{"id":4498,"date":"2014-05-12T15:47:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T15:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpedroza.com\/blog\/?p=4498"},"modified":"2014-05-12T15:49:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T15:49:22","slug":"aguascalientesganado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.johnpedroza.com\/blog\/aguascalientesganado\/","title":{"rendered":"El Expo Ganadera (Livestock Expo), Aguascalientes, Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lots of different livestock at the exposition.<\/p><\/div>I have been to a lot of fairs and I have seen a lot of livestock expositions. As far as the Expo Ganadera at the Feria de San Marcos goes it does cover all the basics: common livestock (horses, goats, big tractors, and even a live auction. All these things are like any other livestock you have been to EXCEPT for what happens right when you step in the gate. <\/p>\n

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Another cow to dance with the mariachis.<\/p><\/div>Right when you step in the gate you are going to hear it. Just like any auction you will start to hear numbers over the loud speaker but this is definitely not a silent auction. As the auctioneer yells out his bids the bidders kind of sing back the bids, then there is the mariachi music. Due to the fact that public was allowed to auction, we remained very quiet (although if you do accidentally buy a cow they will butcher it onsite for you or give you a rope to lead it home). As you get closer to the joyful noise you notice the mariachi music is live and the musicians are dancing with the soon to be sold cows who are accompanied by women dressed in tight black dresses. I made a video of the surreal experience but you really have to see it in person to believe it:
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