The winner! This one was running for Heremeta.

These guys are wild. They don't bother you, just hang around.

Promo poster for the Festival. The theme this year was 'water '.

The final Festival pre-sunset; the performances begin ~9p.

Final Festival Day: pt.1

February 14 in Chile ⋅ 🌬 77 °F

We wandered a bit in the late morning before our last tour & happened to stumble on the last competition of the Tapati Festival. Even though the results were final after yesterday's painting/parade event, the bareback horse race was still on. Wow.

Tour stop today: Ahu Vinapu -- famous for its advanced, tight-fitting masonry of the walls; similar to those found in Cusco.

The Closing Ceremony of the Tapati Festival in the evening was SO fun -- we wanted to save as many audio/video clips as possible; so it's a multi-part posting. The band that played before the Crowning of the Queen ceremonies was great.Read more