Guadalajara has some great parks, especially in the historical center and people really make the most out of them at all times of the day. They were a great place to people watch. One evening in one of the plazas, a group of guys were putting on a breakdancing show. There was a group of about five drummers and several dancers who performed some incredibly acrobatic feats including one guys who did the "run up the side of the wall into a backflip" trick which was really cool to see. Even though there is alot of culture and history in Guadalajara, I felt like I visited all the major sites in two days including seeing some of the coolest murals by Jose Clemente Orozco, including part of his Apocalypse mural (photo included of the "Burning Man" which is painted in the underside of the museum's dome).
One of the highlights was a visit to a huge urban market, supposedly the largest of its kind in the country. Every manner of fruit, vegetable, spice, herb, medicine, trinket and clothing was for sale there. There was a huge section devoted to the butchers who had every conceivable piece of cows and pigs on display, including whole heads (with and without skin), feet, stomachs, tongues and a tail or two. There were so many kinds of fruit I'd never seen before. I wanted to try it all, but I settled for a mango, a banana, and a glass of cane juice pressed straight from sugar cane... it was so sweet I could only finish half of it.
Another attraction on the tourist circuit for visitors to Guadalajara is a tequila tour. The town of Tequila is the birthplace of the drink made from the blue agave plant, and I took a tour with a group from my hostel. The first hour of the tour was devoted to learning about the agave plant and the methods of extracting the flavor from the "piƱa" (the heart of the agave) and the distillation. The rest of the day was devoted to sampling several varieties of tequila. Many of them are quite good and the two distilleries we visited both had strikingly different tastes.
After a few days in Guadalajara, I decided it was time to head back to Baja, where I had planned to catch up with some Danish guys I met in Mexico City, and also to visit Matthew and Nate who were going to be visiting for the week. A quick flight from Guadalajara and a bus from La Paz brought me to Mulege on Sunday. I've been here all week and will provide another update soon of what the five of us have been up to... (it's been a fun week).
I'll post some more pictures later, since I'm having difficulty uploading them right now.
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