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Street Light Battle Heats Up!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 12, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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https://vimeo.com/10113520 Okay -- we admit it. We spoke way too soon when announcing that Sueca-Literato Azorín was "obviously" going to win the annual Lights competition. We hadn't yet seen Cuba-Literato…

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Fallas 2010: The Lights of Ruzafa

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 9, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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This year, the competition for the Best Lights Display award has heated up! Two other commissions, Cuba-Literato Azorín and Cuba-Puerto Rico are challenging the perennial victors Sueca-Literato Azorín. "Enough of…

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Fallas 2010: Calle Sueca Prepares

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  • Post published:March 3, 2010
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Can’t wait for March 15th when the main days of Fallas begin? Why not head down to Calle Sueca and count all light bulbs and LEDs? That should keep you…

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Initial walk through the insane Fallas lights of Calle Sueca

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  • Post published:March 16, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Vocab
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STS0QJNhB0s On the 7th of March we had gone to see the turning on of the street lights. It was so packed we didn’t dare to squeeze ourselves through Calle…

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