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~el guapo~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:50:43 -0700

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One of the many colorful groups of Ballet Folklorico performers from all around the Republica de Mexico parading in the streets and on the Malecon of Puerto Vallarta yesterday.

Coming from an appointment at the other end of town our traffic was re-directed away from a very colorful crowd of people. I caught glimpses of Ballet Folklore dancers, horses, caballeros and musicians, and although i only had my iPhone 4 with me, we stopped... i ran and mingled with the parade and came away inspired and excited.... plus with some 75 shots of Colorful Mexico!!

That's Mexico for you, always some colorful Fiesta happening (((:

Puerto Vallarta - Jalisco - Mexico

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~méxico colorido~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:07:55 -0700

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One of the many colorful groups of Ballet Folklorico performers from all around the Republica de Mexico parading in the streets and on the Malecon of Puerto Vallarta yesterday.

Coming from an appointment at the other end of town our traffic was re-directed away from a very colorful crowd of people. I caught glimpses of Ballet Folklore dancers, horses, caballeros and musicians, and although i only had my iPhone 3 with me, we stopped... i ran and mingled with the parade and came away inspired and excited.... plus with some 75 shots of Colorful Mexico!!

That's Mexico for you, always some colorful Fiesta happening (((:

Puerto Vallarta - Jalisco - Mexico

Copyright © Ute Hagen 2013 All Rights Reserved

~baila mi reina~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:24:20 -0700

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"dance my queen" ((:

A group of Ballet Folklorico performers "warming up"...... dancing in the street. This was the line-up for the Parade to march along the Malecon of Puerto Vallarta yesterday.

Coming from an appointment at the other end of town our traffic was re-directed away from a very colorful crowd of people. I caught glimpses of Ballet Folklore dancers, horses, caballeros and musicians, and although i only had my iPhone 3 with me, we stopped... i ran and mingled with the parade and came away inspired and excited.... plus with some 75 shots of Colorful Mexico!!

That's Mexico for you, always some colorful Fiesta happening (((:

Puerto Vallarta - Jalisco - Mexico

Copyright © Ute Hagen 2013 All Rights Reserved

~mexico lindo~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:31:01 -0700

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"Beautiful Mexico"

One of the many colorful groups of Ballet Folklorico performers from all around the Republica de Mexico parading in the streets and on the Malecon of Puerto Vallarta yesterday. These are typical folkloric costumes from Tehuantepec, Oaxaca!

Coming from an appointment at the other end of town our traffic was re-directed away from a very colorful crowd of people. I caught glimpses of Ballet Folklore dancers, horses, caballeros and musicians, and although i only had my iPhone 3 with me, we stopped... i ran and mingled with the parade and came away inspired and excited.... plus with some 75 shots of Colorful Mexico!!

That's Mexico for you, always some colorful Fiesta happening (((:

CLICK for the LARGER view: www.flickr.com/photos/uteart/8684126972/sizes/l/in/photos...

Puerto Vallarta - Jalisco - Mexico

Copyright © Ute Hagen 2013 All Rights Reserved

~the wedding arch~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:45:43 -0700

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before the ceremony at the La Tranquila Resort in Punta de Mita, Nayarit, Mexico

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~yellow fin tuna~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:35:50 -0700

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big catch of Yellow Fin Tuna being transported to the La Cruz de Huanacaxtle Fish Market, right here in the harbour!

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Esturion

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:28:49 -0700

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Fishing Boats in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit, Mexico.
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We spent a wonderful day in this fishing village "La Cruz de Huanacaxtle"... only 40 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta, in the Bahia de Banderas, Nayarit. I photographed fishing boats galore (((:... and freshly caught, huge Tuna fish being brought in to sell at the market. We had some thick tuna fillets cut for us, right there at Market.... and I am Google'ing right now for how to best cook them.....

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~the red Cocos truck~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:20:50 -0700

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The red truck Coconut stand - Puerto Vallarta, near the Food Market in the Zona Emiliano Zapata, Mexico

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~vistas from the hills~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:44:23 -0800

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Amazing vistas from the hills on the south end of Puerto Vallarta in Amapas: view of Conchas Chinas beach towards Mismaloya and the Tres Arcos (the 3 arched rocks)!

It surely looks like somewhere in the Mediterranean, but here in Mexico the hills and mountains (only a few minutes walk from where I had taken this shot today) are really wild and exotic jungles, natural habitat for palm trees and parrots! Higher up and deeper into the Sierra Madre mountains you might even encounter a puma or a tiger ((:

Puerto Vallarta - Bahia de Banderas - Jalisco - Mexico

Copyright © Ute Hagen 2013 All Rights Reserved.

~the sail~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:35:15 -0800

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The new los muertos pier - 2 years in the making and just inaugurated at Los Muertos beach in Puerto Vallarta! It has a capacity for 7 different water crafts of different sizes... which means NO MORE WADING INTO THE WATER to climb into the little taxi-boat that would take you to the remote fishing village Yelapa (on the peninsula in the far background) (((;
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Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

~untitled~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:05:07 -0800

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no title, because:

strangely.... about an hour after i took this what was supposed to be a 'fun-expressing' shot of my sandals on this beautiful beach, i got tumbled pretty badly in 2 HUGE CONSECUTIVE WAVES !! It's scary when you are being tumbled under water like a tennis ball in the rough cycle of a washing machine... or a ping pong ball in a mixer... not knowing if you are even facing up or down. I came out alright but everyone at the beach seeing this was holding their breath! It was red flag day!!! So please, everyone, do check the flags and don't think you have the big waves timed right.... like when to walk out after your swim, these big waves can come as surprises... and even 2 in a row!!!!!

