Fiestas de Lámud - by night

I follow the advice of Milagro whom I had met on the road to Chachapoyas, and head to this little village in another valley to attend their "Fiestas patronales", the celebration of the local saint, el Señor de Gualamita. The girl who runs the hostel (and runs the tourism office, and give courses to the town's people at night) introduces me to half of the town, and after an hour or two it feels almost home. The food and the pisco are good, the trumpets and accordions are loud, and although the dancing hall is way too big for the couple hundreds people dancing, they have good energy - and they've been partying for 12 days already.Read more