138 groups of dancers and musicians turned the parade into a true celebration of magic and color. On Monday, the Gran Parada de Comparsas (Grand Parade of Troupes), the third of the major parades held during the Barranquilla Carnival, took place at the Cumbiodromo on Via 40 as a “colorful, overflowing torrent of joy” that […]

On Sunday, the congos, garabatos, and cumbia provided the music for fun at the Great Parade, where 170 groups explored the different rhythms and dances that frame the Barranquilla Carnival as an “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.” RELATED:  Indigenous Yanomami Parade Steals Attention at Rio Carnival In 2008, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural […]