Oh! Carnaval Addendum-

I completely forgot to put this in the last post, but these things I think you should know:

During the Batalle de Flores--the biggest parade of Carnaval, these among other "celebrities" made an appearance:

-Hitler
-Chavez
-The FARC (biggest terrorist group round these parts)
-the pope
-potentially the Ku Klux Klan
-George Bush
-Avatar folk (in shiny blue go-go boots)
-Captain America
-Ronald McDonald

I wasn't quick enough with my camera to provide evidence. But they were there. Not in person, of course, for those that actually exist...but either way, if you couldn't recognize their getup, they also carried large signs to ensure their identity was known.

Let it be known that Carnaval in Barranquilla is nothing if not diverse.