i think they got extra points for targeting gringos...
the festival dates back to the early days of colonization, when the spanish decided to give the slaves one free day to celebrate their ancestry. january 5 is the day of the blacks, followed by the day of the whites. we arrived in popayan at the tail-end of the festivities, when everyone is armed with white talcum powder and foam, their hands covered with black grease and paint. somewhat unaware, i showered after a long day of travel and ventured out looking for food. 10 minutes later, i looked like...well, see above. such fun, though, running around the city, dogding street kids with handfuls of powder, getting paint smeared all over your body and just laughing at the ridiculousness of it all.
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