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Dragon Boat Festival/La Carrera del Dragon
Text: Francisco Collazo Photos: Francisco & Julie Schwietert Collazo Translation: Julie Schwietert Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] ** New York’s annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival took place August 8 and 9 in Flushing Meadows Park. Dragon boat racing originated in China more than 2,000 years ago, but only began to surge … Continue reading
Categories: New York
Tags: celebrations, China, Chinatown, Chinese, dragon boat, Dragon Boat Festival, dragonboat, Flushing, Flushing Meadows, Hong Kong, New York, New York City, Queens
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La Corraleja/The Bullfights of Mompox
Francisco’s article about the bullfights of Mompox was published recently on The Washington Times’s travel blog. The English version can be read here, y la version en espanol se puede encontrar aqui. Below is a video Francisco shot on the first day of the Mompox bullfight, or la corraleja. If you are sensitive to animal … Continue reading
Categories: Travel & Travel Tips
Tags: bull, bullfight, bullfights, bulls, celebrations, Colombia, Colombian, Colombians, Columbia, cultural traditions, fiesta, fiesta patronal, fiestas, fiestras patronales, Francisco Collazo, Google Video, Matador, matadores, Mompos, Mompox, The Washington Times, toro, toros, video, videos
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