Located around 40 minutes outside of the city of Oaxaca, the small town of San Martín Tilcajete is best known for its iconic yearly carnival.

Residents cover themselves in thick, tarry paint from head to toe and wear elaborate headdresses while dancing and chanting in the street. Joe and I somehow happened to be in the right place at the right time this February and joined in one of the world’s most bizarre street parties!

Culture trip has a more in-depth article about the Carnaval de San Martín Tilcajete