Lourdes Grotto, San Antonio, Tx
The only exact replica of the original in France located at Oblate Missions in San Antonio, Texas - Captured Live on Ustream.
All-Female Mariachi Band Breaks the Mold
In a field that can be a bit macho, this all-female mariachi band in Texas has broken through. We've got a unity with this group and a sisterhood, so being able to experience that together and share our music with the audiences and our passion for the music has been pretty special.
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Carla Medina: I always say I would do this for free. We just happen to get paid for it. It’s just a real pleasure to go out and entertain people. There’s just so much emotion tied to the music that it’s a really fulfilling role.
Mariachi, San Antonio, Texas.
Narrator: Known as one of Texas’s greatest mariachi bands, the group is unique. In a field that can be a bit macho, this all-female band has broken through.
Angela Campos: Maybe not everybody knows that mariachi music is a male-dominated genre of music.
Carla Medina: You know there’s a lot of stereotypes when it comes to women in mariachi, and I think that’s been a big thing.
Valerie Vargas: We’ve got a unity with this group and a sisterhood. So being able to experience that together and share our music with audiences and our passion for the music, it has been pretty special.
Angela Campos: It’s really awesome to inspire other girls who are younger so they can see that they can do it, too.
Narrator: Despite breaking the mold as an all-female group, Las Alteñas play the strong, impassioned style of classic mariachi music.
Angela Campos: The traditional mariachi song is a song [plays violin] comparison to [plays violin]. So it’s a lot different, more aggressive in digging into the string.
Narrator: Joined by their passion for mariachi, these women have broken barriers and broken through to audiences, young and old.
Carla Medina: There’s so many times when people just go to tears when you sing to them because it reminds them of a loved one that loved that song, or “That was our love song when we first got married.”
Mariachi in choir, mariachi in band, they’re both within instruments, with voices, but the difference, I think, is that you feel everything. The emotion that comes with mariachi music is what puts it aside. It’s a spiritual thing. It just takes you back. It makes me think of my ancestors, my grandpa who was a musician, my parents, my family, and life events. It’s all tied to a spiritual place where you see beauty, you see God, and it just all comes together in the end.
Live Bold.
Hamilton Pool, Best Kept Secret of Texas, in Dripping Springs.
Hamilton Pool, Best Kept Secret of Texas.
Dripping Springs, Texas
Hamilton Pool Preserve is a natural pool that was created when the dome of an underground river collapsed due to massive erosion thousands of years ago. The pool is located about 23 miles west of Austin, Texas off Highway 71.
14 Interesting Facts about Hamilton Pool
1. The water at Hamilton Pool is really cold with a temperature about 50 degrees in some spots.
2. The Hamilton Pool waterfall never completely dries up, however, when it's dry it does slow to a trickle.
3. Hamilton Creek spills out over limestone outcroppings to create a 50-foot waterfall.
4. According to legend, the 8-year-old son of an immigrant family from Germany who lived on the land in the 1880s discovered the collapsed grotto.
5. Collapsed grotto and canyon uniquely surrounds the pool, formed by water erosion over thousands of years
6. Cultural remains near the pool are more than 8,000 years old.
7. At the turn of the century, only about five people were able to make it to the pool because they were the only ones who had transportation.
8. Lipan Apaches and Tonkawa lived in the area before the 1800s.
9. Golden-Cheeked Warblers and various other birds call the preserve home.
10. Between 1960 and 1980, Hamilton Pool gained popularity and, as a result, the land suffered from the visiting public.
11. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department named Hamilton Pool the most significant natural area in rural Travis County in 1980
12. Travis County purchased 232 acres in 1985 to implement a land management plan to restore Hamilton Pool.
13. There is a limit on the number of people who can be in the preserve, which means there's a waiting line to swim in the summer. The wait time can be about an hour.
14. Drones are permitted to be flown in nearby Reimers Ranch Park, but cannot fly over areas where crowds gather.
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San Antonio Texas River Walk 1
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In ground Pool Construction, Blue Haven of San Antonio
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1310 E. University Ave., Georgetown, TX 78626
A RARE FIND! Located directly across from one of the oldest and finest Universities in Texas, this spectacular historic estate seems to have it all...from the charming house, to the warm cottage, detached garage apartment, circular drive, inground pool and spa, large .25 acre yard complete with lovely landscaping and pond. This historic home exudes the charm you'd expect to find in an older home including hardwood floors, wood casings, style, originality and character throughout. The updated gourmet kitchen is a fantastic center gathering space for entertaining or simply spending time with family. The main home has 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 2 living areas an office. The award winning pool, grotto, and waterfall has a definite WOW factor that is perfect for entertaining or just enjoying the Texas weather.
