Bolivia carnival: wet and wild

Bolivia is a country with a lot of traditions, and also, with a syncretism between Spanish and Indian Cultures. In this occasion, I chose a travel report of the carnival in Bolivia and I would like to talk about why I chose this report.

This report shows the different practices and traditions of the different carnivals across Bolivia.

The report mentions, for example that one of the most recognized tradition of the carnival is the use of colorful costumes and huge masks. The people that participate in the carnival spend hundreds of dollars on each costume, to strike to the tourist and the population of Bolivia. Also, the traditions of the carnivals change in the different towns. For example, there are town that have a little and simple carnivals, with songs of praise. There are others cities that one of the most relevant traditions is the water fights, using water balloons, spray cans of foam, and semi-automatic-sized water pistols.

Also, Bolivia gets already to receive to the tourist. The carnivals in this country are so important; these celebrations are even broadcast live by the Bolivian Television.

I chose this report because it’s related with the anthropology. The carnivals are part of the Bolivian and South American culture, and the anthropologist studies the culture. Also, we can see a lot of details of the traditions of the people, and we can to know a lot of them.

I would like to participate in these carnivals, because I think that are so interesting, fun and lively. I would like to see especially, the Oruro Carnival.

The link of the report: http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/sep/21/bolivia-festival-carnival-february