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• Branding Day – Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico (part 4 of 5)

  Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 30 March 2010

  We’ve said it before but the longer we linger in Mexico (12 months and counting for those keeping track at home…) the more it proves to be true: Mexicans can and will turn anything into a fiesta. And they’re willing to work for it. And so we find ourselves invited to branding day at Rancho San Cayetano which is worked and occupied by Juan Alcaza and his lovely family. In addition to raising cattle, Juan’s beautiful wife, Lupita, helps run an equinotherapy program for physically and mentally challenged children at the beautiful ranch too.

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• The Charreada Challenge – Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico (part 3 of 5)

  Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 29 March 2010

  Before we take you to a charreada (Mexican  rodeo) we need you to forget about rodeos you may have seen in the US or Canada. In Mexico (where rodeo was born), it’s a whole different animal. For starters, it’s a team sport with each charro (Mexican cowboy) on the team competing on behalf of the team in the event or events in which he excels at the most. After the Mexican Revolution Mexicans began to worry that the charro traditions were being lost so official organizations were formed to foster and govern what it means to be a charro and to keep the charreadas alive.

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• On Horseback Through History – Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico (part 2 of 5)

  Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 23 March 2010

  The Mexican state of Jalisco claims to be the birthplace of a few pretty important cornerstones of Mexican culture including Mariachi music and tequila. A lesser known contribution, which can be traced back to Jalisco, is the charro or Mexican cowboy. Charros and charreadas (Mexican rodeos, which we’ll take you to in an upcoming Lagos de Moreno post) pre-date cowboys and rodeos in the US. It’s true.

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