Guess what this is? How many of you have seen a cock fight? Of course it is legal in Colombia. A champion Cock can sell for as much as Peso 1,000,000.00 equal to about
US$ 600.00. That is alot of incentive for folks in a small, way out in the bush village. The tradition in this event is that the owner of the dead Cock after being defeated must eat the bird. These birds are so muscular and "tough" that it is like something one never wants to do!! One way a "kill" is made by a "good champion bird"is that bird positions himself in such a way that he is able to get his spurs in both ears of the chicken and cause near instant death! This my friends is all I know about these events. It is probably too much already!
These particular birds were placed in the ring with "gloves" which shields the very sharp spurs. It was in one of the small villages in the Meta Region and was to show "the Gringo" how violent these Cocks can be!