coldhearted scientist وداد

For this ominous date we have a video of Vallejo’s hometown, his church, his house, and more. It has an appropriately nervous soundtrack. It was made in the depths of the driest season – everything is as brown as can be. When you get to part about the house, be sure not to miss the slides of the oratory – the family prayed in there for two hours every day. The mountains are much larger, higher, and more varied than this camera allows them to be. But here it is:

And this video leads you to many others, although this is the one I find most entertaining. Here is one of a good Santiago band, with an accordion. Here is the beginning of the 2008 fiesta patronal, the one I went to.

And while we are at it: here is the 2006 fiesta patronal of the town where I stayed, outside Santiago, and here are some dances from the same town. (That last video will lead you to several others in the local dance series.)

Finally, here is the mining town of Quiruvilca, where Vallejo worked.

Axé.