Arriving from Cochabamba to Carnaval in Oruro was like inhaling a rush of music, bold colors, and adrenaline in one breath. Women selling pastries, plastic adornments, water balloons, spray foam, fried chicken, cold cerveza, water guns, ponchos, and hotdogs with french fries lined each street corner, hoping tourists and residents alike would stop to indulge. After a while you feel yourself blending in as just another pair of eyes spectating the dances. You see the expressions on people's faces, their thoughts as they spray foam in your hair, peg you with water balloons filled with paint, and as the television crews catch you on candid camera.
The color and intensity of this festival is like no other in Bolivia, and I was thrilled to have been a part of it. Below are just a few highlights of the festivities... que disfruten!
Little girls dancing the Pujllay (hoping onlookers will give a coin or two)
Vendors outside our hostel selling adornments, hats, and water guns
One of the several big bands parading in the Plaza
Orureñas dancing
The Tobas dancing with parihuana or ostrich feathers
Cholitas de La Paz passing through the Plaza at night
Vendors outside our hostel selling adornments, hats, and water guns
One of the several big bands parading in the Plaza 
Orureñas dancing
Cholitas de La Paz passing through the Plaza at night
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