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I'll Take the Train....
Passengers disembark from the Chicago-bound Southwest Chief in the middle of the night in Newton, Kansas. The stop takes only five minutes; the California-bound train arrives 20 minutes later.
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I'll Take the Train....
AmTrak schedules are not exactly precise in that arrival and departure times are affected by freight traffic along any given route. Unlike earlier times, freight trains now have priority over passenger trains.
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Baby goat tacos
Birria, the most tasty goat you'll ever eat.
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Wild Ride
Children zip along a makeshift portable coaster in the Cocula, Mexico, plaza during the celebration of Mexico's Independence Day.
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Mariachis on Parade
One of more than a dozen local mariachi bands perform during the Mexican Independance Day parade in Cocula, Mexico.
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Corn Vendor
A local campesino shucks corn for sale during the Mexican Independence Day parade in Cocula, Mexico.
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Mariachi Mass, Cocula
A mariachi trumpeter performs during an Independance Day mass in el Templo de San Pedro in Cocula.
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Everyone's a drummer
Students from a local school march during Mexico's Independance Day parade through the streets of Cocula, Mexico. Nearly every child in the area learns to play a drum when old enough to hold a drum stick.
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Charros
Charros hang out along the edge of the Cocula, Mexico zocalo following the Mexico Independance Day parade.
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Reading of El Grito, Cocula, Mexico
The mayor of Cocula, Jalisco, holds the Mexican flag during the reading of "El Grito," Miguel Hidalgo's 1910 Cry of Independance, while patriots gather in the city plaza below.
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Skippy Sanchez has been a member since 7 November 2007 and goes by SkippySanchez.
Currently in limbo.
Subscriber since May 2008!
I like to take pictures, and (to paraphrase Elliott Erwitt) I particularly like to take pictures I like.
Lately I've been taking the pictures I like in Mexico and Honduras, but plan to expand my horizons as finances and opprotunities allow.
I have been a photographer for the largest newspaper in the flattest state in North America - circulation 148 an falling -- for 26 years. Most days I can't believe they pay me to do this, some days they couldn't pay me enough.
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