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The Procession

The Procession, originalmente cargada por dar_morrow.

Palm Sunday. You’ll notice everyone is carrying a palm branch to cool “Jesus” off as he goes down the street.
The women dried out the fronds and weave them into a variety of shapes.

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Mock Jesus Leading the Procession, originalmente cargada por dar_morrow.

Dressed as Jesus on the donkey as he enters into San Miguel.
Santa Semana

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La Palapa – Calle Neuva #9, originalmente cargada por dar_morrow.

Great restaurant for fish or shrimp tacos – steamed or beer battered. Hot dogs, carrot cake, beer – what else is there. Like a tent in the middle of the lot with wonderful and friendly staff. A couple of tacos and coleslaw (really good) and 4 [...]

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The View Continued, originalmente cargada por dar_morrow.

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Zoomed in View from Casita del Colibris, originalmente cargada por dar_morrow.

Part one of the view from the Rooftop Terrace.

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Barrel and other cacti, originalmente cargada por dar_morrow.

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The Cacti in Bloom, originalmente cargada por dar_morrow.

This is at the Botanical Gardens. It’s a 15-20 minute walk. Beautiful. Lucky for us the cacti were starting to bloom.
I think it was 20 pesos to get in. If you leave by the lower exit, you come out at Los Balcones which is a hop, skip and [...]

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The Bedroom Windows, originalmente cargada por dar_morrow.

A triple set of windows in the becroom. The two at the ends open and on the opposite wall there are a couple more windows to get a cross breeze going.
The door you see is the entrance to the other apartment’s patio. Fortunately they weren’t patio people because [...]

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The Rooftop Terrace, originalmente cargada por dar_morrow.

Dinnertime. The chairs with cushions were fine. And the setup worked out just fine. We had another lower level patio which had a proper table and umbrella. However, there was absolutely no view from there.

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The Fridge

The Fridge, originalmente cargada por dar_morrow.

Nice size fridge. Settings were taped down so we couldn’t adjust them. Small freezer and meat compartment. Generally an okay fridge.
Otherwise this old kitchen didn’t have much in the way of supplies. A cheap knife set, pots that go for 50 pesos for 4. No lids except for the frying [...]

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