Exactly what is Carnaval, I haven't figured it out.
We just compare it to what Mardi Gras is in New Orleans, although I cannot figure out if there are many other Americans who celebrate.
So, in Bolivia, Carnaval signifies a time to splash each other with water. It is summer, after all.
I spent Saturday in Villa Montes avoiding waterballoons from overzealous boys and teens, and avoiding the occasional squirt gun.
But.
What could prepare me for Sunday, while walking with my large backpack and small backpack to the bus terminal, an old man on the Bolivian equivalent of a firetruck doused me with water from the fire hose in a drive-by shooting.
Feliz Carnaval!
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