From meat to seafood, Panama’s Carnival adds another dimension to the multi-faceted fiestas of Latin America. Panamanians take the water soaking to a new level. Water trucks (culecos) travel the streets, blasting water from hoses (mojaderos) onto the crowds. There are the usual parades, music, parties, and a definitive end to the fiestas and the start of Lent. Called the Entierro de la Sardina (the burial of the sardine), a symbolic sardine is placed into a tiny coffin. Carnival-goers transport the coffin to a chosen burial spot where the sardine is lowered and covered. The party is over and Lent begins.