In other news, I went to the pueblo of Sortova for the annual fiesta de tobaco y cabalgada last Saturday. This area of Panama is famous for fertile soil perfect for tobacco. Large tobacco companies as well as small time farmers grow the crop here.
Can you read Spanish backwards?
We arrived at the event very early, at about 12 noon. We hung out and tried to stay cool...sooo humid and hot! After a few beers and tamales, people started to show up. From what I can gather, a cabalgada (horse parade) is a way for community members to get wasted and show off their horses. It was common to see a cowboy mounted and riding on his horse while pouring seco (high-proof sugarcane alcohol) into a cup. There were so many cowboys after a little while that it was like bumper-horses. Lots of kicking, biting, and bucking from the overheated beasts. There were bands, cockfights, games, and bull fighting as well.
Is that a mobile bar in the back of a truck with a speaker blaring campesino tunes? Why, of course it is!
Over here bull!
Lyn with La Blanca.
The party is just getting started.
Nice, kill the mean man!
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