Carnaval in the northern provinces of Argentina is unlike any other. Pagan fertility rituals are combined with modern day mardi gras festivities. People, houses, cars and businesses are guaranteed prosperity, (or fertility) after they are surrounded by costumed revelers sprayed with beer and then plastered with flour. A marching band plays raucous music (the same song over and over and over for each and every blessing), a priest says a few words, and the crowd moves on…
I have shot over 14,000 photos as we have traveled across the country. I was looking for one particular photo I remember shooting somewhere on the road in northern Argentina, I still haven't found it but as I was scrolling through my photos, I found a lot that show some of the flavor of this country. So every couple days I'll add a few to the site, to give you a taste of what Argentina is like.