| | Sunsets over the Pacific brought a beautiful end to daylight hours. | |
| | | We stayed on the 22nd floor of the El Cid resort with a view to the south. | |
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| | Dan chose the restaurants and we have a growing list of favorites. | |
| | | We traveled to the country and saw how many people live a life of subsistence. | |
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| | Concordia is noted for its handmade furniture. This is one of the factories. | |
| | | Copala is a picturesque village in the Sierra Madre mountains east of Mazatlan. | |
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| | One tower is a church. Two is a catedral. This one in Copala is 400 years old. | |
| | | Jesus lying in state at the Catholic church in Copala. | |
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| | Village children love to pose for a dollar. | |
| | | Burros and sidewalkers turn out for the tour bus. | |
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| | You took my picture? Where's my dollar? | |
| | | Walking up the one cobblestone street in Copala. | |
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| | This guy liked the attention but didn't want to talk. | |
| | | Checking out the touristos. | |
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| | The Mazatlan Venadoes are headed to the World Series of Winter Baseball. | |
| | | We were two of about 7,000 fans at one of their games. | |
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| | This "trolley bus" took us on a tour of downtown Mazatlan after dark. | |
| | | The "cliff divers" perform for tourists and their cash. | |
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| | Mazatlan has a beautiful cathedral in the heart of old town. | |
| | | Entertainment at the El Capitan Restaurant included several Mexican dances. | |
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| | We spent two days at the Emerald Bay Resort north of town. | |
| | | Emerald Bay has several large pools, tennis, and accommodations for 300. | |
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| | The Emerald Bay champagne brunch is a delight. | |
| | | We flew over Emerald Bay as we left the area. | |
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| | Vineyard Christian Church sponsors a school for children living near the dump. | |
| | | The church also makes and distributes home water filters to poor families. | |
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| | These children live about 2 blocks from the city dump. | |
| | | We took sandwiches, water and oranges to these dump scroungers. | |
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| | Vineyard Christian hosts two dump trips a week for volunteers. | |
| | | These children attend the school near the dump. | |
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| | Beautiful children enjoy friendly photographers. | |
| | | Vineyard Christian Church in Mazatlan. They bought a former restaurant. | |
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| | Cutting hair is a mission outreach at one of the Vineyard centers. | |
| | | Children gather for Arts and Crafts and a Bible story. | |
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| | The sun is hot and the shade inviting. The beer helps. | |
| | | Alberto was our waiter at an oldtown restaurant on our last night. | |
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| | Sandra's pigeons faithfully appeared for daily handouts. | |
| | | The setting sun signaled an end to our trip and a return to Alaska. | |
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