Live (on tape) from La Paz!

In a Prest for a Quote first, I’ve put together a video montage of our little adventure at the Festival of Alasitas last week. It was fun to do, but took a fair bit of work, so please let me know if you find it interesting, entertaining, or not.

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And Now for Something Completely Different — The Festival of Alasitas

Sometimes life gives you a treat, completely unexpected and unsolicited. Yesterday was such a day for me; I got to take part in the annual Bolivian Alasitas festival. As I understand it, Alasitas is based upon an ancient Tihuanaco tradition, one that was carried on during Incan times and lives on as an Aymaran custom. More recently (as in several hundred years ago) the festival was infused with some trappings of Catholocism, and today it remains a thriving cultural institution.