We arrived in Oruro Friday evening (Feb 4) about 5:30 PM to a very overcrowded village as it burst with excitement. The big event, La Entrada would begin at sunrise (630 AM) on Saturday morning, Feb 5, the last Saturday before Ash Wednesday. Already the spray foam, water guns... think super-soakers confetti and water balloons were everywhere! Appropriate dress was anything covered by a poncho. We watched a group of small boys selling ponchos: they were snaking through the crowd chanting and singing... poncho... ... (more)