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Reflections "After Party." Salinas

The holidays have passed away, and it is inevitable to reflect on the contrasts between the suffocating our harsh local climate and our way of celebrating Christmas. However, I do not want to fall into cliché speech that attacks accused the CIA and the Lloyds Bank to invent Santa. Simply, I will use the more delicate sense of logic within the narrow scope that the logic may have, when we refer to an old man traveling on a flying sleigh and delivers gifts to all children in the world, in a ONE NIGHT. It

now, Christmas in my city Guayaquil are dry, with an ever-present sun and "morbid" that transforms the asphalt city dweller in a large skillet. Previously, a few years ago, Christmas was wet Guayaquil. Mojadísima! There was no Christmas in the rain. Guayaquil climate scenario is in a stage of transformation, as in the rest of the world. However, none of the above scenarios fits me a bearded old man, who probably has thermal underwear even in the molars. No one has suggested the defiant slogan of "design" a tropic Santa? Maybe that would help us to celebrate Christmas in a less ridiculous, because, admittedly, have a reference in the tropics an old high triglycerides is fine for those who live beyond the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Disguise our cabinets with artificial snow, reindeer and Santa Claus is like wearing a parka Eskimo in the Amazon.

This "Tropical Santa" should be something more than Father Christmas and guayabera beanie with Juan Pueblo. It should be a totally different character, born of the tropics, the tropics and the tropics. And

navigate these terrible ramblings I realize how scarce they are the mythical characters of our regional culture. Apart from the "Tintin", and "La Dama Tapada", I find nothing more to do to get my book of imaginary beings Guayaquil (I refuse to tell Juan Pueblo in this list.)

Perhaps the best solution in this case is, as they say the Americans, "to go back to basics." The "Baby Jesus" from our parents and grandparents is a viable alternative and salvageable, but would mean the defeat of our creativity.

Another emblem that seems totally out of room is pine as a Christmas tree. At least, we might consider the option that our Christmas trees were twisted and irregular, as the pines grow here (want an example? Go see the pines of the park, "Artigas" in the entry of Urdesa).

However, there can be no doubt that the best option we have on hand to retire to our heated pine is "Her Majesty", the palm tree. Please see your points, is a plant that fits into our environment and our climate, is visually linked to the birthplace of Jesus, has a shape that differs from the others, which emphasizes its iconic value, and, finally, would ensure that this plant sucking water and merciless petty shadow does more than give their little coconuts.

I must confess that my hatred of the palms has taken me several times to plot campaign against him. Of those ideas, which had more appeal to me was to encourage the people of Guayaquil to uproot all the palm trees in the city, bring them to the municipality, and leave with a note attached that says something like "I want a kapok tree," I want a red wattle "or" worth a ficus. " But if the plants would become the new icon on the guaiac Christmas, there would be no need for such action. We would be one of the cities of the world Christmas! Christmas in Guayaquil, from January to December! Would not that be a good way to synchronize our will the urban environment? I think so. Moreover, I care a damn that we are in mid-January, with a possible heavy rain and 39 degrees Celsius! I have been a mad desire to sing Christmas carols!

Goodbye