Saturday night the 24th marked the end of this year's Fiestas Patronales in Bucerias. This is a carnival that happens every January in the downtown area. There are several blocks with streets closed down, with food stalls, churros, cotton candy, clothes, junk jewelery, and all the usual bric a brac.
Plus, there are performances almost every evening in the stage area of the plaza.
This year there seemed to be more rides ("juegos mecanicales") than ever. The video only shows a small portion of the rides.
The atmosphere is very good each evening. Just lots of strolling families and prissy teeny boppers; everyone is relaxed and having a good time.
It's been so long since I was in the USA that I have no idea what fairground rides would cost there. Here, all the kiddie rides were 20 pesos each. Roughly $1.60. And here, the rides go on and on for an unbelievable amount of time. Rides in the USA were always pretty short, almost over before you knew it. Here, the attendants are very laid back, and just let the kids go around and around. Especially as there were almost no lines.
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