It is the Carnival of Barranquilla (Carnaval de Barranquilla)!!!

Friends!!!! Approaching one of the most important festivals of our country, it is the carnival barranquilla, which for many is probably the most important festival of the Colombian Caribbean coast.

The carnival of Barranquilla is one of the cultural patrimony manifestation that stands out in Colombia because it involves cultural expressions from Colombia Caribbean; That's why in 2001 the National Congress declared it as a National Patrimony and in 2003 the UNESCO declared it as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Humankind and Patrimony.

I leave them below the programming of the carnival barranquilla.

The events are in Spanish

PROGRAMATION:

PRECARNIVALS (WEEKENDS)

ENERO 2008:

12- Lectura del bando. (Saturday)

13- Carnaval, su musica y sus raicez (Sunday)

18- Coronacion de la reina del carnaval. (Friday)

19- Fiesta de Comparsas.

19- Garabato Del Country.

19- Noche de Orquestas.

20- Fiesta de danzas y cumbias. (Sunday)

25- Guacherna. (Friday)

26- Coronacion de la reina popular.

FEBRUARY:

4 DAYS OF CARNIVAL OF 2 TO 5 FEBRUARY

2- Batalla de flores. (Saturday) COME OVER THE 1'500 .000 PEOPLE LIVE

3- Gran parada.

4- Gran parada de fantasia.

4- Festival de Orquestas (Monday)

5- Desfile de la 84

5- Joselito se va con la cenizas

THE CARNIVAL OF BARRANQUILLA is:

- MASTERPIECE OF ORAL AND INTANGIBLE HUMANKIND AND PATRIMONY.

- THE BIG PARTY FOLCLORICA ORGANIZED MORE IMPORTANT IN COLOMBIA AND THE CARIBBEAN