Juarez: Lindo y Bonito: Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography

Tin Tan

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:43:08 GMT

]]>Located in the Plaza, I used this shot as my "Catrin"in my Loteria.

La Catedral

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Mazatzin

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:44:08 GMT

]]>This shot of Mazatzin won a Reader's Choice award in Capture El Paso, 09. He has been dancing for over 35 of his 44 years. Unfortunately, he is part of the mass exodus from Juarez, recently choosing to return to his home in Guadalajara.

La Biblia es La Verdad

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:45:09 GMT

]]>The view of the letters from near the S-Mart. We had to wait a few minutes until some Federales left the area to take this shot.

Aztec Dance-Off

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:45:35 GMT

]]>Mazatzin and El Principe Azteca seemingly compete for the crowd's attention. Mazatzin is more of a dancer and entertainer, while Principe is also a masseuse and healer. At the Plaza in the Mercado.

Ninos Heroes

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:55:25 GMT

]]>The 16 de Septiembre parade last year was at the same time a celebration of independence, and a brief respite from the violence, and also nervous time. Even though there were soldiers and police officers everywhere, including 3 helicopters scanning the area, nobody could be sure there would be no violence. The parade was peaceful.
4 men were killed in this very area just 6 hours later.

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Grit

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:56:40 GMT

]]>I can't decide if the glint in this girl's eyes show determination...or if she's just tired from the route and the heat of the day.

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$2

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:05:41 GMT

]]>When I asked this vendor if I could take a shot of his stand, he asked for a dollar. My mom, being a mom, was quickly angry at him for daring to ask for simply taking a picture of his fruit. I calmed her down, reminding her that the guy is simply trying to make a buck, just like everyone else.
When I asked for him to be in the picture, he asked for another dollar.

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Sandra

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:09:25 GMT

]]>...sells candy on Avenida Juarez. I always thought that its ironic that even our candy is spicy and can be painful!

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:41:16 GMT

]]>These matachines danced in the Tri color on a relatively peaceful day in Juarez.

Without Fear, Con la Fe

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:14:21 GMT

]]>The Matachines Santo Toribio Romo perform for the neighborhood in the middle of the street.

Rosa Viviana

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:42:29 GMT

]]>This little girl is the daughter of a blind gentleman that my mom gives money and food to when she walks over on her weekly trips to Juarez. She was too cute to pass up photographing. As it turns out, at the exact moment I was "shooting" her, two American consulate members were being shot only two blocks over in broad daylight. Such is the typical day in Juarez.

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:42:58 GMT

]]>The pedestrian bridge from the Mexican side.

Plaza

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:21:37 GMT

]]>No matter how it gets in Juarez, people still need to go to the Plazita, where one can buy anything they need.

Catedral

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:22:26 GMT

]]>Inside the Juarez Cathedral downtown. This place is still, thankfully, a safe refuge for the weary.

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Juarez Fogline

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]]>The view of the Sierra de Juarez from the top of Mt. Cristo Rey.

Juarez Memorial

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:04:27 GMT

]]>This bust of Juarez is in the memorial park opposite the Chamizal. Unfortunately, the law has become a billy club over the people's heads.

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Pancho

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]]>The statue of Pancho Villa and his horse, Siete Leguas.

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:54:20 GMT

]]>Ramiro has been playing the guitar for only a couple of years...but has been playing the trumpet in a mariachi for more than 25 years. He says the mariachi pays for the bills, the guitar has paid for the boots.

The Line

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]]>If you catch the line at the free bridge here, you're in for about a 2 hour wait.

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Maggie

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:35:02 GMT

]]>One of the people that my Mom gives money and food to in Juarez, Maggie was 80 something when this picture was taken last summer. She was a very happy person and proud to say that she didn't beg; people just happened to give her money. She always wanted to share of her food and blessed us when we left. She died two weeks before Christmas.

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Tradition

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:51:01 GMT

]]>These three girls, daughters of some friends, are graduating from their kindergarten school. Part of the ceremony involves dances from around Mexico. The girl in blue received a "best student" award.

La Puente Peaton

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:12:19 GMT

]]>In all my time crossing the bridge, I had never crossed the pedestrian bridge. Mom hadn't crossed in over 30 years.

The Aquaduct

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La Pyramide de Juarez

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:15:45 GMT

]]>...located just half a mile from the free bridge.

