Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Pictures from trip to La Serena/Coquimbo

We witnessed the traditional celebration of the fishermen´s patron, San Pedro. Every year the sea claims the lives of some of the local fishermen, and people pay tribute to the Saint so that he will protect them. According to my friend Virginia it is not unusual for relatives or children of lost fishermen to take part in the dancing ceremony. This would explain why one the girls while dancing away got tears in her eyes.

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