February 19, 2023, 20:30 PM
February 19, 2023, 20:30 PM
More than 30 groups, between groups and comparsas, participate in the senior course in the city of Tarija in the midst of the joy and tradition that takes place along Avenida Integración.
There was no shortage of contestants, duets and individuals, who showed their mischief and skill to amuse the public stationed in the stands on both sides of that public promenade on an afternoon in full sun after rainy days.
For example, he highlighted the participation of a ‘Shakira’ in search of ‘Piqué’, as representation of the recent song by the Colombian artistafter the breakup of her marriage to the former Spanish soccer player.
Atilio Vidaurre also participated in the privateering again and this time impersonating the Argentine soccer star, Lionel Andrés Messi, who together with his country’s national team, won the third world title in Qatar at the end of 2022.
During the carnival entrance, it was possible to show that some groups entered with their floats, with the beauty of their queens or simply inspired by the customs and productive potential of this terroir.
On the other hand, the comparsas of the rural communities were characterized by a participation based on the chapaca wheel, a happy dance and typical of Tarija, to the beat of the erque and the box.
The chapaca wheel, during the Corso de Mayores, in Tarija/Photo: David Maygua
The beautiful girls (women), dressed in multicolored skirts and blankets, blouses and flip flops, they danced with the chapacos (men) dressed in their linen shirts, baize pants and flip flops.
Course for the Elderly, in Tarija/Photo: David Maygua
In the parade for the elderly, there was the participation of riders mounted on their horses, that were part of the attraction of the public that flocked to Avenida Integración.
Riders participate in the Corso de Mayores, in Tarija/Photo: David Maygua
He Chapaco Carnival It will continue this Monday with the traditional mojazón and the bars to be concentrated in Luis de Fuentes square, Ingavi and Junín streets and other public walks in the capital of Tarija.
