Sorry I haven't posted in a bit, but this week was our town's fiesta. Fiestas are a BIG thing here. The whole town gets shut down--really, no one works, except for the restaurants and store owners--just so people can drink, dance on the street, and then pass out until the morning after. We started the festivities last Friday with fireworks, dancing on the streets, etc. but really, people actually started celebrating way before that. It was the festivities before the festivities. Anyways, I still have two more days of fiesta left and I'll be glad when it's over. I can't keep up with all the drinking and dancing that lasts until dawn. However, I have been taking advantage of the amazing activities, such as the food competition, the bull fight (seen here), watching traditional Peruvian dances, the cuy competitions, Peruvian concerts, etc.
Here was my first bull fight. Did you know that bull fights are really violent? They actually stab the bull early on to weaken it so that the matador doesn't get hurt (picture 2). And then eventually they kill it (picture 1) and drag it off. All this while people are cheering and yelling. PETA would never allow this in the states!
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