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A crowded street, with Egipto Church in the background. |
This weekend, the
Egipto neighborhood opens up with its annual Three Kings Festival (Festival de los Reyes Magos). Altho the festival is formally religious, I think I saw more sin than sanctity and more partying than piety while there. But there is lots of eating and drinking and street games.
Egipto is a poor neighborhood above La Candelaria and has a crime problem. Many a tourist has wandered up into its narrow alleys and left behind is camera, cell phone - even his shoes.
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A woman plays mini tejo, a miniature version of Colombia's official national sport. |
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She didn't win, but she had fun. |
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Chicha, a traditional local drink made from fermented corn, competed with beer. |
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Bathroom break. |
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Incense, to make 2012 a lucky year. |
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Foam-covered kids. |
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Little girl, big load. |
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A local character. |
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The crowd fills an ally alongside Egipto Church. |
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Making chocolate by hand. |
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Hand-made chocolate. |
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Police frisked everybody on their way in. This particular guy wasn't allowed in the festival, probably because he was drunk. |
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Police man a street up into the Egipto neighborhood, where many gringos have wandered, and returned without their cameras, I-phones, etc. |
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A great place for carnivores. |
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A rapper sings about violence on the mean streets of Bogotá. |
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A target-shooting game. |
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A German tourist and a local enjoy some cool ones. |
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The view downhill toward the city center. |
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Older folks people watch from their windows. |
By Mike Ceaser, of
Bogotá Bike Tours
1 comment:
nice opinion. thanks for sharing...
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