Rules of the Fiesta

I recently attended my first party here in Agua Blanca. It was similar to other parties I’ve been at in this part of the coast, but the music was a bit worse. The following is a list of do’s and don’ts if you happen to find yourself at some such occasion.

1. Avoid looking at your partner when dancing. You may look at the sky, the ground, or anyone else, but do not make eye contact with your partner. So don’t even bother trying to have a conversation.
2. Share beer with everyone at your table. To share, pour roughly 2 oz of beer (equals about 1.5 inches on small plastic cups, or 2 inches if cup contains ice). Drink beer in one gulp. With a quick flick of the wrist aimed towards the ground, remove remaining foam or backwash from the cup. Return plastic cup to the beer pourer. Repeat at least twenty times if you want a light buzz.
3. Dance to merengue and cumbia (music genres); Drink to bachata, salsa, and ballads.
4. Leave fiesta when the smell of alcohol overpowers the smell of bad cologne.