The circus industry in South America is alive and well.  Currently in Lima, there is more then 10 circus themed shows currently being promoted on posters and billboards around town.  With the large number of circuses available, there's a circus for everyone.  That is unless you're inner child is looking for dancing elephants and lion tamers.  That's because this summer Peru joined the ranks of Austria, Costa Rica, Sweden, Finland, Singapore and Denmark in banning circus animal performances.
 

Being a true child at heart, I've been wanting to visit a circus since we arrived.  We settled on Circoloop (from the Dominican Republic) and it was a great time. It was a physical comedy show using the universal language of a clown.  During the show, the six clowns communicated only through grunts, facial expression and pantomimes.  The show was held inside a small traveling tent which probably couldn't have held more then 400 people.  This small tent provided a really intimate setting to constantly include the audience into the show.  During the 2 hour show, both Terry and I were called on stage to participate in two separate skits.