The 2010 Earthship Pitaya Festival.
I find it very hard to believe that this is only year 2 of this very young and very promising music and community celebration. My bay area based pal Lauren Stocker and I, tired and groggy from a long day of travel were shuttled from Managua airport 2 hours in to San Juan and dropped into the lions den of pre festival celebration time. The tone was set for a 4 day rally of non-stop action. Festival kickoff, 2 days of prep, Los Popitos School for the handicap outreach, TheFestival, a surf recovery day, and Flying straight into cold snowy nashville. Only on my flight back into the states did I grasp the fact that I was only in San Juan Del Sur for 4 days. ahhhmazing.
The vision for the Earthship Pitaya Festival is to connect the local population with visiting tourists through art and music. The festival is a platform to feature local artists and inspire the children, while raising awareness for sustainable living and education within the Carizal. Through the volunteer programs and community outreach projects, we hope to cultivate a disarming mutual respect between visitors and locals thus providing the foundation for lasting friendships within the local community. The Festival is home to Central America’s premier Earthship, a completely off grid home made from nearly 100% recycled materials.
Below is a video I put together documenting the day in a very linear order of how things organically took place. Photo credit for these amazing photo’s goes to SF Bay Area Photog: Lauren Stocker
The Official 2010 Pitaya Festival Video:
