Think back to the best block party you’ve ever been to – a crazy spring break in Cancun . . .
fete de la musique in Paris . . . Woodstock even . . . and you’re still a couple weeks and the geographical area of multiple States short of imagining Carnaval in Bolivia ! ! !
Yes yes, it’s really THAT awesome !! They sell
cans of foam-soap for about $1 a piece 
– that have great range !!! And in some parts of the country you can buy already filled water balloons !! 
There are
parades and floats 
and folks dressed up wandering all over the country – more or less for the month of February. 
(Yes these are grown men, and yes they are dressed as babies). There are also ‘Campo’ or ‘country’
parties all over the
place – but be careful – it’s traditional for men to gallop through the parties 
singing when 
they would have a hard time walking – yours truly even got knocked down at one point
The real fun part is that everyone’s invited 
and amazingly there seems to be no hard feelings amongst the participants !!
Here’s Priscilla trying to stay out of the fray – folks tend to leave the ladies selling food alone.
And a bunch of us before and during our ‘war-dance’ :
Kids take every day during February
as a challenge
– often specifically
targeting foreigners,
as if there’s this inside joke we non–Bolivian’s just don’t get
But we PCVs down in Bolivia would like to extend you all an invitation
for next year’s festivities !!! 
Bring some glasses, a swim suit, and your sense of humor !!
Now playing: R. Kelly Tribute Band - Ignition (Remix)