Morelos

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:17:06 GMT

]]>I'm thankful for my new 300 mm lens. This statue is located in front of a popular hotel that now houses Federal Police. With my new lens, I can take this shot from across the street without being noticed.

The News

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:18:12 GMT

]]>Not necessarily a "Bonito" shot, it made for a good picture. This used to be a hang out back in college. Now, along with many others along Ave. Lopez Mateos, it is burnt to the ground and shut down.

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Wrought Iron Bug

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:19:32 GMT

]]>This Juarez landmark has been Located on Ave Lopez Mateos. for the past 40 years.

Monumento Abraham Lincoln

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:20:27 GMT

]]>..Say it in Spanish! Dedicated to a world leader that brought the US and the Americas into the 20th century.

Mimes in the Park

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:46:28 GMT

]]>These mimes were performing stories in the city's Parque Central for a crowd.

El Payaso

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:21:11 GMT

]]>Part of my Loteria Part II. This payaso juggles on Ave. Lopes Mateos. Still getting the courage to find him at night when he juggles flaming sticks. I gave him 3$ for the shot.

Los Indomables

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]]>Anybody remember when these fountains still carried water?

detail

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:27:39 GMT

]]>This gentleman sells his teeny beaded creations along Ave. Juarez. The cobra in the shot takes about a week to make, which he sells for about 30$. His dragon is more impressive.

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Don Quixote

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Freeze

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]]>Something tells me that kid ain't buying this.

Flight

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]]>Playing with the pigeons behind the Cathedral.

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Chile Colorado

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]]>I smell menudo, or carne, or something yummy!

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]]>This ice skating rink is located in the ProNaf shopping center.

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An Original '95 Juarez Mustang

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Yummy Queso Menonita

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]]>I used to get taste samples way before they did that at 31 Flavors.

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El Mercado Juarez

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:43:30 GMT

]]>Except for a few die-hard survivors, the Mercado is deserted.

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Maria Madre de la Iglesia Church

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ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:36:58 GMT

]]>This monument to the Torero, Bullfighter, is the only thing left of the Monumental Bullring on Ave. 16 de Septiembre, which was destroyed to build a Wal-mart.

Sidenote: I was asked to refrain from photographing the monument, which sits right on the street. I convinced the security guard that I hadn't taken any pics (I took 12). So today, niether the cartel nor the law was the enemy, it was the Wal-mart rent-a-cop.

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:09:33 GMT

]]>This walkway travels the length of Avendia Juarez from the bridge to the Benito Juarez monument.

Ramiro

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:11:06 GMT

]]>The sound of his voice was as gravelly as the wrinkles on his face, and had more character than you can imagine.

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:12:02 GMT

]]>This gentleman makes his living by making large gorditas for about $1. My mom eats her breakfast here when she walks to Juarez.

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:13:55 GMT

]]>These wooden doors are the original doors when La Presidencia was built in the late 1850s.

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:15:29 GMT

]]>This stairway is in the old La Presidencia building. It now houses a private school. Only the doorway atrium is open to the public.

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:17:08 GMT

]]>You can find anything in the Juarez Mercado, including the fastest bird alive, the Peregrine falcon.

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]]>"Derecho a Vivir en Paz"

Tulip memorial sculpture in the plazita.

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:20:34 GMT

]]>The Cathedral bell tower in downtown Juarez.

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:21:41 GMT

]]>Cristobal and his family had sold in the Artisan market for over 20 years. Then, because of lack of use, merchants, and patrons, the market was razed in a very sloppy attempt to clean up the area. The few merchants, who sold mainly touristy products were forced to look for other locations. Cristobal was fortunate to find this storefront just around the corner for a seemingly affordable cost. As he says, it was either this, and ride out this bloody storm, or leave town.

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ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:24:41 GMT

]]>Marta is a Tarahumara Indian that weaves baskets and purses on the Santa Fe pedestrian bridge.

The Kentucky Bar

ximenace@yahoo.com (Ricky Jimenez Carrasco - Photography) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:26:43 GMT

]]>Easily the oldest bar in the area, the Kentucky Bar is one of the few traditional bars still open. The bar has been around for more than 90 years, while the wood used for the bar is 100 years old, dating back to the Mexican Revolution.

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