The Inaugural Parade
The streets were lined with many people and there were grandstands
set up for people to watch the parade go by.
45 groups participated in this year's parade
including a group from Cuba, Equador and as far as Croatia!

Mariachis from Cuba	A rotating sign above the intersection of Juarez and 16 of Septiembre.	More Mariachis!

Where else can you find a parade where the floats are moving stages
equiped with a PA system to transport the participants in the Festival?

Here comes Mariachi Vargas!

Llegaron Los Camperos!

Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan

Mariachi De America!

Proudly representing the United States were:

Mariachi Voz de America, Los Angeles, CA	Mariachi Corazon de Oro, Tucson, Arizona
Mariachi Santa Cecilia, San Jose, California	Mariachi Escorpion, Brownsville, Texas
Mariachi Juvenil Batiz of Nogales, Arizona	Mariachi Riverside of El Paso, Texas

Between the groups of mariachis were also folklorico dancers, charros on horseback and Escaramusas.

Folklorico Dancers	Some fine horsemanship.
Charros	Escaramusas

It was a very colorful and lively parade as you could only experience
at the 9th Encuentro del Mariachi y la Charreria !!!

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