Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito brings down the house in Bolivia

Even when pouring the chicha at a traditional indigenous Bolivian blessing ceremony to open a summit in Cochabamba, Chavecito can’t resist hamming it up…

“Hey, you with the camera–be sure you catch my good side, or you’re toast–and I don’t mean the drinking kind!”

But when he finally gets down to business, he gets it right…

…as do all his friends except maybe Alan Garcia of Peru, who appears to need to watch and make sure he’s getting it right. (Let’s hope he copies Chavecito on other fronts too, now that they’ve finally shaken hands and made up after the electoral quarrels of the past year.)

And of course, it wouldn’t be Friday without a charming Chavecito shot. No wonder he’s so popular everywhere he goes!