Ago T oday during a regular week there must be at least five or six dances held at various locations. Tourists dance daily. And for a New Year's night there are up to four bands playing in San Pedro.
Dances are as common as going for a walk.
Not so 25 years ago. They were really special occasions and when announced, they were attended by the entire village, boys and girls, teenagers, adults and even the elderly. A few of the big events were New Year's Eve, Easter, Christmas, and the annual general meeting of Caribena Fishing Cooperative. The dances started at 9 p.m., each group with accordion and acoustic guitars and various percussion instruments. After mass everyone went home to put on new clothing as a symbol of the arrival of the new year, and the dances continued.