This weekend, as if making up for lost time, I visited a couple of different places. First, on Saturday, I went to Callao to have lunch with a former student and his family. Callao is slightly outside of Lima, near the airport. It is an interesting mix of industrial development area and seaside relaxation spot.
Despite the rocky beach, day trippers make the most of their experience here in La Punta (The Point). From this area, you can take a boat out to the islands to see sea lions, penguins, pelicans and other sea birds, which I hope to return and take on a cooler day.
While seeing the city, I was intrigued to see inflatable pools on the sidewalks outside of people's homes and businesses. My student explained that February is carnival time in Callao. I wasn't quite sure how to interpret that at first, since my idea of carnival is with rides, games and festival food. However, here it happens on Sundays in February as an excuse for everyone to get wet. Not only do people enjoy their pools outside, but children also run through the streets throwing water balloons and buckets of water on each other. Occasionally they add dyes to the water, which makes me think of the Indian festival of Holi.
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