pictures of Bucerias

Several of our readers have asked for pictures of Bucerias. I hope the previous link to information about the town gave you a good overview of what our small city looks like.
But we thought we should add some of our own pictures.

What could tell you more about a town than its doors, entries, or portals? You probably have seen calendars with doors of famous locales. And indeed doors can be inviting, just functional, or quite ornate. But they tell a lot about the occupants on the other side as well as the nature of the city.

Doors tell you about the resources of the area. Here wood is a dear commodity, not as readily available as in the US and generally not used as a building material. Concrete and ceramics – tiled roofs and floors – are the materials of choice. Wooden doors are a bit of a luxury, even on the tourist side of town. Concrete or ceramics do not generally lend themselves to doors. In contrast, wrought iron is a traditional material readily available and relatively inexpensive. So it is used quite extensively as you will see in our pictures.






Now some of you will think that all this iron is for safety and security. In the US we probably see iron-barred windows as a common use of this material. But a closer examination will show that the iron is more ornamental than obstacle.

Well here are pictures of a few entries to domiciles and businesses in Bucerias taken on an early morning walk. Although these pictures are all on the tourist side of the highway, there are wonderful doors on the other side as well. If you zoom in on the pictures, you will find even more interesting details.


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dan and rebecca