Crina Limpia – It is a gaucho trying to stay on a horse without a saddle, only holding on to a rope tied around the horse?s neck pushing his long spurs into the horse?s belly. The gaucho has to stay on the bucking horse for 13 seconds, otherwise he is disqualified – Maimara, near San Salvador de Jujuy, Northwest Argentina
You don’t know what we are talking about? Also we had no clue when we spotted a poster at Maimara’s village square saying “Festival de folklore y doma”. There was a photo of a bucking horse on it so we decided to go for it, hoping to see a rodeo with real gauchos, something we never had a chance to see. Continue Reading →