Trip to El Quelite

 On Thursday morning we took a road trip to El Quelite. Going there we took the detour off the toll road, past Marmol and on up to the 15. Then on to El Quelite. The detour is the gray road. Coming back we took the blue route 9 Km shorter and a lot more fun.. More about that later. 

This is for you Mark, the arch through which is Marmol. Didn't go there today. The road from the toll road to the 15 free road has gained a lot of pot holes since last spring. 

Entering El Quelite - the arch has been painted. 

I know, I know I take the same picture every year. Can't help it I just like the colors and shapes. And this time there is a chicken.

Wow - they painted this house. I think it was white and blue. Will have to check. Looks great!

Heading down the street to park. The restaurant on the right. 

Pretty flowers. New curb paint too. Willie is parked. 

Oh my, this has been repainted since we last saw it in the spring. A dark shade of Mexican Pink.

Here is some information on Mexican Pink. If you want to read the whole article click here. 

Since 1949s, the shade of pink that we know as “Mexican Pink” has been an important symbol of Mexico because, together with other elements of our culture, it helped to create at that time an identity of its own. Even today, in our country, it is easy to find this tone everywhere, a kind of intense magenta color that floods the streets and objects of cities and towns -from toys and accessories in the markets to houses covered in clumps of pink flowers and some of our most precious architectural works.

With regard to the process of creating the Mexican identity and its cultural expressions, for decades governments have participated in campaigns focused on the formation of a national identity. Miguel Alemán, for example, planned a program to spread Mexican culture during his tenure, and together with Ramón Valdiosera, they used fashion to promote tourism in our country. When receiving great support from the government, the Mexican Pink became emblematic of Mexico, and very popular abroad. At the same time, the “doctrine of Mexicanness” emerged, which gave rise to several projects to encourage nationalism through culture.

The house next to it has been painted too. Last year when I took the photo to make the wall hanging it was shades of orange. 

Look at what is on the corner now. An OXXO - The city is coming to the village.

Went into the restaurant  and discovered the mural in the back is being touched up . The artist working on it. Too bad there is the glare from the sun. 

Some new decorations on the back wall. 

The oven has been painted and tiles added. 

The doors to the outside wash are closed now. (The wash is still a mess from the hurricane. No chickens or goats in it anymore.)

Another mural in the front leading upstairs. 

Went upstairs and wandered around some. This part of the building had to have a lot of work done on it after the hurricane and flooding a year ago. 

Also refiguring the whole original restaurant part, where the big tree used to be. The guy in the blue shirt is laying cobblestones, stone by stone. 

The cobblestones are done around the outside, he is laying tiles. 

I was clicking around the Internet looking for some info about the restaurant and I found this It was published in the Mazatlan Post in December 2019 It is a blog I wrote about El Quelite!! Click here to read it. 

Hopefully you can read this. A little something about the town. 

Going to stop here and finish tomorrow. We don't have any thing planned for tomorrow so it will give me something to write about.