The RACES!

1st RACE

"Mommy, where are the horses?"

The crowd was gathering.

The gate was ready.

Here come the horses!AND, THEY'RE OFF!
And the winner is...........!

2nd Race
Horses in the 'paddock' getting ready for the 2nd race.
A little bit of excitement before the race, the rider & horse were not hurt, thank heavens.
A bit of trouble getting the bucking horse in the gate.
AND, THEY'RE OFF!
The 'bucking' horse won the race!
Heading home through the 'moon-dust'. What an exciting evening at the races!!

Jesus Argenis won the 'moto' race.

Senor Juan Smith congratulates the winner!

One of the vehicles that participated in the race.

The crowd gathered for the race.

The Horses are here.

The horses arrived from La Purisima on Fri. Jun 27. The vaqueros (cowboys) road them over from La Purisima, approx. 35 miles due east of San Juanico.

San Juanico Days

The streets are ready.

The posters are up! Let the festivities begin!

Yolanda & Santos, part of the San Juanico Days organizational committee. They did a great job in making sure the celebration was a success, and it definitely was!

More San Juanico Days committee members.

Singers and Dancers for San Juanico Days

We were entertained by the singers. Authentic Banda music, it was great!

All of the dancers were amazing. The 'break-dancer' blew everyone away! We went home after the entertainment.....but found out that the party went on until the wee hours of the morning.

New Mayor of San Juanico

This speaker gave a state of the city address.
The crowd listened attentively.
The new mayor of San Juanico.
Dignitaries from the county.

San Juanico Days

Queen Tatiana.
Last years queen.