Author and friend in Los Indianos, Santa Cruz de la Palma In Santa Cruz de la Palma, the highlight of Carnival is Powder Night – Los Indianos. This commemorates the people who emigrated from La Palma in the 1940s to 1970s and especially those who came back rich. An Elegant Lady Anyone can join in the parade. You just dress up in white, maybe have a suitcase full of Monopoly…
Today we have a yellow weather alert for the whole island, and most of the sea around it (the exception is the sea immediately east of the island). Tomorrow it becomes an orange alert for the whole island with a yellow alert for the sea. And for Thursday we have an orange alert again for the island, and an orange alert for the sea, except for the same patch of…
Los Indianos, Santa Cruz de la Palma Tuesday 16thSanta Cruz de la Palma5 pm Fancy dress ball in the senior citizens day centre, with live salsa music Los LlanosCancelled Wednesday 17thSanta Cruz de la Palma11 am Presentation of prizes in the town hall. Los Llanos11 am – 1 pm Children’s activities, Plaza de España8 pm Murgas, Plaza de España Cancajos8 pm the Octopus’s Funeral followed by a dance Thursday 18thLos…
“Loathsome Alyce” is up at Wily Writers. [WARNING: mature subject matter]
One of my favourite things about carnival is the small kids in costume. I hope you enjoy it too. Some of the cute kids.
Sorry, I don’t know Los Llanos nearly so well, so I can’t tell you where to find things. But they’re usually quite loud, so I suggest you just follow the noise. Friday 12th22:00 Masked dance with live music22:00 Carnival kiosks Saturday 13th10:30 Table Tennis12:00 “The Great Powder” Sunday 14th11:00 Table Tennis Monday 15th11:00 Activities for children22:00 Carnival dance with live music