Tonight, Jen and I are attending a traditional Uruguayan Asado, or cookout. Uruguayans are crazy about beef and grill it by the kilos over wood fire. Tomorrow we will post an update with details on the gathering.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Carnaval in Montevideo
Little did we know, Montevideo is the Latin American capital of Carnaval for 2008-2010. Montevideo is known for having the longest Carnaval celebration in the world, lasting from September until February. Today Jen and I were lucky enough to stumble upon some full blown Carnaval parades downtown. These parades are all about Candombe, which is an Afro-Uruguayan musical tradition. Here is a photo album and video with a look at what we saw today:
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