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On the Road to Guadalajara: Sta. Isabel to Ixtlan del Rio


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Caravaca cross painted on a lava flow under a volcano just east of Sta. Isabel. The caravaca cross has a long history in Latin America, thought to be the first cross brought by franciscan missionaries. The cross has its miraculous origins in the Spanish city Caravaca de la Cruz, where it was brought impromptu by winged angels to a priest performing mass for a curious Muslim king. The original in Spain is said to contain a piece of the true cross (found orginally by St. Helena, Constantine´s mama). The cross is seen here as a powerful tool for prayer and spiritual asking. The cross also has ties to the Templars, who built their one of their strongholds in Caravaca Spain, and to other mystical, esoteric, and syncretic traditions in the Americas. Celebration at Sts. Isabel. The flags are pascal (Pascua, Easter), I think, but may be for the feast day of Sta. Isabel. The celebration lasted until very early in the morning. These dancers are the older generation, dark, it was too difficult to catch their faces.
A street muscian in a dusty town on the way to Ixtlan del Rio. I have a video of him playing with accompanyment.
Abandoned building in Ixtlan del Rio. Yo. In a preColumbian tomb.
The ruins of the pre Columbian society that lived in the area before Cortez.
   
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Description: From celebrations in Santa Isabel for their saint of the same name to the most north western preColumbian ruins..the path from Santa Isabel to Ixtlan del Rio.
Location: Santa Isabel a Ixtlan del Rio

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