Tlaquepaque
Near Guadalajara
Views of Tlaquepaque:
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| Oaxaca Basket Maker with Son |
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| Ready for the Celebration |
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| Native Dance |
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| Just for Fun |
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| Another View of Katarina! |
Dancers and Mariachis at the Restaurants
Tlaquepaque Primera Plus bus line from Colima to Tlaquepaque takes about three hours. Busses in Mexico are a wonderful way to travel. The long distance lines usually have clean bathrooms, comfortable seats with footrests, and provide sandwiches and water uupon boarding.
We checked into the only B&B we found avilable called Posada de Media Luna. Great location next door to the Parian and Central Plaza/ Cathedral Square. The lodging is rather basic and deteriorating but it is fairly clean and we do have a convenient location for two nights with wi-fi and breakfast at 9:00 for about $50. As we were moving into our room, we both decided that we would wear the same clothes for two days and not really unpack anything else.
Off to visit the wonders of Tlaquepaque. Our destination was a Lonely Planet restaurant recommendation called Casa Antigua which was relatively close to our Posada. After several hours of scouting the colorful dynamic thoroughfares of Tlaquepaque central area, we found our restaurant in a sad condition with no apparent business. There were many other dining choices available and we settled on an outside table at the Adobe. Delicious Mexican fare of chicken mole and fish with basil.
The Guadalajara, Tlaquepaque, Tonola area is a shopper's paradise for Mexican folk art and elegant contemporary design. Two artists' galleries we visited were: Sergio Bustamante, a sculptor who conveys incredible physical energy in his works of caste bronze, painting, and jewelry - his faces are often in an off-beat triangular form (see photos).
Rodo Padilla, a sculptor and painter who creates very rounded full bodies ( above) in his work. There was a significant Museum of Ceramics in central Tlaquepaque which we visited. Great selection of pieces from this region, but lacked explanations of origins or technique. At 7:00 pm it started to rain very hard in Tlatequapeque, most unusual for this area in February.
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