This past Sunday was the grand finale of a long fiesta in Liberia. A group of us from Las Catalinas attended the final rodeo and fair that evening. Packed! The rodeo is partially like what you may have seen on TV and partially different. The large ring is at all times occupied with a couple of hundred or so men and boys! When a bull rider comes out, he is thrown within the first few seconds - like normal. But that is just the beginning of the show as the bull then gets to chase all the guys in the ring. A few are daring and flirt with the danger of the bull - most hang back in the distance. There is another event where a bag of money is tied to the bull's horn, and the one who is daring enough to pluck it off gets to keep it.
Once we figured out that the danger in the ring was mainly optional, some of us Las Catalinas hombres went on in the ring. A memorable evening, for sure!