic town centre.
Evita el exceso (Charros in Guadalajara)
First of many Charreria (Mexican Cowboy Rodeo stuff) photos. Taken in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Lluvia en Tapalpa
They take it in turns with the sombrero I think…
Taken in the hills near a village next to Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico, cuyo nombre prefiero no recordar…
Young Charros in Ajijic
Perfecting their skills in the streets of Ajijic by Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico
Torero Toreando
This was a one-off visit to the bullring. I felt I was on very dubious moral ground throughout… Undeniably impressive whatever your viewpoint. Taken in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico…
Monarchy
Butterfly in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico… The common name “monarch” was coined in 1874 by Samuel H. Scudder because “it is one of the largest of our butterflies, and rules a vast domain”.
Colibri y la luna
The Hummingbird and the Moon.
Taken in Guadalajara, Mexico for what its worth…