Revolution Day Parade 5 - La Penita

November 20th is Revolution Day in Mexico and all over the country in small towns and large cities parades are held celebrating the event. La Penita is a village of about 1000 people and is located 60 kilometers north of Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific coast. For the most part this parade is organized by the schools in the area and includes colourful costumes, dancing, and skits demonstrating events from the revolution. The parade travels about eight blocks in total, down the main avenue and takes about four hours to pass. I can't imagine how long the staging area must be. This really is a community event in some parts of the route the crowd spilled off the curb and into the street twelve or fourteen deep. Oh by the way the temperature was 32C - these are some resiliant kids