christmas party

Christmas here in the rural communities of Peru is much more simple than elsewhere, here they have no miracle on 43rd st, no big hype to buy useless things. The tradition here is local business put on Chocolatadas, this is hot chocolate parties. Normally a business will cook up a caldron of hot chocolate and set up at their door. The days before Christmas all the children with their mug in hand run to form lines to get their cup of hot chocolate and bread. Larger business sometimes give toys. The classic is a doll for the girls and a toy truck for the boys. This is classic in most all villages across Peru.