Travis Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I thought that subject line might get your attention. I'm starting a little project. I want to photograph public displays of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Ajijic. But while I've seen many around town, I can only think of a handful of specific locations. So I need your help locating where they are. Most are probably painted on the exterior of buildings, but some are undoubtedly carved in stone....or in the trunk of a tree, etc. It doesn't matter how they are done, or whether they are fine art or not. The only requirement is that it is a fixed/semi-permanent representation of the Virgen of Guadalupe and that it's viewable publicly. Here are the locations I can think of right off the top of my head. 1. NE Corner of Constitucion and Juan Alvarez 2. SW Corner of Independencia and Cinco de Mayo. 3. Diane Pearl's recently painted on the side of her gallery. 4. Galeana Shrine, 1 block north of Carretera, east side of street 5. NW Corner of Constitucion and Aldama (Additional locations from recon and subsequent posts in this thread) 6. Prolongacion Ocampo, West Ajijic 7. NE Corner of Guadalupe Victoria and Javier Mina 8. SW Corner of Juarez y Hidalgo 9. Sies Esquinas, base of big tree 10. Flores Magnon, just north of Zaragoza Obviously, I need a lot of help locating them, so for those willing to contribute.... Welcome to Virgin Hunt 2014!!! Do you have a Virgin in your neighborhood? And if so, where? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Ronnfeldt Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hysterical tagline! Just before you go uphill on Calle Niza in Chapala. Coming from Ajijic, take a left up the hill across the street from Farmacia Guadalajara and the Monte Carlo hotel. Then take your first right onto Niza. She's about two blocks up on the left hand side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Thanks datura! But for now at least, I need to limit it to Ajijic only. Otherwise, I'll be spending the rest of my life on this "little" project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callejera Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hola Travis! There is a really nice one (I am assuming West Ajijic would count) just around the corner from our old house on Prolongacion Ocampo. Allen will obviously know where it is! It is well-tended by the neighbors and every year on December 11 there is a gathering and a little ceremony there, sometimes even with a band close to midnight! I can send you more information and I even have some photos if you're interested, PM me if you'd like more specific directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Thanks callejera! I just saw your photos. That one is OUTSTANDING! Yes, West Ajijic is fine. Basically anything from (and including) La Floresta in the east to La Canacinta in the west. I think I will periodically update the list from the first post as additional locations are identified. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 There's one west of Barbara's Bazar on the opposite side of the street in the next bock on the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaChula Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 NE Corner of Guadalupe Victoria and Javier Mina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Thanks La Chula. And thank you also Ginger, but that's the one I was referring to in the original list (#2).....so no cookie for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 I thought that was 16 de Septiembre but I guess it changes like many streets in Ajijic. I want a cookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 No Cookie, Ginger! Produce a Virgin = get a cookie. But thanks for playing. I'm pretty sure there's one painted on one of the buildings in the park by the lake, but I could be mixing up my visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Be that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookj5 Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Travis, I don't believe anyone has mentioned the one at the base of the big tree at Seis Esquinas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laspan Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 There is another one on Flores Magnon just north of Zaragoza. It's just before the you take the path that leads you up to the carretera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Thanks jnc and Laspan! Added to my list. Plus today I spotted a small stone Virgin at the corner of Juarez and Hidalgo. Interesting that so far they are all at street corners of one sort or another. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 I think some of the corner ones delineate boundaries between barrios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 The one that was painted on the bathroom wall in the park was painted over by the city. No virgin there anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Thanks bmh. I was there today walking the dog and wondered where she went. Thought maybe I had imagined it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solajijic Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 second floor #4 restaurant and corner down main drag east/west thru San Antonio about 5 street, on a corner inbedded in the wall of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 second floor #4 restaurant and corner down main drag east/west thru San Antonio about 5 street, on a corner inbedded in the wall of course! I walked by #4 today and didn't see a Virgen de Guadalupe representation on the exterior. Where is she hiding? If it's inside, it doesn't count. And if the second one is in San Antonio, it's beyond my self-imposed boundary. I'm surprised more people haven't volunteered locations. We all know what she looks like, right? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaChula Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 I saw one on Nicolas Bravo on the east side of the street, just a few houses north of the Laguna, which has a shrine to her on the roadway. I think I saw another on Ramon Corona as I made the turn near where Yves used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Two cookies for La Chula! Thanks! Funny, I walk that block of Nicolas Bravo all the time. Had a sense there was one somewhere near there what with the cross at the end of the street. I walked it just today and forgot to look. I was sleepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desafinada Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I think there is one across from thepurple spa on Guadalupe Victoria. Its a private residence of a well known ex pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Hmmmm. I travel Guadalupe Victoria all the time and I have no idea where the "purple spa" is located. I was even on it today looking out for it and saw nothing. At any rate, I went out and took photos today. I found all the locations listed, plus a handful of others. As I was out there rubber-necking around town, she just started appearing here and there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monessen Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 I don't know if you count the Virgins found in buildings but, if I remember correctly, there is a large one behind the altar of the little church on Ocampo near Six Corners. The name of the Church is Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe and they have a big procession on her feast day starting from there. I think that I even may have remembered seeing the painting taken down from the wall for the procession on that Feast. It could be that I was just hallucinating, though. I haven't been in that area since I moved to Chapala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 There is one on e the house next to the restaurant Frida Azul on he frontage road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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