May Day

I love a parade, especially those that help commemorate May Day. Folk dancers who exude infectious enthusiasm help brighten the proceedings, too. Here's a snap from one such celebration in Cusco, Peru, taken four years ago today, one of the most memorable May Day parades I've experienced. In case you missed it, a selection of 21 images is here.…

Cusco, Peru, 1 May 2013  -- I love a parade, and if it's meant to celebrate May Day, that's all the better. These were taken in Cusco's central Plaza de Armas, the parade's focal point, where hundreds of dancers and musicians performed and several hundred labor union members and left-leaning political party activists marched to celebrate the…