Somehow... this shot will always have a different meaning for me now ((:

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Same week in the news:

A Canadian Environmentalist, a woman 39 years old from Vancouver, drowned after being caught in strong waves at a small beach resort just north of Vallarta!!!

~little house in the sierras~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:53:41 -0800

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... more Sierra Madre landscapes in Mexico!

1500 m high... nestled in a small valley in the High Sierras lies San Sebastian del Oeste - a village named Pueblo Magico in 2011, one of the 65 "Pueblo's Magicos" (Magic Towns) of Mexico!!

Founded in 1605 San Sebastian del Oeste was once the most important mining town of the country, ten gold and silver reduction haciendas and nearly 30 mines had been established here in the New Spain during the Colonial period.
San Sebastian's productivity was halted by the 1910 military revolution and it's last operating mine was closed in 1921!

San Sebastian del Oeste, Jalisco, Mexico

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der krohnleuchter

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:01:38 -0800

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.... and the words on the wall: "Im feuer bis zum jungsten Tag sol brenen wer nit horen mag...." -

Barely readable, these words are written in old German and some medieval spelling! Very scary stuff !

Ritterfest at the Ronneburg, a 14 th century Castle in the Wetterau,Hesse, Germany!
Here we spent an entire afternoon discovering all the nooks and niches of this gorgeous castle, Ronneburg, drinking Mulled Wine, eating meat on spears, mixing with the Knights in armor and the vendors and visitors dressed in medieval garb. I also climbed to the highest outlook of the tower shooting the landscapes in 4 directions with my hands covered in begger gloves....... It was a fabulous experience all bundled up for the bitter cold!!!

Rittersaal

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:47:06 -0800

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Ritterfest at Ronneburg Castle.... Wetterau,Hesse, Germany

Here we spent an entire afternoon discovering all the nooks and niches of this gorgeous castle, Ronneburg, drinking Mulled Wine, eating meat on spears, mixing with the Knights in armor and the vendors and visitors dressed in medieval garb. I also climbed to the highest outlook of the tower shooting the landscapes in 4 directions with my hands covered in begger gloves....... It was a fabulous experience all bundled up for the bitter cold!!!

THIS IS NOT STAGED, NOT A STILLS ON A MOVIE SET.... i just happened to come across these 'knights' having their lunch during the Ronneburg festival!!! Ronneburg Castle in Germany.

Rapunzel's tower

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:57:47 -0800

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Climbing the tower stairs to visit with Rapunzel and to take my landscape shots in all 4 directions,

Ritterfest at Ronneburg Castle.... Wetterau,Hesse, Germany

Here we spent an entire afternoon discovering all the niches and nooks of this gorgeous small castle, drinking Mulled Wine, eating meat on spears, mixing with the Knights in armour, the vendors and visitors dressed in medieval garb. I also climbed to the highest outlook of the tower shooting the landscapes in 4 directions with my hands covered in begger gloves....... It was a fabulous experience all bundled up for the bitter cold!!!

~fishworks~

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:01:35 -0700

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San Sebastian del Oeste - el Pueblo Magico

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:30:02 -0800

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San Sebastian del Oeste was nominated- and named Pueblo Magico in 2011, one of the 65 "Pueblo's Magicos" (Magic Towns) of Mexico!! A 1 1/2 hr drive only from Puerto Vallarta... from Palm trees to Pine trees, San Sebastian del Oeste is nestled in a small valley in the High Sierras of Jalisco.

San Sebastián del Oeste was founded in 1605 after the mines in this area were discovered.
It was one the main mining centres in the New Spain during the Colonial period. By 1785, ten gold and silver reduction haciendas and nearly 30 mines had been established there. The small town became a city in 1812, and reached its full maturitv around 1830. San Sebastian's productivity was halted by the 1910 military revolution, and soon after, foreign companies in charge of mining works moved to other areas. The last mine was abandoned 1921, and San Sebastian fell into complete oblivion. Nowadays, its main economic activities involve agriculture, stockbreeding, increasing tourism and to a lesser degree, forestry.

The town is crossed by a river, on whose banks several XVIII and XIX century foundries were established. Building materials and structural solutions inherited from traditional Spanish architecture resulted in the use of large retaining walls and baseboards to protect buildings from moisture. Features such as public squares, like the Main Plaza and the Consistorial or Bone Plaza, winding alleyways, original stone pavements, plastered mud-brick walls, archways, attics and wooden and tile roofs are part of an integrated typology and constitute the town's distinctive traits.

San Sebastian del Oeste, Jalisco, Mexico

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a sunshine coast sunset

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:17:23 -0700

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Davis Bay, Bella Beach,
Sunshine Coast, B.C., Canada

****** I Re-Uploded this, my dear flickr friend atsjebosma had e-mailed me, saying that something was wrong... she was not able to comment on my photo !!! Thank you Atsje (((:
HOPE it Works now????

autumn in the air

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:01:04 -0700

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The villages and towns of Eschbach, Usingen, Wehrheim and Feldberg mountain......bathed in colors of near Autumn.

old farm wagon

nobody@flickr.com (uteart) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:02:00 -0700

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... on the road between Hundstadt and Eschbach in Germany.