Peligrozo on vacation in Celestun

The town of Celestun is located on the west coast of the Yucatán, a "short" drive from Mérida. The town has many beach restaurants and they serve the best seafood Peligrozo Azul ever had the pleasure to eat. But be warned, the drive to this beautiful beach town is not for the weak of stomach. There are no highways or big roads, you have to drive through all the quaint small town and there are bout 300 topes on the way there. What are topes you ask? They are the biggest, meanest speed bumps you will ever encounter. Visit Celestun if you dare... I recommend eating at Restaurante La Playita and ordering the ceviche. Also make sure to stay for sunset.

View some of Celestun's sunset images here.

Peligrozo Azul on Vacation

It had been a few years since Peligrozo Azul had gone back to his home-land, the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Since it had been a long time coming he decided to scheduled a 9 day stay in the peninsula. Peligrozo Azul booked a flight, made reservations at a resort in Playa del Carmen and rented a car. He wanted this trip to be pampering, relaxing with some adventures.

The first 4 days he would spend in an all-inclusive, adults only resort,the Royal Hideaway in Playacar. He wanted to make sure it was adults only since all year-round he plays and performs for kids... this was a vacation after all. From his location in Playacar he visited the island of Cozumel, which is only a 30 minute ferry ride. There he went snorkeling in the gorgeous blue Caribbean water of the island with beautiful tropical fishes. He also rented a scooter to drive around the island. Driving the scooter turned out to be more terrifying than wrestling El Demonio Negro, but game him the chance to see a more quiet side of Cozumel.

After his relaxing stay in the Riviera Maya area he boarded his rental car and took to the road to Merida, there he would stay with other luchador friends. The stay in the Colonial city was also very nice and relaxing, it gave Peligrozo a chance to visit less touristy areas and eat more traditional foods... mercado tamales are awesome! Some of the places he visited where the Merida centro, the mercado, government buildings, universities and ruins. He also had the chance to visit Secestun, a beautiful beach town on the west coast of the Yucatan. There he eat at a beach restaurant, La Playita, they had the best seafood he has ever had. This trip to Yucatan Peninsula was almost perfect. The only thing that went wrong was that his rental car (Blueway car rental) broke down twice... well not literally the same car. His first car broke down, he got a replacement and then the second car also broke down. But maybe that was the adventure he needed.


Playacar, Quintana Roo, Mexico


Cozumél, Quintana Roo, México


Cozumél, Quintana Roo, México


Cozumel plaza, Quintana Roo, México


Cozumel, Quintana Roo, México


Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, MX


Royal Hideaway Resort, Playacar


Playacar ruins, Quintana Roo, MX


Playacar ruins, Quintana Roo, MX



Playacar ruins, Quintana Roo, MX


Playacar ruins, Quintana Roo, MX


Playacar ruins, Quintana Roo, MX


Beers


Drinks! Good times!

Peligrozo Azul Summer Outing

Today was a beautiful summer day in Buffalo, NY. Since those days don't last long in this city Peligrozo Azul decided to go check out the Botanical gardens.

Here are some pictures at the garden and a nearby basilica.


Buffalo Botanical Garden


Buffalo Botanical Garden

Peligroso Azul on vacation

Why stay in the cold of South Florida when the Caribbean is so much warmer? This pass winter Peligroso Azul and I went on a cruise to the Caribbean. We had a blast visiting the beautiful islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Dominica and Barbados.

If you want to see other travels and adventures of Peligroso Azul and his luchador friends join his Facebook group.


The cool town of Barbados


Downtown Barbados


St. Kitt's plaza


Dominica's rain forest (one of the many)


Welcome to Dominica!


Beautiful beach in St. Croix

Keychain Luchadores

These guys are hand sewn canvas turned inside out and hand painted in acrylic. :) All three of the luchadores are in a new home now. More of them coming soon!

Luchador Keychain GIVEAWAY!!!

Luchador keychain giveaway

Bag and buttons not included

Win your very own Luchador Keychain, for FREE. Before they are available anywhere. Keep in mind that the Luchador may look different from the picture, they are handmade after all. I'm also covering shipping. When I said Free I really meant it. :) If you would like you can give some ideas for colors.

Rules to participate:

Step 1. Visit my blog.

Step 2. Leave a comment in any one of my posts.

Step 3. Cross your fingers.

One entry per person. Tell your friends.

Deadline:

Giveaway is good for a week only (ends black friday).

I will choose at random a comment on Saturday, November 28, 2009 and declare it a winner. Make sure to come back to check the winner post. Simple enough right? Good luck everyone!!!

Luchador Keychain

How it all started

Luchador hanging on my bag

Luchador key chain

Luchador plush keychain. Made with love and kick ass patience. I'm planing on making an army of them and putting them on my etsy, so stay tuned! Also making them as DIY or PIY canvas plush. If you want to see him in person he will be making a special appearance at the Bear and Bird Small Stuff show this Sunday.

New and revamped artwork

Bear and Bird Gallery Purchase Art

Serene Monsters (acrylic and color pencil)

Señor Luchador (acrylic, markers, ink, gold spray)

Squishy and FrankenOctoKitty (felt and ultra soft)

Pink Luchador (felt, fleece and buttons)

This is some of my new and revamped work, just in time for the upcoming show Small Stuff 3. I revamped some plushies I made earlier this year and made some new paintings based on character sketches. This show opens November 22 and runs through January 9, 2010. Unlike other shows the theme of this event is "cash & carry", in other words, you pay for it, you take it home on the spot. I'm really looking forward to seeing the work made for this show. See you at the gallery early! :) To purchase any piece from the show go here.

What's in the works?

I'm working in a couple of new pieces some paintings, more plushies and possibly a stencil for a show in Belgium. I'm very excited about two new art shows specially Stich Wars at the Bear and Bird Boutique Gallery and Stick Me Hard! I hope soon to put some pictures up. But in the mean time lets stay creative.

El Peligrozo Azúl Visits Chichén Itzá

El Peligrozo Azúl is a "Lucha Libre" wrestler born in south Florida from Puertorrican parents. He has been retired from the action for a few years, traveling the world is his new passion. Of course he still goes in costume, if not he wouldn't be El Peligrozo Azúl, he would just be José Octavio Rodríguez Maldonado, which sounds pretty exotic but not as exciting.

In his latest adventure, El Peligrozo visited the Yucatán peninsula of México. There he had a tons of fun, he ate a lot, partied all night and drank all day. Hi visited many cities like Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Valladolid, Izamal, Mérida, Uman and a few others that he cannot remember. In this cities he visited many places like the ruins of Tulúm, Cenote Samulá, the Izamal church, the plaza of Valladolid and Mérida a big pyramid in the middle of a town and a few other places. But out of all this places his favorite has to be Chichén Itzá, one of the new wonders on the world.


Walking to Chichén.

El Castillo (Pyramid of Kukulcán)

El Caracol (Observatory)

El Peligrozo and me in front of El Castillo