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Tagged With: El Grito

#FriFotos: Windows

Posted on 14 September, 2012 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photo: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** This is an admittedly poor quality iPhone shot, but it’s one that’s timely, not only for the theme of this week’s #FriFotos–windows–but also because it shows a cake that celebrates Mexico’s Fiestas Patrias: the independence celebrations that start in earnest tomorrow. This photo is of a cake at … Continue reading »

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The Night After/La Noche Despues

Posted on 17 September, 2008 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text: Francisco Collazo Translated by: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco & Julie Schwietert Collazo * [English version; vease abajo para la version en espanol] 24 hours after the Independence Day attack on Morelia, we took to the streets of our neighborhood to photograph their desolation… a rare sight in Mexico’s capital, which is one of … Continue reading »

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Fiestas de Sangre/Celebrations of Blood

Posted on 16 September, 2008 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo [Vease abajo para version en espanol] Translation: Julie Schwietert Collazo Video: Courtesy of La Voz de Michoacan * From the roof of my apartment building in Mexico City, I can see and enjoy the fireworks lighting up the dark horizon of the city’s center while people celebrate 198 years of … Continue reading »

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