Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead ("Día de los muertos" in Spanish) is a mexican tradition where family and friends commemoriate their dead people and make decorated altars in their honor.

Although most of people may think Day of Dead is a sad celabration, it is the opposite, this day is an cheerful ocassion to celebrate!

The decoration of the altars is varied, all traditional elements, such as candles, mexican marigolds, pictures, skulls, water, food and paper handmade decoration. 

People decorate their house or also the tomb of their deads, spend the night in the cementeries and tell stories about people who have died. You must always be respectful with people and their beliefs.

Argentine Tango

Have you ever danced a latinamerican dance? 

I dance "tango" since I`m sixteen, about five years. I think it is an amazing dance, when you dance with someone who dances as well as you or even better and, besides, you feel the conection and the passion, you fall in love with this art.

Tango is a tradition of Argentina. Argentine tango is danced in an embrace that can vary from very open, in which leader and follower connect at arms length, to very closed, in which the connection is chest-to-chest, or anywhere in between.

Tango dance is essentially walking with a partner and the music. Dancing appropriately to the emotion and speed of a tango is extremely important. A good dancer is one who transmits a feeling of the music to the partner, leading them effectively throughout the dance. Also, dancers generally keep their feet close to the floor as they walk, the ankles and knees brushing as one leg passes the other.

Although, I have never been in Argentina, I would really like to go and feel that sensuality in the air at the moment of dancing. If you want, you should do it too.

                                        La Tirana

Last year I went to Iquique for the first time with my family. My dad always told me that nearly from Iquique exists a little town called La Tirana and every year there's a week in july where all people celebrates "La fiesta de La Tirana" in memmory of "La virgen del Carmen."

My parents and I visited La Tirana on holidays, it was an amazing experiance. I had never seen so many people dressed in colors, their customes were terrific, their dances were great. Furthermore, people danced night and day without resting, i found it admirable. Even children danced!

There are a huge variety of dances, but the most characteristic one is "La diablada", where men dressed costumes and also carry a really big particular mask - at night the masks turned on lights -. Women dressed beautiful and colored dresses, large boots and a little hat. 

The music is something that makes you want to move and join them!

In every corner of the town you can find people dancing and celebrating. I asked for pictures almost thousand times! I really hope come back one day and enjoy over more. If you ever have the oportunity to go, do it! You won't regret it!