I went out fr a walk to re-acquaint myself with the area of Cochabamba near Plaza Colon. The day was bright and warm, with wispy little clouds, I took my camera, a bit of water, my ebook and a rain jacket.
I sat down in the Plaza in some shade and read for a bit. At one point a young man sat down on the other end of the bench and played a few tunes on his charango. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charango) A pleasant sounding instrument, though not very loud. He tried talking to me in Spanish, I tried talking to him in English. Fun but frustrating.
I continued my walk, heading North on Av de Bolivar. and as it started to rain, just a few drops coming down, a Mexican Cafe was opening up, so I sat down for some food. Almost as soon as I finished ordering, a group of four traffic police went by shortly followed by a marching band and dancers.
For well over an hour, there were small and large groups of bands and dancers going past, one or two with the music played by speakers, but most with drums and brass horns. The drums were being beaten on rather firmly, and they were as much felt as herd.
I did not take a lot of pictures, but here is a sample of the ones I got.
There are far worse ways to spend a Saturday afternoon, and the rain did not seem to dampen the participants mood at all.
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