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Published: February 25th 2007
Carnaval de Oruro
Each dancing group was preceeded by a truck covered with silver religious objects and topped with a Virgin...Carnaval de Oruro: Fenruary 15-18, 2007
The Carnaval in Rio, Brazil may have acquired an international reputation throughout the years but the Carnaval in Oruro, Bolivia definitely deserves a visit! I will even say that this Carnaval is intimate as the stands along the road, where the dancers and musicians parade, are located only few meters from this colourful and loud spectacle!
The Diablada, which started on February 17, represents the entrance of the devil in the city and consists of a multitude of orchestras and of colourful dancers with amazing costumes! We arrived at our seats at 7:30am and remained there until the end of the afternoon. Besides the spectacular parade, music and dance, the Carnaval is also known for its famous water balloons and foam battles...or should I say "Get the gringo" contest! Throughout the entire parade, the opposite stand and our side were engaging in a fierce waterballoon! No wonder why they were selling ponchos during a bright sunny day! (For this reason, I took few pictures only early morning of the parade...). I have to admit that we ended up being relatively dry considering the constant and insane battle on the streets! Besides, people were
Carnaval de Oruro
One of the many vendors who stopped by our stand to sell us their merchandise...in this case, it was glasses and gourds made of cows' feet...mmmm drinking, as we say, until they felll on the floor! Beer was served at 8:30 am and people, including our stand neighbour, started to drink from their personal liquor early morning...It gives you an idea how drunk they could be by 5:00pm!
Despite the incessant waterballoons and foam fights, hard core drinking, and overcrowed streets, the colourful Carnaval in Oruro was a tremendous cultural experience!
Next stop: Copacabana
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Ryan
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Famous Chef!
PLEASE, PLEASE say you tried the meal at the famous chef restaurant! Looks like a good time in any case...enjoy the rest of Bolivia!