¡CERVANTINO!

After a 45-minute flight from Puerto Vallarta, we landed in the industrial city of Leon (“Lion”), in the highland state of Guanajuato.  From there, it was a 40-minute, 500 peso taxi ride to the beautiful city of Guanajuato. 

BEDROOM WITH A VIEW –  TEMPLO LA VALENCIANA – VISTA DE NUESTRA HABITACIÓN HOTEL CASA ESTRELLA

GOLD ALTARS INSIDE – ALTARES DORADOS DENTRO

Founded in 1559, the Unesco World Heritage city boasts gorgeous colonial buildings, cobbled streets, picturesque, tree-filled plazas, excellent museums, ornate churches,

GUANAJUATO

lovely theatres, a large university, the huge mercado Hidalgo, and colorfully painted houses that tumble down  hillsides.  The main roads of Guanajuato consist of eighteen underground tunnels that twist and turn where rivers once ran.  A drive through them would thrill a small child.

Guanajuato is acclaimed internationally for the Cervantino Festival, the largest annual arts festival of its kind in Latin America.   Lasting eighteen days, the Cervantino is celebrating its 46th year with an extraordinary program of film, theatre, music and dance. 

TEATRO JUAREZ – BUILT (CONSTRUIDO ENTRE)  BETWEEN 1873 AND 1903.

TEATRO JUAREZ, GUANAJUATO

The music isn´t just being played on stages. Enterprising and talented musicians are playing day and night on street corners and in cafe´- dotted plazas.

A ten-minute excursion from our hotel in colonia Valenciana was to the small hillside village of Santa Rosa.  Main attraction there is the very large ceramic factory/store of Mayolica Santa Rosa.  The white ceramic plates, serving pieces, etc., which we had seen in a few upscale restaurants in Guanajuato, are especially good looking.  (www.mayolicasantarosa.com) 

Before leaving Santa Rosa, 

PAN DULCE EN SANTA ROSA

we buy small bags of Mexican wedding cookies and loaves of candied fruit-covered bread. Next door, the owner of “Daisy,” a seven-month old yellow Lab mix, throws a bucket of water on a large, male Husky.  Daisy is in heat and the two dogs run off together. 

“DAISY” EN CELO CON UN ADMIRADOR – SANTA ROSA, GUANAJUATO

The Sunday before leaving for our week in Guanajuato was a panga morning. 

“BOBO”    yellow footed booby bird – Bahía de Banderas

Even though the only animals we saw were two olive ridley turtles, a yellow footed booby bird perched on a log,  and a small, white tern sitting on a chunk of styrofoam, which Karla de la Peña picked up with a net, it was a glorious day.  

With a ceiling of fleecy clouds over our heads, we swam in the warm, pale green water off the beach at Pizota.  Karla noticed a dead boa constrictor floating near her and swam with it to the panga. The beautiful snake, harmless to most living things,  had had its head smashed by a human.  Captain Daniel threw it overboard, where this garden of eden creature would become food for fish.

KARLA Y BOA CONSTRICTOR

LAS ARALIAS:  At 8:30 in the morning on Thursday, I saw what I love to see – a line of people with pets waiting across the street from the clinic. 

UNA COLA ESPERANDO – LAS ARALIAS

We have used this very convenient location across the street from los sauces park a few times every year. Thank you to Sofi Gonzalez for letting PEACEAnimals use her spacious bodega.

LAS ARALIAS

There was only one kitten and no cats when I was there.  The pretty kitten´s sibling had escaped from its kennel at the park, but was captured shortly afterwards. A softly spoken gentleman with white beard and moustache and wearing a blue baseball cap,  brought an abandoned dog he has been feeding for months.  Carlos, who lives in the neighborhood, has given the very sweet dog the name “Hugo,” and hopes to find a home for him.  Hugo, a handsome Lab mix, is three years old.  If interested:  224 0591

CARLOS, QUIEN VIVE EN LAS ARALIAS, TRAJO ESTE CALLEJERO.  ÉL ESTA DANDOLO AGUA Y COMIDA CADA DÍA Y BUSCA UN HOGAR PARA ESTE NOBLE PERRO DE 3 AÑOS.  SI LE INTERESA: 224-0591

STERILIZATIONS AT COLONIA LAS ARALIAS OCTOBER 
17-20: MALE DOS- 22; FEMALE DOGS – 28; MALE CATS – 28;
FEMALE CATS – 28   TOTAL:  106

LAS ARALIAS – FRENTE DEL PARQUE LOS SAUCES (CARLOS CON “HUGO”)

PLUS pregnancies terminated for 1 cat with 5 fetuses

DONATIONS at COLONIA LAS ARALIAS:  1,200 pesos

STERILIZATIONS IN MEZCALES, NAYARIT (absent for this clinic, which took place in the small inland town between Vallarta and the beach town of Bucerias).

OCTOBER 10-13:  

MALE DOGS – 29;  FEMALE DOGS – 67;  MALE CATS – 17;  FEMALE CATS – 40;  TOTAL:  153!

DONATIONS AT CLINIC IN MEZCALES: 1,890 PESOS

DONATIONS TO PEACEANIMALS: None these past two weeks.

PERRO EN COL. LA VALENCIANA, CIUDAD DE GUANAJUATO

EDUCATION PROGRAM:  Vet tech and education director, Leslie Caratacha, presented to 63 students at the Secundaria school in colonia Gaviotas on Tuesday, October 16th.

PARQUE LOS SAUCES (“THE WILLOWS”) – COLONIA LAS ARALIAS

 

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