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The camera is much more than a recording apparatus. It is a medium via which messages reach us from another world.  Orson Welles
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Street Vendor

Tunas vendor in Pachuca (near Mexico City)

Opuntia species are the most cold-tolerant of the lowland cacti, extending into western and southern Canada; one subspecies, Opuntia fragilis var. fragilis, has been found growing along the Beatton River in central British Columbia, southwest of Cecil Lake.

Prickly pears also produce a fruit that is commonly eaten in Mexico, known as tuna; it also is used to make aguas frescas. The fruit can be red, wine-red, green or yellow-orange.

Charles Darwin was the first to note that these cacti have thigmotactic anthers: when the anthers are touched, they curl over, depositing their pollen. This movement can be seen by gently poking the anthers of an open Opuntia flower. The same trait has evolved convergently in other cacti (e.g. Lophophora). [Wiki]

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Escuela de Gastronomia / Gastronomy School

Peaceful Moment

The Watchtower

This beautiful watchtower of Pachuca ( town near of Mexico City ) call it "El Reloj" is still in restoration. Please see previous post March 29,2007

Rock Concert for the benefit of the Watchtower of the city of Pachuca at Teatro San Francisco, Thursday, April 5th 19:00 Hours / Concierto de Rock en beneficio de El "Reloj" de Pachuca en el Teatro San Francisco, Jueves 5 de Abril a las 7 PM.

Gastronomy School

Window of a Gastronomy School of Pachuca, near Mexico City.