Blogs from Sorata, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America - page 3

Carnaval is over and I think the 3 days could be summed up with the words, costumes, music, water, foam, dancing and LOTS of drinking. Copious amounts of beer has been consumed in Bolivia this weekend. The beer and dancing combo meant that the performance of the latter steadily declined over the weekend, but made watching all the more enjoyable! A memorable moment would be watching a guy stumble drunkingly across the road whilst holding his groin area... there was no way he was going to be able to find a toilet... and he didn't! Behind a jeep (and right in front of the parade) was sufficient for the occasion. It was awesome to watch the dancing - particularly because everyone dresses up for the occasion in their sparkly dresses or semi-clown costumes. Its great to ... read more