It is all about the fiesta of the Indianos you see which has its main day on Monday, 7th March. It is a rather clever portrayal of people returning to La Palma having earned 'a fortune' in Cuba. Really - how else could you pursuade a significant percentage of the population to dress up in white - white shirt, white trousers, or pretty white dresses and white parasols, depending on your pursuasion. And if there was any doubt about the white which is intended to represent wealth, there is plenty of talcum powder being thrown about. And I am talking about kilos, be in no doubt about that! Oh, and the ocassional travel bag stuffed with monopoly money just to emphasise the point.
So if you are on La Palma already, it could be worth you heading for Santa Cruz to see what the fun is all about. Just follow the music (there are street bands on most corners and a marching band plays as they parade through the town), the supermarket trolleys stuffed full with 'ron y cola' (rum and coke) which act as mobile bars and the cloud of talc. Alternatively, if you are due at the airport on Monday, you can expect to be shunted off onto the Santa Cruz bypass - unless you make a concerted effort to get in. I suggest you park up in Los Cancajos and catch the bus though as traffic is not allowed to pass through the centre of town and parking is not going to be a happening thing. I predict fun, fun, fun.
Here is a link for the Special Indianos Bus Timetable
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