EXPLODING HAMMER FESTIVAL IN GUANAJUATO MEXICO 2017

The exploding hammer festival, or “fiesta del martillo explosivo“ in spanish, is an annual festival in San Juan de la Vega, Guanajuato, Mexico. Every February 28th, thousands of people visit this small little down to see locals tape home made explosives to sledgehammers, and slam then into the ground. The explosions are huge, and injuries are very common. It’s a strange festival, and one of the most dangerous in the world This particular date, is day to celebrate San Juan Bautista, aka John the Baptist, which the town was named after. No one can remember exactly how all the exploding started... but at one point it took place inside the city. Those who participated would follow the parade in the honour of the saint, blasting the hammers to celebrate. After a lot of damage to windows, people, and cars, they moved the hammers out into a field. Here, hundreds of men can detonate their explosives slightly more safely. For travel vloggers like myself, it’s the perfect place to be able to film all the action. I wa