Photographs of Cinco de Mayo in the Gaslamp!

Photographs of Cinco de Mayo in the Gaslamp!

This year, Cinco de Mayo was celebrated a couple days early in San Diego’s festive Gaslamp Quarter. And I’d like to share a collection of photographs! Entertainment on a couple of stages, exciting Mexican lucha libre wrestling, “Fast and the Furriest” dog races, cool lowrider cars, a beer garden, tasty food… People smiling, laughing, dancing, enjoying a good time… It was a bit amusing to see so many people in business attire at this very casual,…

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

There's more to tequila than sombreros, shots and slammers; here's a more sophisticated (and respectful) take on celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, celebrates the victory of the Mexican army against the invading French forces of Napoleon III at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, forcing a retreat despite being outnumbered and comparatively poorly-equipped. The victory was hugely inspirational and came to symbolise Mexico's…