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Fallas 2010: Sueca – 4th Place

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 5, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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A large Valencian man sleeps on the ground, dreaming of the world, in the monument of Sueca-Literato Azorín, titled "Planet Fallas". Around and on top of him, we find characters…

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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
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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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Valencia Fallas: The Street Lights of Calle Sueca 2009

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  • Post published:March 8, 2009
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March 7th was a busy day.  After the daily 2pm mascletà, and the special Gran Mascletà Napolitana at the beach, we mustered our remaining strength and went down to Ruzafa. …

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