Posted by Guest Author on Thu 14th June 2007 at 09:03 PM, Filed in South AmericaDecember

Contributed by Jill Bowen

Fancy a quick dip in the sea…and I mean quick!

Bur first, what’s your usual method of entry? Like me, slowly inching your way, and therefore prolonging the ‘pain’ of cold water reaching your ‘sensitive’ bits! Or do you charge in, launching yourself into the waves? Or maybe you perform a graceful artistic dive off a jetty?

OK all you wimps, why not see how ‘real men’ enter the water!

On 11th December every year - the day preceding the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe an evening mass is held in honour of Mexico’s patron saint. I expect that a few prayers are said not only for the saint, but a few of the worshippers will also being praying for themselves! These are some of the best professional freestyle cliff divers in the world, participating the next day in a spectacle that thrills spectators with their abilities.
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