Carnival in Paucarbamba

by Lou Whitaker

We were invited to a fiesta that the community were having on Saturday night which was great fun and their way of saying thank you for the help we have given so far. The centre of the celebration was a pre-chopped tree which was decorated with plastic kitchen utensil!

 

Everyone forms a circle and dances round the tree with couples taking it in turns to chop at the trunk. Whenever anything falls off the tree the children run to collect it and when the whole tree falls it is a mad rush to grab the gifts!