Last Saturday, in the end, it did not rain on the parade. With only minutes to spare before the first desfile of the Guelaguetza delegations was to begin, the torrential downpour stopped, the rockets sounded, bands played, and the delegates danced their way down Independencia. I can’t believe how UN-bedraggled and energetic they were!
Here’s hoping I managed to include one photo from each of the delegations in the slideshow above.
By the way, if you are in Oaxaca and planning to attend the second desfile tomorrow (July 25), see below for the parade route — it has been changed!
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Awesome…thanks Shannon.
David in Scottsdale
Thank you. The desfile is, indeed, awesome! And, weather looks like it will cooperate today. 😉
Thanks! Couldn’t open pix, but that’s okay.
There is a saying in Oax that it never rains exactly on the Guela activities — desfile, danza, etc
I first attended in July, 1983, and indeed, ominous clouds gathered all morning, and as the festivities concluded,a veritable chubasco opened up. Ran all the way down to the zocalo as floods inundated the streets and then the walkways of the zocalo restaurants!
Thanks for prodding my memories!
Mary
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Hmmm… Mary, you might try opening the blog in a different browser. Also, perhaps you need to update Adobe Flash.
As for the rain… I got caught in a deluge at a Guerreros game in 2009 and wound up soaked to the bone. It took my gym shoes 3 days to dry out! 😉
Wonderful photos of the festivities! There was a parade in Soldotna on Sat., and I attended only because I was waiting for the library used book sale (where I was working) to open. All during the parade I kept thinking how boring it was compared to even the smallest parade in Oaxaca!
I know what you mean! Btw, the OLL also had a used book sale on the driveway during the Fri, Sat & Mon of each week of Guelaguetza festivities.