I walked out of a gathering in a coffeehouse at 4:30 on a Sunday afternoon to a most unexpected winter event - rain, or more accurately a sprinkle from an errant cloud.  The sun shone while the stray raindrops fell, not living long enough to fill the many indentations on San Miguel sidewalks.

Music surrounded the Jardin and a crowd gathered to watch people dancing in Halloween type costumes to a Spanish "rap cha cha cha" sort of music.  They are known as Los Locos. Then the drums started beating on the other side of the square and 25-30 people in indigenous dress started dancing.  This little girl was determined to learn  the dance....