Archive for October, 2006
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
Mesilla Mariachis
Sunday at 4 pm at the Mesilla Plaza is the place to be if you like music and folk dance. That’s when the free Mariachi concerts begin, to be held every Sunday until November 5.
Mariachi – what does it mean? Oddly enough, no one seems to know for certain. The most accepted theory is that it comes from one of the languages native to Mexico before the Spanish invasion and conquest.
A Mariachi band consists of multiple violins, two trumpets, several kinds of guitars, and usually a folk harp. Besides a standard guitar, a Mariachi band has a high-pitched guitar and a base-rhythm guitar.
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Sunday, October 1st, 2006
Irrigation Gates
Mesilla is criss-crossed with ditches and canals. This irrigation system goes back to the founding of Mesilla.
The Rio Grande is the source of the water. The gates enable the water to be directed to specific places at specific times in specific amounts.
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