So I spent the weekend at Carnaval in Oruro, Bolivia. Its suppose to be one of the biggest celebrations in South America, after Salvador de Bahia and Rio de Janeiro. Any way it was insane! I booked a bus trip throught a travel agency, Coca Travels. About 50 gringos went in two buses. The bus was suppose to pick us up at the hostel at 6pm, didnt get there till almost 8pm. We then were suppose to arrive in Oruro at 11pm, and because of traffic, slow driving, and stops (our tour guide at one point just got off the bus and bought beer-he disappeared for about 20 minutes and no one knew where he was), we arrived at 2am to our destination. The plan was to sleep in a school on the floor in sleeping bags. We set up camp and then walked around Oruro to grab a bite to eat. I ended up going to sleep at 4 am and waking up around 8am. Carnaval starts really early, and I was determined to take advantage of the day! I headed to the parade with some Australian girls and guys and we had to buy ponchos, waterguns, water balloons, and foam because Bolivian Carnaval is also a huge water-foam festival! I got attacked several times! One balloon landed right between my eyes when I was least expecting it! Watching the parade was awesome! The costumes that everyone was wearing were so elaborate and colorful! The rest of the day was spent partying and hanging out. Later we all crashed around midnight, we were exhausted!
Overall it was an interesting experience! Yesterday I headed back to La Paz and took a crazy bus ride to Copacabana on Lake Titicaca, where I am now. I got here yesterday evening and had to walk around forever trying to find a decent hostel. Everything was so crappy or full. The crappy places cost $2 US dollars, but were disgusting! I walked some more and finally ended up at a Hotel that cost $15 US dollars for the night. It is verrrrrrrryyyyyy nice compared to the other places. So I´ve decided to stay here 3 nights because after two nights of sleeping on a cold, hard floor of a school, I need something comfortable.
Tomorrow I will spend the day on Isla del Sol and visit the Inca ruins! Im excited!
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