Posts Tagged ‘mexico’

las tortilleras

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Tortilleras_Nebel.jpg Las Tortilleras, lithograph by Frederic Lehnert, 1836. Women making tortillas in early 19th Century Mexico.

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so very tasty om nom nom nom

Friday, November 14th, 2008

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Wine_grapes_baja.jpg Wine grapes from the Guadalupe Valley in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Photo by Tomas Castelazo, CC by-sa 2.5.

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i’m a shark i’m a shaaark oops darnit

Friday, November 7th, 2008

California Sheephead at fishmarket - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Fishmarket_01.jpg A California Sheephead at Ensenada's fishmarket (Mercado Negro), Baja California, Mexico. The California Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) is characterized by its wrasse-like shape, and three different color patterns for juveniles, adult males, and adult females. Photo by Tomas Castelazo, CC by-sa 2.5.

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happy all saints’ day

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

In Mexican folk culture, the Catrina, popularized by José Guadalupe Posada, is the skeleton of a high society woman and one of the most popular figures of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico. Height: about 38 cm. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Catrinas_2.jpg - Picture taken at the Museo de la Ciudad, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico by Tomas Castelazo. Licensed under GFDL and CC by-sa 3.0, 2.5, 2.0 and 1.0.

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