February is the time for festivals in Chile and Argentina. Festivals like the colorful religious dance festival held every year in Taltal, Chile, as seen in the photo above which I took at last year's festival, and also festivals like the massive one that takes place in the posh resort city of Viña Del Mar, which is so big that all the Chilean TV networks set up shop there for a week's worth of wall-to-wall coverage, while well-heeled spectators (as well as artists) come from all over the world to celebrate the climax of the austral summer in grandiose fashion.
As for me, the time has come. The bags are packed and I will be setting out in the morning on my drive down to Las Vegas, where I will spend one day visiting my daughter and her husband before catching the flight out. No, I don't plan to attend the gala event in Viña Del Mar, and I will likely not make it to Taltal this year until a week after their festival concludes. But just maybe, I will find another celebration, either somewhere up in Northern Chile or more likely in Northwest Argentina, like the fabled folkloric festival at Cosquin, or one of the others that will be happening throughout the month of February...
And for those friends who have the link to this blog, now it will start to get interesting. The new adventure will be off and running, and at every opportunity I will be posting the latest reports from on the road. So if my wanderings represent something that interests you, please, by all means, come back whenever you can. Maybe I will not always be able to upload my pictures - this is one reality that I have come to expect - but the stories will still be posted regardless. It means I'm off, and my next post here will be coming from somewhere in Chile, likely this coming weekend, so stay tuned!
Saludos a todos,
The Atacama Viajero
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