San Antonio Drive Part 2
Second part of a video I took driving from San Antonio to Wichita Falls in 2019.
Motorcycle Driving Route 37 in Texas, USA (toward San Antonio, Jul,. 2014)
I had a motorcycle touring from from Jun. 26th to Jul. 5th, 2014 around Texas, USA. (I did it around Arizona last year.)
My bike is Honda Shadow Spirit, 1100cc, 2001.
Grace Community Church de San Antonio, Texas
Natural wonders - Hamilton Pool Preserve (Texas)
Natural wonders - Hamilton Pool Preserve
Hamilton Pool Preserve (Austin Texas) is a natural pool that was created when the dome of an underground river collapsed due to massive erosion thousands of years ago. The pool is located about 23 miles (37 km) west of Austin, Texas off Highway 71. Since the 1960s, Hamilton Pool has been a popular summer swimming spot for Austin visitors and residents. Hamilton Pool Preserve consists of 232 acres (0.94 km2) of protected natural habitat featuring a jade green pool into which a 50-foot (15 m) waterfall flows. The pool is surrounded by large slabs of limestone that rest by the water's edge; large stalactites grow from the ceiling high above. The ceiling and surrounding cliffs of the grotto are home to moss, maidenhair fern and cliff swallows. The Ashe juniper (cedar) uplands of the preserve are home to the endangered golden-cheeked warbler.
Natural wonders
Wonders of the world
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Westcave Preserve / Round Mountain, Texas
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Duppy Tour Weatherman
The Duppies are going on tour and Tony Tones wants to tell you all about it: Florida, Nola, Texas, Alabama and Atlanta: The Duppies are coming!
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Tour Dates:
Wednesday 4/8/15
@ Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, Fl
Thursday 4/9/15
@ Libery Bar, Tallahasse, FL
Friday 4/10/15
@ Handle Bar, Pensacola FL
Saturday 4/11/15
@ Dragons Den, New Orleans, LA
Sunday 4/12/15
@ TBA, Houston, TX
Tuesday 4/14/15
@ Sahara Lounge, Austin, TX
Wednesday 4/15/15
@ The Grotto, Ft Worth, TX
Thursday 4 /16/15
@ Jack's Patio Bar w/ The Slackers, San Antonio, TX
Friday 4/17/15
@ Copper Top Dine & Dive, Huntsville AL
Saturday 4/18/15
@ WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
Thanks to +MedusaStudios for all their help!
In Memory of Vega 1959-2011 (2).wmv
Heneco KK Vega had many accomplishments in his life Serving in the United States Army Creating the Iron Guard Motorcycle Club Having benefits for vets and for Children that are ill or less fortunate Vega works as a Correctional Officer at the Dominguez Unit in San Antonio Texas.The Iron Guard Website is It saddens us to say that HenecoKK Vega is no longer with us. He was unable to come back from his injuries that he suffered in his recent motorcycle accident. Please keep Vega and his family in your prayers. He was a great man is already missed. Our thoughts and prayers are continued for the family and friends. Vega family kept his wish to donate his organs he gave the gift of sight and someone received his liver. what a precious gift.
San Antonio River walk expansion kickoff
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Santuario de los Milagros en San Antonio
Templo de los Milagros
1803 Bandera Rd.
San Antonio TX 78228
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Mexican culture in the US: A travel guide for Cinco de Mayo and beyond | News Today
Mexican culture in the US: A travel guide for Cinco de Mayo and beyond | News Today When celebrating the Cinco de Mayo holiday, consider a more authentic Mexican experience than simply ordering a margarita and chips and salsa at the local sports bar.
Not ready for a trip to Mexico right now? There is plenty of Mexico to explore and celebrate in the United States since much of the Southwest was once part of our neighbor to the south.
Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, which was September 16, 1810.
May 5 commemorates the Battle of Puebla in which Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza led his outnumbered troops in defense of Puebla against the French on May 5, 1862. Zaragoza was born in 1829 just outside the Presidio La Bahia in Goliad, which is now part of Texas.
The Presidio, or fort, displays a statue of Zaragoza, a Mexican national hero, who died of typhoid fever in 1862. Still operated by the Catholic Church, the Presidio hosts Mass at Our Lady of Loreto Chapel. Remember the Alamo and more!
The Misión San Antonio de Valero in San Antonio, now known as the Alamo, was constructed by the Spanish and was later occupied by Mexican and Texas troops.
The March 6, 1836 battle between Mexican troops and Texas revolutionaries is known among descendants of the Republic of Texas as a great fight against impossible odds. The Mexican troops crushed the revolutionaries, but the Texans fought back victoriously later that year, and the Republic of Texas was born.
