Cockfighting is a bloody fight between two roosters, called gamecocks, in a ring called a cockpit. It is really popular all over Mexico, and in a city like Culiacán, it ends mixed up with high-end bets and over-staged manliness.
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Culiacán sunsets II – Atardeceres de Culiacán
Culiacán is not a touristic city despite what the Tourism board tries to promote, and the only thing a foreigner could be interested in seeing, besides the prolific… Read more “Culiacán sunsets II – Atardeceres de Culiacán”
Chaoyang wet market, Zhuhai – 朝阳市场, 珠海
Xiangzhou District (香洲; Xiāngzhōu), in Zhuhai is one of the areas where a bustling business activity fills every street with improvised posts and mobile stalls, with a constant swarm of customers, beggars, movers and passers-by, having its center in the Chaoyang wet market.
A street wet market, Zhuhai – 鱼街头市场, 珠海
The Province of Guangdong (广东省 (Guǎngdōng Shěng) enjoys a privileged location on the southern coast of China, and because of this, fresh seafood is one of the… Read more “A street wet market, Zhuhai – 鱼街头市场, 珠海”
China’s illegal taxis – 黑车, 珠海
Illegal taxis (黑车, literally “black car”), mostly known as “black cabs” or “black taxis“, are very common in any Chinese city despite successive crackdowns on their business sponsored by… Read more “China’s illegal taxis – 黑车, 珠海”
Spicy Fresh Fruit Cocktail (II) – Coctel de fruta preparada
Mazatlán: a place for relaxing holidays, milk-skinned Canadians, gorgeous girls, hardcore partying, police abuse… and a beautiful beach line. This city is an amazing and cheap tourist… Read more “Spicy Fresh Fruit Cocktail (II) – Coctel de fruta preparada”
Gongbei Underground Market, Zhuhai – 拱北地下广场, 珠海: Shopping around
Gongbei Underground (officially called Zhuhai Port Plaza) is another maze of the modern consumerism in China. Each mildly important city in the country has at least one of these so-called ‘fake markets’ where you can buy almost anything, bulk or retail, and Zhuhai is no exception.
Culiacán sunsets – Atardeceres de Culiacán
Culiacán enjoys one the most beautiful and amazing sunsets I’ve ever seen, each and every day of the year. At dusk, the sky is dyed in a… Read more “Culiacán sunsets – Atardeceres de Culiacán”
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