 San Jose TemploDSCF3364
This church is about 185 years old. This is the church that I go to on Sundays every time I am in Mazatlan.
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The alter in the church with its beautiful carvings and paintings.
|  San Jose TemploDSCF3362
This is the confessional that is used by the peritioners of the church.
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 Beautiful carvingsDSCF3361
This beautiful carving is very old but still has great presence in the church.
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Many of the church items are kept in glass cases because of erosion from the heat and salt air.
|  RoosterIMG 5805
The rooster here was a the entrance to the enbarkadaro (a dock). In order to get to Stone Island you have to take a boat which takes about 7 minutes.
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 Mother chicken and babiesIMG 5803
These little chicks were so cute following their mother around at the enbarkadaro.
|  Stone Island beachIMG 5812
This is a view of the beach as you walk down toward Rudy's. There are restaurants lined along the whole length of the beach.
|  Stone IslandIMG 5810
This a good view of how close the water gets to the seating areas for the restaurants.
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 Stone Island DSCF3347
Someone forgot to bring in the chairs the night before. It's a good thing they didn't get washed away.
|  Boats on Stone IslandDSCF3351
This one boat has special meaning because it has the same name as my parents white poodle they once had named Toby. Going to Stone Island was his favorite pass time because he got to run free on the beach.
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Mum and I walking down the beach toward Rudy's restaurant.
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 Stone Island Restaurant IMG 5823
This is Rudy's Restaurant that my parents and I go to every time we go to Stone Island. He makes the best Mexican breakfast of scrambled eggs, beans and rice.
|  Parents at Rudy'sIMG 5809
Mum and Dad sitting and relaxing at Rudy's waiting for the staff to come.
|  Stone Island residentDSCF3355
Alfredo showing my mum a crab that he had found.
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 Stone Island baby chickensDSCF3307
Stone island has many types of birds and these little ones and their Mum roam around under the tables of the restaurants looking for food.
|  Great Tailed GrackleIMG 5822
This a Great Tailed Grackle sitting on one of tables at Rudy's place. This is the most common bird here.
|  Alfredo's crabIMG 5818
Alfredo lives on the island and often comes to help out at the restaurant. Here he is showing my Mum a crab that he had.
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 Vendor Stone Island DSCF3358
Pool or water inflatables are just one of the many things that are sold on the island.
|  Breakfast DSCF3357
I am enjoying the wonderful breakfast at Rudy's on Stone Island.
|  Former school locationDSCF3338
The fence in the picture is what remains of the school grounds that is now the new park. About eight years ago a 25 lb iguana fell out of a tree along this fence and just about hit me.
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 Park across from MaleconDSCF3337
This is a park that people use for working out. I walked through this park every day during my morning walk.
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These ladies are working out on trampolines at the new park.
|  Morning WalkDSCF3334
Another view of the walk along the Malecon.
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 MaleconDSCF3333
Malecon walk.
|  Rocky shorelineDSCF3332
Parts of the Malecon shoreline look like this. These areas are often off limits to people for swimming.
|  Walking along the MaleconDSCF3330
Walking along the Malecon first thing in the morning is a great way to start the day. The ocean is to the right as you go down the road.
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 JacobDSCF3329
Jacob cleans the streets every morning along one section of the road along the Malecon. He has been doing this job for over twenty years.
|  Beach warning flagDSCF3328
These coloured flags are at any spot of beach were there is swimming allowed along the Malecon. They are red, yellow or blue.
|  Tide indicatorDSCF3326
These bricks are use to help the fishermen to know how deep the water is to launch their boats.
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 PelicansDSCF3325
The pelicans rest on this boat and another one until the fishers go out and then the birds follow them looking for food.
|  CactusIMG 5802
One of the several beautiful cacti that are on the terraza.
|  Terraza ViewIMG 5800
This is a picture from the terraza outside of my parents apartment.
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 View from terrazaIMG 5799
Off in the distance you can see the two bell towers of the big cathedral
in town.
|  Walking with PiperDSCF3320
Piper loves this walk every morning. This one area is were all the fishing boats set out from. They go out and catch the fish or collect oysters or clams to cook in the evening to sell to people.
|  Beautiful CactiDSCF3311
This cacti has spiky stems, bright red flowers and green leaves.
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 Where we get water DSCF3344
This is a water depot were we take our large water jugs to get refilled. We drop off the the bottles and pay for new ones. After going back home, arrangements are made with a taxi driver to have the new bottles dropped off and brought up to the apartment.
|  Waldos DSCF3307
Waldos is like Canada's dollar store. It has almost everything you might need and is right across the street from the Macardo (Very large street market that is indoors).
|  Tortilla maker DSCF3343
Homemade tortilla anyone. This business has been there for a very long time.
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 Terrraza cactus DSCF3310
I am beside one of the most interesting cacti on the terraza. It has baby cactus coming out of the bigger branches.
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Behind me is some of the art work that can be found on many of the buildings.
|  Our walk DSCF3341
The vehicle you see is a pulmonia. They are use like open taxis here in Mazatlan.
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