Busarias, Nayarit February 2013 Headed to Mazatlán from Busarias by bus via Tepic. Picked up the bus in town and this little guy was in the house next to the pickup point.

Mazatlán February 2013 We are an hour early for the parade at the starting point. The crowd has aleady gathered and we can not penetrate the trongs of people whom have gathered hours before us.

Mazatlán February 2013 Start point f the first parade on Sunday at the Fishermen's Monument.

Mazatlán February 2013

Mazatlán February 2013 The Carnaval's theme is the movies; Princess Lila, Cleopatra, Marilyn Monroe, Catwoman, Ironman, alien and a chubby Zorro.

Mazatlán February 2013 First up are the parade sponsors throwing beads etc into the crowds. Here is Señor Frogs..

Mazatlán February 2013 Parade sponsors

Mazatlán February 2013 Parade sponsor, barely clad Pacifico.

Mazatlán February 2013 Kids watch storm troops practise dance steps.

Mazatlán February 2013 Alice in Wonderland...... But what is the Mad Hatter doing to the King of Hearts?

Mazatlán February 2013

Mazatlán February 2013

Mazatlán February 2013 Cleopatra

Mazatlán February 2013 Tall floats had to be lowered to pass under the telephone wires and guys with forked poles lifted the wires over the floats. But the wires were still being snagged, finally one of the guys just snipped the wires, problem solved!

Mazatlán February 2013 This is the tallest stack of cotton candy I have ever seen. All this is carried on a pole by one person. How do they ever sell that top candy?

Mazatlán February 2013 Mary Poppins

Mazatlán February 2013 American Graffiti

Mazatlán February 2013 Titanic

Mazatlán February 2013 Not sure, but I think this is Elizabeth R.

Mazatlán February 2013 Dropping the cross to get under the wires.

Mazatlán February 2013 Avatar and the tree of life.