Poetry – Charades for Tourists

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Charades for Tourists

Caricature and charade

For the tourist trade.

Goats in trees,

Sun loungers in the breeze,

Camel rides

And French Fries.

Aragon oil

From peasants’ toil?

All with its attendant fees.

Opher 20.3.2019

The whole economy of the country seems to be aimed at tourists. Is everywhere the same now? Is the whole world one big Disneyland? Does everyone put on a show for the tourist cash?

The world has become a theme park exploiting every cultural peculiarity and natural phenomenon.

The Amazon – Boca De Valeria – Another dose – the locals, pantomime, reality and animals.

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We walked back through the village, getting a second dose of the tourist pantomime. I talked to a few of the people. They were friendly and very open. Language was a problem but they explained that they could make more in a day doing this than a week selling crops in the market, logging or fishing. Who could blame them?

Despite everything it was incredibly interesting. We were an attraction for the kids. We were as much a pantomime to them as they were to us.