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Although it has not yet been officially inaugurated, a nine-metre swing built in Salinas de Pisuerga (Palencia) is now up and running

That's what i'm talking about. but i wanted something to blow up. tejo is hungry work, but the kitchen here is up to the challenge, making a colombian picada. this is a huge selection of fried pork, pork rib, steak, cassava, potatoes, and deep fried plantain. i smell food. oh! oh, thank you. oh, that's good. you got a beer, explosives, and food? you can't beat that. [ man speaking spanish ] >> anthony: oh, yes! nice. yes! >> audience: oh!

My tejo buddies mario and will are the founders of a collective called ondatrópica. their idea was to reinterpret the tropical music heritage of colombia. what often sounds like salsa in style is actually cumbia. [ singing in spanish ] >> anthony: if there's one type of music that could be classified as distinctly colombian, this is it. [ singing in spanish ] >> anthony: cumbia draws on the music of the african, indigenous, and european mix that makes up the country. so will and mario created something a long way from the pop music that's a staple here. they brought together musicians who'd b...

Name of this. >> mario: exactly, tejo. >> anthony: i should be good at this. i've been throwing pots into the dish sink from across the room for years. >> wl: you win more points if you get it in the middle without hitting them. >> anthony: oh. >> will: yeah, so -- >> anthony: yeah, but that doesn't sound like any fun. >> will: everyone has a different style, it seems. so you got to do, like, one step and then another and swing. >> anthony: i don't think that style's going to work for me. after some early success, it turns out, we all pretty much suck at this. not enough beer. that's my proble...

Santiago de cali, or just cali as everybody calls it in these parts, is a city in the southwest of colombia known for its proximity to the pacific coast and its semitropical temperatures. but i'm not really here for the climate. i'm here for tejo. it involves alcohol and explosives. colombian mario galeano, ex-pat will holland and their bandmates are to be my guides to this ancient and traditional colombian sport. [ people yelling and cheering ] >> anthony: how do you play this game? >> player 1: yeah! >> anthony: i guess that's how it's done. what do you call this object? >> mario: el tejo. >...