fondas

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

, fondas (also called ''ramada'' or ''chingana'') are places that sell food and beverages during the Fiestas Patrias in September. One of the most famous fondas is ''

La Grandiosa Bertita La Grandiosa Bertita (The Grandiose Berta), is a Chilean ''fonda'' that is installed during the Fiestas Patrias in the O'Higgins Park in Santiago, Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South Amer ...

'', which is located in

O'Higgins Park O'Higgins Park (, formerly known as Parque Cousiño), with an area of around , is Santiago, Chile's second largest public park after Metropolitan Park. It is located in the center of the capital, in the Santiago Commune. The park, named after B ...

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

, Chile. Fondas take place in towns and cities all over Chile and often include various aspects of Chilean folkloric culture, such as traditional music, a traditional dance called the

Cueca Cueca () is a family of musical styles and associated dances from Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia. In Chile, the cueca holds the status of national dance, where it was officially declared as such by the Pinochet dictatorship on September 18, 1979 ...

, and a

Chilean rodeo Rodeo is a traditional equestrian sport in Chile, declared the national sport in 1962. Chilean rodeo is different from the rodeo found in North America. In Chilean rodeo, a team (called a ''collera'') made up of two riders (called ''Huasos'') a ...

, which takes place in an arena called the ¨Media Luna¨. It is common to see people dressed as

Huasos A huaso () is a Chilean countryman and skilled horseman, similar to the American cowboy, the Mexican charro (and its northern equivalent, the vaquero), the gaucho of Argentina, Uruguay and Rio Grande Do Sul, and the Australian stockman. ...

, with a straw hat and poncho. Traditional foods and drinks include

Mote con huesillo Mote con huesillo is a traditional Chilean summer-time drink often sold in street stands or vendor carts. It is a non-alcoholic beverage consisting of a sweet clear nectar-like liquid made with dried peaches (huesillo) cooked in sugar, water and ...

, anticuchos (a meat skewer), and terremotos (earthquake, in Spanish), a drink made of pipeño wine,

grenadine Grenadine is a commonly used nonalcoholic bar syrup characterized by its deep red color. It is a popular cocktail ingredient renowned for its flavor as well as its ability to give a reddish or pink tint to mixed drinks. Grenadine is traditiona ...

, and pineapple ice cream. Another activity you can find at a Fonda are games. At many fondas, there will be games such as throwing darts at balloons, throwing a wooden ring and land on the neck of an alcoholic beverage to win as a prize, and little pools where children can fish for prizes. Chilean cuisine {{Chile-stub