Journal 83: More Than a Countdown: The Story Behind Cuchara’s Pine Cone Drop

In a village with no stoplights, no sidewalks, and more pine trees than people, Cuchara found its own way to welcome the New Year. They lower a glowing pine cone over Cuchara Avenue at exactly ten o’clock. Some towns drop a crystal ball at midnight; Cuchara drops a pine cone at ten. That somehow tells you almost everything you need to know about this place.