Photos 2 from the Rural Delta Area of Texas
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The following photographs were taken from the rural areas around but outside of Delta Lake, Edcouch, Elsa, La Blanca, La Villa, and Monte Alto.  Taken in March and April of 2001 and displayed in no particular order.

The Centro Misionero Emanuel Church is located north of Elsa, on FM-88, just south of M 15-N.
The Centro Misionero Emanuel Church is located north of Elsa, on FM-88, just south of M 15-N.
Lugos Body Shop is located on FM-88, north of M 15-N. Lugos does good work at an affordable cost.

Lugos Body Shop is located on FM-88, north of M 15-N. Lugos does good work at an affordable cost.

Although cockfighting is illegal in the State of Texas and throughout the United States, it continues to be a popular form of entertainment.

This cockfarm, one of many in the Delta Area, is located at the intersection of M 6-W and Rio Street, southwest of Elsa.
This cockfarm, one of many in the Delta Area, is located at the intersection of M 6-W and Rio Street, southwest of Elsa.
Dead mesquites along FM-493, north of M 22 1/2-N, south of Hargill.

Dead mesquites along FM-493, north of M 22 1/2-N, south of Hargill.

Citrus is a major crop in the Delta Area, as it is throughout the Lower Rio Grande Valley. This orange grove is found along FM-88 just north of Delta Lake Park.
Citrus is a major crop in the Delta Area, as it is throughout the Lower Rio Grande Valley. This orange grove is found along FM-88 just north of Delta Lake Park.
Another big crop in the Rio Grande Valley is sugar cane. This cane field is located on M 4-W, south of Hwy 107.

Another big crop in the Rio Grande Valley is sugar cane.  This cane field is located on M 4-W, south of Hwy 107.

For those of us not profiting from the sugar cane market, the burning of the cane fields every year is a common source of irritation and respiratory complaints.