Birthday Party

Today was a free day from the project point of view, so I took the opportunity to buy some quinoa and other local products.

In the afternoon I was invited to a fourth birthday party. Jacqueline was an accountant on the UNIDO project in the Chapare, so I have known her for many years. This was another side of life in Bolivia. There were 30 children accompanied by their parents at the party in "Fabulopolis" . A magician and his assistant animated the party and kept the children entertained with a puppet show, singing and dancing. Then they opened the "piñata" and finally the cake was cut. Before the cake was cut, however, the parents, grandparents and godparents all stood with the child and publicly expressed their wishes and hopes for his future. They all seemed to have a wonderful time jumping on the trampoline, in the inflatable castle and in the climbing frames. As they left all the children were given a little bag with a gift.