More Virgen de San Angustias

Melissa, Katie, and I standing on the platform of a light pole, so we could see the procession over people's heads.

La Virgen de San Angustias in the procession. There are men under this float carrying it. Keep in mind this procession lasts for a good few hours.

My happy place.

He was my favorite street preformer of the day.

A carousel for the children. Note how the man is pedaling a bike in order to make it go around and around.

These are more pictures of the weekend celebration of La Virgen de San Angustias. There was a chocolate festival, which may have been the best thing that has happened to me. There was every type of chocolate imaginable: chocolate fountains, chocolate bars, fruit covered in chocolate, chocolate covered nuts, chocolate liquor, just keep imagining - it was there. The plaza was also filled with street performers and some rides for kids. In another plaza, there was little open air market with lots of different fruits, desserts, candies, and food of the fall season. It was pretty neat to walk around and try different things.

During the evening, there was the procession of La Virgen de San Angustias. Many people and marching bands walked in the procession. And also, of course, people carrying La Virgen. The Virgen float (for lack of a better word) had to be very heavy, and it stopped every few minutes, perhaps for a break. There were so many people in the streets watching that it was crazy. But it was very neat to see. As the Virgen went by, walking with it were people holding candles and lots of incense. It was definately different than anything I've ever seen in the US.