Apr 24, 2016

Crowds turned out with Mexican flags (and one sombrero) to greet the arrival of the Mexican Navy’s training ship the Cuauhtémoc to Batlimore’s Inner Harbor on Saturday, April 23, 2016. For Mexican-American families, it was an occasion to share some cultural pride with their children who have grown up in the U.S. Let it be said, the Mexican Navy knows how to make an entrance: the ship arrived right on time, with music playing and marineros standing in formation on the ballusts, defying gravity, and making acrophobic observers a bit anxious. The ship came from Cuba and will be stationed in the harbor until April 27, when she will set sail for New England and then Europe.

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: For Mexican-American families in the Baltimore area, the ship’s arrival was an opportunity to educate their families about their cultural heritage. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Officials on board the M

: Marineros stand in formation on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Rogelio Billa from Guadalajara, Mexico, pictured at right in sombrero, brought his children to watch the ship’s arrival. Although he and his wife are both originally from Mexico, their children have never seen the country.(Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros ready the knots at the dock.

: Observers carried Mexican flags at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Among the crowds were Mexican-American families who brought their children to watch the ship arrive in Baltimore. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: A marinero stands watch at the gangplank boarding the training ship Cuauhtemoc. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: At dock, marineros ready the ship for a gala later that evening, hosted by the Mexican Embassy. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: The training ship is named for the last Aztec Emperor. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: One of the captains of the Cuauhtemoc. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: For Mexican-American families in the Baltimore area, the ship’s arrival was an opportunity to educate their families about their cultural heritage. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

: Marineros on board the Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtemoc training ship, which arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Saturday, April 23. The ship will be docked in Baltimore until April 27, when she will set sail for New England. (Christina Tkacik/Baltimore Sun)

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The Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtémoc arrives in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

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