A juggler practices behind a tent at Circus Vargas, owned by Katya and Nelson Quiroga, on opening day in Hollywood. The Quirogas and their traveling troupe will wrap up a five-day run on Monday.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
Link
Workers set up tent and midway for Circus Vargas where Sunset Boulevard crosses the Hollywood Freeway.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
Link
Workers prepare Circus Vargas for its five-day run in Hollywood.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
Link
Workers set up the tent as Circus Vargas arrives in Hollywood.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
Link
The children of Circus Vargas get hugs from the workers. Owners are members of a tight-knit family.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
Link
Youngsters get to take over the arena at the beginning of each performance at Circus Vargas.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
Link
Katya Quiroga, a seventh-generation circus performer, prepares for her high-wire act with Yasmin Rivera as her husband, Nelson, leaves written instructions for workers on opening day in Hollywood.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
Link
A dancer spinning hula hoops swirls through the air at Circus Vargas.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
Link
Circus Vargas performer Jon Weiss balances a 20-foot ladder on his chin.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
Link
Matilde Quiroga, Nelson Quiroga's mother, works in the popcorn booth at the family-owned Circus Vargas.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
Link
Ariana Rivera, 4, left, and Graciella Quiroga, 3, play with dolls as workers set up tent and midway at Circus Vargas.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
Link
More galleries on Framework
return to gallery
Reader Photos: Best of Southern California Moments for 2012
Picking the 12 best photos over a year is no easy feat. There are so many photos, and so many different types of images, that finding a balanced set can become a challenge. In... View Post»
Venice flooded by record high tides
Heavy rains and seas whipped up by strong winds have flooded Venice and brought the lagoon city's high tide mark to its sixth-highest level since records began being kept 150... View Post»
Highlights from Day 7 of the 2012 London Olympics: U.S. women blank New Zealand to reach soccer semifinals. Goals by Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux rescued a sputtering... View Post»
Pictures in the News | November 16, 2011
Wednesday's Pictures in the News begins in the Netherlands, where Tibetans are on hunger strike in The Hague to protest Chinese repression and curtailment of religious freedom... View Post»
