Here in Lo de Marcos we have cattle that roam at will, free ranging alongside the roadway.
Cattle wandering on road outside our campground.
They can ge a nuisance eating shrubbs and flowers on private property, not to speak of the mess they leave behind. The locals readily accept the wandering cows as being normal activity. The cattle are various breeds and come in different colours.
Cows eating alongside our road.
As unusual as these wandering Lo de Marcos cows seem to us, they are nothing compared to las vacas de San Pancho. Earlier this week my brother-in-law Maurice and I paid a visiting to the neighbouring town, of San Pancho. It is located along highway 200, about a fifteen minute drive towards Puerto Vallarta. Oddly enough the road sign lists the name as San Francisco, however once you leave the highway it becomes San Pancho.
During our visit to this town we discovered that they also have cattle. However the San Pancho cows appear different from the Lo de Marcos variety. I am not sure if this difference is caused by diet or whether the cows just enjoy dressing up for visitors.
This cow was seen eating a bouquet of fresh cut flowers.
This cow wore shorts and slippers.
This is how they brand cattle in San Pancho.
This cow was wearing a shawl.
This cow was a spotted variety.
This cow preferred the colour red.
This cow must have been in a fight. It was black & blue.
This cow they called Rose.
This one wore her finest dress complete with stockings.
