Jak’s 30th Birthday bash in Horcon

For my 30^th birthday we had planned to do something fun with DJs, dancing and friends in the United States, however our move to Chile gave us an opportunity to have a bash of intergalactic proportions half-way around the world.

Saturday afternoon we packed 3 tiny cars with food, friends and a set of speakers, 2 barely functional turntables and a big box of records and headed 30 minutes north of Vina to the coastal town of Horcon where we had rented a vacation home for the night. We spotted this house the first time we visited Horcon and we knew it would be perfect for a special occasion.

The house is set in to the extremely steep hillside right above the main beach. 95% of the house doesn’t even touch the ground! The place has an incredible deck, a great view and enough mattresses to sleep about 12 friends. The porch is laid out in the style of a boat as you can see, and the interior is perfect for a weekend get together. The only down side was having to drag all of the gear up the hill to get it in the house!!!!

The House!!!!


The view of Horcon village from the house and the dream DJ setup!!!


DJ JAK & ALAN THIZNAU ROCKED THE HOUSE ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!!!!

The group of 15 included an array of Spanish speaking gringos, English Speaking Chilenos, and a few (like me) who fall somewhere in between. The combination of English and Spanish was great fun and everyone had a chance to get to know one another better. The combination of the setting, the music, a diverse group, and a few well crafted beverages made it a night to remember.

Jo ordered this delicious custom-made lucuma (a south American fruit that tastes kind of like butterscotch) and manjar (similar to caramel) cake with a headphone design from one of the local bakeries and to top it off, they gave me 30 “trick candles” which literally took 5 minutes to blow out. Here are a few pics of the cake and the birthday scene. It was pretty hilarious.

In the morning a few of us strolled down to the beach front “Roti-Schop” to enjoy some delicious jaiba & queso empanadas (fresh crab & cheese) and Nescafe. I’m not a big fan of Nescafe (instant coffee) and I don’t usually eat seafood for breakfast but I swear it was the most satisfying I’ve ever eaten.

Afterwards we enjoyed some morning grooves courtesy of Alan.

It was probably the most enjoyable birthday party I’ve ever had and as odd as it was to celebrate it so far from home I wouldn’t have had it any other way.