Today, we watched a parade of all the schools in the province and other groups representing Turrialba. The whole parade was 2 hours and we got there an hour early to get a seat next to the curb.
The parade started at 9:15 this morning. It was very hot, almost uncomfortably so. I tried my first Copoz, sold from a cart vendor on the street. A copoz is a mix between a slushie and ice cream. Very sweet and really nice to have when it's so hot.
The vendor takes a blade to a huge block of ice. His blade is connected to an upside down cup so when he shaves the block of ice, he tips the cup over right side up and it is filled with your ice.
The copoz is flavored with syrup, then a layer of powdered milk, then more ice, then another flavor syrup, then drizzled with condensed milk. It was reeeally good. I chose coconut and apparently also a condensed milk flavored syrup, in addition to the already added condensed milk. Vendors were also selling chips, pop, and bags of mango with lemon juice and salt (I hope to try that before I leave!)
A fire truck which was followed by firefighters carrying their axes.
These were among my favorite costumes.
A group of preschoolers carrying hoops.
A group of older Ticas carrying a sign for an education center dedicated to "working for the future of Turrialba". Creative, eh? They were the oldest by far in the parade. Most were school children, as young as preschoolers.
It was really hot... bags of ice water were being passed to those in the parade.
Ribbon- twirlers, xylophones, and lots and lots of drum-lines.
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