Sunday Carnival in Copacabana, Bolivia

On my way to La Paz from Puno, my bus stopped in Copacabana for a couple of hours and I am not sure if it's every Sunday, but they had a kind of mini street party with many people in their traditional dresses and carnival costume parading and dancing along the streets of Copacabana. Maybe I just got lucky or maybe it's a custom they have every Sunday. Also, another interesting thing is that everybody had decorated their cars and vans with flowers and parading around with their family, very proud of their car and decorations.

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Copacabana, Bolivia

One of the border cities on the Peru - Bolivia border is Copacabana. It's on the Lake TitiCaca shore and it's a nice little touristic border city. On my way to La Paz, after border control, the bus stopped there for a couple of hours before we headed to LaPaz. It was my first exposure to Bolivia, Bolivian people and culture. Very very different from Peru - people are usually dressed up in more ethnic and traditional dresses. Took the opportunity to take some pictures and enjoy some good seafood from Lake TitiCaca before heading off to LaPaz.

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