Rancho’s mariachi band welcomes holiday revelers — PHOTOS

Wendy Renteria, right, leads Mariachi Oro Del Rancho in performance in McCarran International Airport Terminal 3 to greet passengers on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. (Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau)

Members of Mariachi Oro Del Rancho perform in McCarran International Airport Terminal 3 to greet passengers in the international arrivals lobby on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. (Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau)

An arriving passenger takes a video at McCarran International Airport as Mariachi Oro Del Rancho performs in Terminal 3 to greet passengers in the international arrivals lobby on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. (Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau)

Christopher Ulloa of Mariachi Oro Del Rancho performs in McCarran International Airport Terminal 3 to greet passengers in the international arrivals lobby on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. (Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau)

Members of Mariachi Oro Del Rancho perform in McCarran International Airport Terminal 3 to greet passengers, many of whom have just arrived directly from Mexico, in the international arrivals lobby on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. (Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau)

An arriving couple pause to shoot a selfie with Mariachi Oro Del Rancho performing in McCarran International Airport Terminal 3 international arrivals lobby on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. (Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau)

An arriving passenger is welcomed at McCarran International Airport as Mariachi Oro Del Rancho performs in Terminal 3 to greet passengers in the international arrivals lobby on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. (Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau)

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McCarran International Airport on Friday opened its arms to travelers celebrating the Mexican Independence Day holiday weekend, serving up performances by Mariachi Oro Del Rancho, a 19-member student band from Rancho High School. Mexico's Independence Day, Sept. 16, is Wednesday.

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