Evo's New New Year

Celebrations every day all day here in Bolivia. This is the University Club Kermes. I think what is happening is that all of the students dress up as characters that relate to their field of study or traditional costumes, and then they dance together with marching bands and large sculptures, parade style. I love the yellow glow of the street lights. I love how many dias feriados Bolivia has, national holidays where no one has to go in to work. This week, national holidays fell on Thursday and Saturday.

Night Moves

A World Cup schedule with my cappuccino. 

Communal World Cup watching. A surprising number of England fans.

Military band in the plaza.

Nacho Warnes with sword drawn.

For G77 juju?

Unfortunate business name.

Buckie yurt thing.

Another one.

They don't make theatres like they used to. 1920's architecture.

Medical clinic.

Street smart cat.

Tight clothes on plastic family.

Parts.

Such nice colors when metal melts.

making diamonds/crystals

Mauro, pictured left, is deaf and mute but loves to sing and dance.

Can also be used to warm bread efficiently.

The bronze age

detail of vessel totem

pouring bling

sculpture studio was obvio

so many boobs and ladies.

more boobs and ladies

El Amboro/costumes/natural medicines

Three ecosystems come together in Samaipata.

Custom driving seat for a bad back.

costumes

The ants allow us to live on their earth. Furious and large ant population in Bolivia.

The (maybe pachiuva) tree grows 1 cm per year. These trees are at least 1000 years old.

Can't take a walk without having the local medicinal plants pointed out.