Regalos means gifts or presents in Spanish. Now Galapagos Islands is in its Christmas fever, and the locals are spending massively compared to normal. Everyone is expecting a gift or something, but there is one way of giving gifts to the community by hanging things on a post about 10 metres high! The post is normally made of bamboo, and they make sure to oil the post to make it difficult for any climber out there. Just a few hours ago, I was riding on my rickety bicycle around the Puerto Ayora Island, I spotted some kind of festivity going on. As I approached the crowd, I saw people cheering up to a person who was struggling to climb up a bamboo post to get some presents. I thought it was easy, until I touched the
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