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Monday, March 25, 2024

In Tamaulipas

No, I did not travel to the northern Mexican state located along the Gulf of Mexico and which extends all the way to the U.S. border.  In fact, I have never been to Tamaulipas.  However, to honor the bicentennial of Tamaulipas as a state, there was an outdoor photographic exhibit at the entrance to Chapultepec Park.

Here are a few of the pictures on display...


The mountainous Sierra Madre region




Viewing dawn from a lookout in the Sierra Madre




A field of sunflowers
Tamaulipas is a major producer of sunflowers which are used for oil, livestock feed and the production of soaps and cosmetics.




Dancers celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of the Snows in the village of Palmillas.




A trio performing in front of the bandstand on the main plaza of Tampico, the state's capital




Fishermen with their catch of shrimp, which is sometimes referred to as the state's "pink gold"




On the terrace of an old hacienda house




The endangered Tamaulipas parrot




Agave plants cultivated for the production of mezcal




"Laguna la Escondida" in an urban park in the border city of Reynosa


2 comments:

  1. It's a beautiful state but not someplace to travel alone at the present time, unfortunately.........

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    1. Yes, I know that it is not a very safe area of Mexico. I will probably never get there.

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