On Friday afternoon Greg wanted to treat me to something special. That morning while running he’d seen that the huge flag was out at the Glorieta Sanchez Taboada, so he suggested we take a trip down there at sunset to photograph it.
Well, we all know that nothing in Mazatlán ever goes as planned and you need to be open to surprises. Surprised and delighted we were, as while we were setting up my tripod, a convoy of military vehicles arrived, hundreds of soldiers jumped out, and in addition to their rifles they were carrying… wait for it… musical instruments! Click on any photo to enlarge it or view a slideshow.
It seems Mazatlán has been host to Mexico’s top military bands, who were competing to be the best in the country. The top three performed a concert on Friday evening in the oceanside plaza. Sadly, they decided to take the flag down just before sunset, so I didn’t get the photos that I had hoped to, but I got a whole lot of other pictures that I’d never imagined I might.
My final question for you: how many people does it take to retire/carry that huge flag that flies over the glorieta?
¡VidaMaz! 
Here’s to the golden day soldiers can put down their guns and take up their tubas!
Hear hear!!! ❤
A Mexican military band is the source of Jazz.
They played a wonderful selection!
Fantastic photos as usual ! Thanks for sharing everything you and Greg do for Mazatlan!!
The bands were a nice surprise! Sure wish they hadn’t removed the flag so early tho. Thanks, Connie!