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In action

My camera didn´t quite capture the action, but, the red streak on the left is actually the ref being catipulted onto the guy being stretched out on the far right. All´s fair in true love and lucha...
La Lucha Libre

July 12th 2006
So last night our little group had quite possibly one of the most cultural experiences of the whole trip. We went to La Lucha Libre. A rough Spanish translation = free fight. These are very popular in Mexico, sometimes underground. In my Spanish Civilization class we actually watched a little excerpt on the fights that tied them to indigenous roots. The theory is that the fights give the peop ... read more
North America » Mexico » Querétaro

Mexican Flag The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more
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