Of course, even amid the beeps and beats good old guitar music never went away, and there are plenty of indie, punk and alternative bands gigging to appreciative audiences, as well as the resolutely grim Gothic and darkcore fringe.

We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.

During the looting, the mob stole everything they could and then set fire to the buildings.

One Ticuani native in her mid-twenties, who has long- established friendships with returning second-generationers, is uncomfortable with the contrast between their apparent ease and her own family's difficult financial situation.