Day 10 - Veracruz

"Jarocha's Dress" — in a life-size display at the Hotel Veracruz. Of Spanish origin, it evolved by replacing the dark and heavy fabrics with lighter fabrics like cotton, muslin and organdie.

Catedral de la Asunción, Zocalo, Veracruz

Plaza de Armas, Zocalo, Veracruz

Catedral de la Asunción, Zocalo, Veracruz

A skilled "lechero" - milk pourer - puts the finishing touches on a latte. Café La Parroquia de Veracruz

A century old high-volume coffee maker from Torino, Italy. Café La Parroquia de Veracruz

A century old high-volume coffee maker from Torino, Italy. Café La Parroquia de Veracruz

A century old high-volume coffee maker from Torino, Italy. Café La Parroquia de Veracruz

Bomba con nata (cream filled). Extra yumm. Café La Parroquia de Veracruz

Café La Parroquia de Veracruz

Café La Parroquia de Veracruz

Heriberto Jara Corona 1879-1968 Diputado Constituyente Por El Estado de Veracruz - 1917

Side of a big tanker. What does it all mean? Who can I ask? (!)

Venustiano Carranza Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1917-1920 (helped write new constitution, ratified in 1917)

Port of Veracruz

Port of Veracruz

Port of Veracruz

Port of Veracruz

Port of Veracruz

Malecón, Port of Veracruz

Fort San Juan de Ulúa Guarding the port of Veracruz (landing point of Hernán Cortés in 1519)

Fort San Juan de Ulúa Guarding the port of Veracruz (landing point of Hernán Cortés in 1519)

Fort San Juan de Ulúa Guarding the port of Veracruz (landing point of Hernán Cortés in 1519)

Fort San Juan de Ulúa Guarding the port of Veracruz (landing point of Hernán Cortés in 1519)

Fort San Juan de Ulúa Guarding the port of Veracruz (landing point of Hernán Cortés in 1519)

Fort San Juan de Ulúa Guarding the port of Veracruz (landing point of Hernán Cortés in 1519)

Fort San Juan de Ulúa Guarding the port of Veracruz (landing point of Hernán Cortés in 1519)

Fort San Juan de Ulúa Guarding the port of Veracruz (landing point of Hernán Cortés in 1519)

Fort San Juan de Ulúa Guarding the port of Veracruz (landing point of Hernán Cortés in 1519)

Port of Veracruz

Veracruz street scene. Love the paint job!

