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Year after year, pilgrims from the Salta Puna

come together to walk from the mountains to the feet of the Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle in Salta.

Men and women from Tolar Grande, Olacapato, Mina Patitos, Salar Pocitos walk around 400 km, exposed to adverse weather conditions and temperatures of -14 degrees below zero, at more than 4.500 meters above sea level.

Assisted along the way by great logistics; vans, trucks and ambulances from the Municipality of Tolar Grande and mining companies.

These people are a true example of determination, total dedication to their faith, and simplicity. They walked gratefully, motivated by singing, praying, waving flags.

Some pilgrims wore thermal clothing and mining helmets, others simply wore traditional clothing such as blankets and gloves made of llama or sheep wool.

However, everyone transmitted a joyful and contagious energy, making this pilgrimage a great experience, with interesting reflections.

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Procession of Lord and Virgin of Milagro 

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The festival Lord and Virgin of Milagro  is a demostration of faith  of the people of Salta, this is a tradictional  Catholic religion. Every september, miles people of salta meet around of catedral. Since 6 to 15 of september there is  the novena and  came to and end the last day. The 15 of september, the images come out of cathedral and the procession with de people of Salta around of Street. Three images go down the streets: Virgen of tears, Maria del Milagro and Lord of Milagro. All the images have a bouquet of Carnation which are decorated by parishioners. The last procession,  the last 15 of september, around of 650 thousand people participate.   Every year the procession to the Monument 20 de febrero where miles of people celebrate  covenant of Fidelity with de lord and Virgin of Milagro. Then,  return to cathedral where bell ringing performance and rain of petals. The people pray and blessed for a new miracle.

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The night before September 15th, the bell concert was held, and the bell ringers performed it. They are people who are in charge of ringing the bells of the cathedral with a special rhythm. This year they did several musical sessions. 
We were all very attentive to the sound of the bells. At that time, many pilgrims also arrived who walked from very away places to venerate the images of the Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle. 
It was a magical night where the arrival of pilgrims was combined with the bell concert.
It was the first time I saw it.

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The 50th edition of La Serenata a Cafayate was on February 22, 23 and 24 in 2024. It is a traditional folcklore festival on the grounds of Bodega Encantada with important artists.

For three nights La Bodega Encantada became the meeting point for thousands of people both from Salta and the other countries. You could enjoy a true cultural display where singers and poets loudly celebrated their joy alongside the legendary elves of folklore. The Payo Solá stage received renowned and experienced artists as well as new revelations from the world of music.

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What are the most important features of the group?

The most important features are

1. the folcklore festival with a lot of famous groups

2. the beautiful principal square where you can see people dancing and celebrating and

3. Party in the square with painting, flour, water and wine

Is appearance or activity more important?

Of course the activity is the most important... people go there to have fun and relax

Do you need to include the place or just the people?

Both, you need the people celebrating and the beautifuls Cafayate´s sights

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Every year, Cafayate receives numerous local artists with the aim of commemorating and defending the culture and music of northwest Argentina. Among the genres of music heard at the event are folklore, national rock, cumbia, coplas and chacarera.

In addition, a tribute is paid to typical dances such as tango and zamba.

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Tito and estela were friends since they were very young, their families were close and they grew up together.

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They had the tender habit of walking hand in hand on every walk they took, so as not to get separated or lost.

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One day Tito went to live in another continent, although the distance was long, they kept the conversation through letters that came and went for years. In that back and forth of letters they discovered that they were always in love and came to the conclusion that they would meet again, no matter how many years passed, they would see each other again.

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One day Estela said that she was going to go to Tito's new country, so he shouldn´t have to answer again because she was going to leave her home so her message would not reach him, to trust her, that she was going to their meeting. Estela had problems and could not make the trip. Tito, who was well known for walking around town, got tired of waiting and organized a search for Estela, he was sure she would arrive.

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Estela was searched by everyone, by birdwatchers in the fields, at the lake, in the city, Tito had friends of many ages who were delighted with the story of love and hope, they helped him without problems and with enthusiasm, they had heard the story many times, when Tito talked about Estela he lit up, his face turned red, his body became relaxed, his smile became radiant.

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Time went by, Estela did not arrive, Tito had a knee problem and ended up using a cane, but he kept on walking around the city as if he was waiting for a miracle to happen at some point

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Poor Tito, he almost lost hope, his flowerpots no longer had plants, he no longer liked to be talked about Estela, his face no longer lit up when they did, but he continued to look out the window, pulling the curtain with his cane he had a hunch.

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One day Estela arrived !!!! Both her face and Tito's regained color, joy, eyes lit up, and smile wide. Tito gave her some gifts he had had for her for a long time, Estela emotionally embraced the teddy bear he had mentioned years ago in his letters that he was waiting for her.

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They chatted and caught up with each other, ate pastafrola like when they were children and went out again to walk hand in hand through town like in the old days.