Cervantino

Fireworks filled the sky last night for the inaguration of Cervantino. Cervantino quadruples the number of people in this small city over these three weeks. The origins of the festival are from the mid 20th century, when short plays by Miguel De Cervantes called "entremeses" were performed in the city’s plazas. This festival has grown to become the most important international artistic and cultural event in Mexico and Latin America, and one of four major events of its type in the world. We drank beers and ate fresh tamales while we watched the firworks from our roof, lighting up the city from above. I am really looking forward to this festival because there are so many free performances and intersting people filling the streets. Talented artisans coming from all over Latin America set their work up for sale in hopes to bring in big bucks from all of the tourists. Folks rent spaces to open shops for this short time because the flood of money is constant, and then close up after the festival.

This video was taken from one of the free and outstanding performances.