For a celebratory atmosphere, visit Market Square, where the shops at El Mercado sell pinatas, jewelry, clothing, leather and other goods. The square also hosts Primer Sabado events, or First Saturdays, with food booths, art, music and children's programs.
The chilaquiles breakfast taco on flour tortilla at Blanco Cafe downtown and Henry's Puffy Tacos are local favorites.
San Diego, California
The birthplace of San Diego is preserved at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, the site of the first Spanish settlement in California and San Diego's first downtown. Mexico took over the downtown after the country won its independence from Spain in 1821. The six-block site contains preserved and restored adobe and wooden buildings, thriving restaurants and shops.
The Barrio Logan neighborhood initially welcomed people fleeing the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century, and the area is now home to a local Mexican-American community, Mexican street art and modern art galleries. Some early evidence of the artistic scene can be found at Chicano Park beneath the San Diego-Coronado Bridge overpass.
The Centro Cultural de la Raza is in Balboa Park, also home to the San Diego Zoo and the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. The center is a cultural arts center dedicated to Mexican, Mexican-American, indigenous and other Latino art and culture. Established by Colorado's mix of early pioneers as Fort Pueblo, a smaller version of the current city of Pueblo was incorporated as part of the Colorado Territory in 1870. Colorado became a US state in 1876. With the arrival of the railroad and an abundance of coal, Pueblo became a thriving steel town.
Each September, thousands of people come to Pueblo for the Chile & Frijoles Festival to celebrate the harvest of the town's most important crops: the mirasol green chile and pinto beans. The festivities have included chili and salsa competitions, a jalapeno pepper-eating contest, a 5K fun run, art exhibitions and live entertainment.
To learn more about the region's history, check out the renovated El Pueblo History Museum in the Union Avenue Historic District. For arts and culture, look to the Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center and the Buell Children's Museum. And the annual Colorado State Fair hosts nearly two weeks of livestock shows, rodeos and music starting in late August. Spanish land grants, Arizona
Established in 1752 as a Spanish presidio, the town of Tubac (now in Arizona) was once a stop on the road from Mexico to the Spanish settlements in California.
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park preserves the site of the Presidio San Ignacio de Tubac, the oldest fort in what would become the state of Arizona. Now it's an artist colony and home to many galleries. When you're finished gallery hopping, head to Elvira's restaurant, which was established in 1927 in Nogales, Mexico, and reopened in Tubac.
About 50 miles from Tubac, Rancho De La Osa was part of the original three million-acre land grant from Spain's king to the Ortiz brothers of Mexico in 1812. The rancho fell within the boundaries of the United States after the 1854 signing of the Gadsden Purchase settling the US-Mexican border. It now welcomes overnight guests, who can view a cannonball on display that Pancho Villa reportedly fired at the house during the Mexican Revolution.
The nearby Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge welcomes horseback riding, hunting, bird-watching and bird migration counts.
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Festival Of Christmas Light
More than ONE MILLION Christmas lights will be displayed in December, a spectacle spread over 15 acres at Warm Beach Camp in Stanwood, WA. The Lights ...Christmas Light Fest for the Best Christmas Lights in San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country.Holiday Magic Festival of Lights is the largest cultural event of its kind in the United States. Come be apart of the magic this holiday season!saw the lights in 2014 a couple of times. these were the millions of lights and displays along the river and I am trying to co-ordinate the timing of a ...The Winter Festival of Lights was listed as one of the 10 Best Christmas Light Displays in the US according to AOL Travel. The show is also listed on the ...Presenting the sights, sounds and sensations of the season, The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights is the largest Christmas choral festival in the world.From dancing lasers to magical gardens, imaginative light shows are being switched on throughout the land. We preview 10 Christmas ...Festival lights on the Medellín River in 2004. Also called, EPM Lights (Alumbrados EPM). Type, Christian, Cultural. Frequency, Annual. Christmas lights in Medellín, known in Spanish simply as the Lighting (El Alumbrado) or more ...
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Put your feet up and relax, at Loma de Vida, a destination spa and wellness center on yoloTX
San Antonio is historically known for The Riverwalk, The Alamo, and Six Flags, but for those wanting to put their feet up and relax, there’s Loma de Vida. The destination spa and wellness center is located in the La Cantera resort and offers a luxurious getaway for both the body and mind.
Guests can receive world-class massages and treatments and grab a healthy bite after a workout class at the fitness center. Private cabanas and pools overlook the Texas hillside, allowing those at rest to truly escape into paradise. In addition to the top of the line amenities, Loma de Vida offers facial treatments only done at two other places in the U.S.
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