On Wednesday night, we had the pleasure of going to the Civic Center Auditorium in Guaymas to hear an outstanding Christmas concert by the Azteca Esperanza Choir and Orchestra. Our friend, Rachelle Zola, is responsible for coordinating this and other events of this kind. It is a very successful experiment in Mexico to take kids, ages 5-18, from poor neighborhoods and give them an opportunity to participate in a symphony orchestra setting. After only 18 months exposure to the program, they were able to produce a professional symphony experience-WOW!
The next day on our way through town, we happened upon several girls who were celebrating their Quinceanara, a celebration of their fifteenth birthday and entrance into young womanhood.
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| Don't you wonder if that young man could handle those girls….? |
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| Wow! Only 15?!! |
The girl in red was going to her reception at a grand old hotel in Miramar, Playa de Cortes.
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| This room was decked out as if for a wedding. |
Miramar is also home to the famous Perlas Del Mar de Cortez on the Bacochibampo Bay. Two students at the University there came up with a way to cultivate pearls from oysters using a very complicated and natural (unprocessed) procedure.
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| These are buoys indicating where the oyster beds are located. |
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Irridescent colors from the rainbow lipped oyster
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