MAY Cinco de Mayo (5th of May) is a major Mexican festiv al celebrating the B attle of P uebla against F rench occupation forces chol hamoed trips in 1862. A parade down Mission Street is followed by a festival at Civic Center P laza with music, ar ts, crafts, low-rider cars, and delicious food that most kids will lo ve. The parade is fr ee; the festival has a small admission charge of ar ound $5 for adults (fr ee for kids under 12). Visit www.sfcincodemayo. com. This fiesta is more family-oriented chol hamoed trips than Carnaval (www.carnaval.com) later in the month, which is wilder and very crowded.
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For information chol hamoed trips on how to get a passport, go to Passports in the Fast Facts section in the appendix at the end of this book the w ebsites listed pr ovide do wnloadable passpor t applications as w ell as the curr ent fees for pr ocessing passpor t applications. I nternational visitors can obtain a visa application at the w ebsite of the U.S. S tate D epartment at http:// travel.state.gov.
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