PANAMA CITY CARNIVAL City also celebrates the carnival by closing main arteries of the city for parades and the traditional "mojadera" (people throw water at eachother) which a characteristic of every carnival celebration throughout the country. Eighteen-whellers with water tanks show up and pump water out of it to throw it at the crowds celebrating the parades. This, you might think, is weird but if you attend this carnival, you will soon find out that it is actually nice because Panama is hot and the carnival takes place during the summer ( dry season in Panama takes place in Fe


PANAMA CITY CARNIVAL City also celebrates the carnival by closing main arteries of the city for parades and the traditional "mojadera" (people throw water at eachother) which a characteristic of every carnival celebration throughout the country. Eighteen-whellers with water tanks show up and pump water out of it to throw it at the crowds celebrating the parades. This, you might think, is weird but if you attend this carnival, you will soon find out that it is actually nice because Panama is hot and the carnival takes place during the summer ( dry season in Panama takes place in February!) a good splash of water is very welcomed to beat the heat of the radiant City 2011.(Copyright © Aaron Sosa)


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