It's Raining!!??

December, January and February are the rainy months here in La Paz.  We have rain almost daily and lots of cloud cover.  This past week we had a heavy hailstorm.  The hail accumulated on the window sills.  In some parts of the city the hail fell so forcefully that it damaged the roofs of some homes.

During these months we carry our umbrellas since it may be sunny when you leave the house but the clouds come up over the mountains quite rapidly and it may be raining when you least expect it.







February is also carnaval time here.  Some carnaval activities have already started but the main events occur the week of Ash Wednesday. 



One of the carnaval traditions here is to throw water balloons at other people.  Some people will drop them out of windows or off of balconies.  So water may be falling on your head - but not necessarily from clouds!!