inti raymi
Took Carmen and Paralelo north to Cotacachi for the Inti Raymi, the festival of the sun at the solstice. Dancing in circles for hours, men in masks and chaps of sheepskin, music that doesn't stop. The sun is the guest of honour.
Carmen danced. I haven't seen her dance since her husband's funeral, and that wasn't really dancing.
The sun was out the whole day. Of course it was. It's only shy on equinoxes.