Matanza

Nowadays, the Matanza is a much more public occasion, with the participation of dancers carrying flor de muertos and baskets of a local bread called pan de burro because it was transported by burros in times past.

A yearly culinary ritual: La matanza 2005

Nowadays, the Matanza is a much more public occasion, with the participation of dancers carrying flor de muertos and baskets of a local bread called pan de burro because it was transported by burros in times past.

A yearly culinary ritual: La matanza 2005

Nowadays, the Matanza is a much more public occasion, with the participation of dancers carrying flor de muertos and baskets of a local bread called pan de burro because it was transported by burros in times past.

A yearly culinary ritual: La matanza 2005

If prizes were awarded for pollution, the Riachuelo, also known as the Matanza-Riachuelo, would be in contention for a gold medal.

Joseph B. Treaster: Argentine River Cleanup Greeted With Skepticism: Can The Job Be Done? 2009

La Matanza River, better known as El Riachuelo (The Little River) divides the Argentinean capital city Buenos Aires with the rest of the province that shares the same name.

Global Voices in English » Argentina: Cleaning Up the Riachuelo 2009

The Matanza ceases for the last day in October and first of November in order to observe Day of the Dead, when the Mixteca home altars will hold flowers, candles, bread, beverages, and bowls of - what else?

A yearly culinary ritual: La matanza 2005

The Matanza ceases for the last day in October and first of November in order to observe Day of the Dead, when the Mixteca home altars will hold flowers, candles, bread, beverages, and bowls of - what else?

A yearly culinary ritual: La matanza 2005

The annual twenty-day long event known as La Matanza - the killing of the goats - is not only the culmination of a year of hard work but an event that sums up much of the region's history and gastronomy.

A yearly culinary ritual: La matanza 2005

The annual twenty-day long event known as La Matanza - the killing of the goats - is not only the culmination of a year of hard work but an event that sums up much of the region's history and gastronomy.

A yearly culinary ritual: La matanza 2005

However, hundreds of years before becoming an event that attracts gourmets and tourists from many parts of Mexico, La Matanza was crucial to the region's economy.

A yearly culinary ritual: La matanza 2005