Mayor of Baranquilla bans ‘vulgar’ costumes at carnival
In a surprise move, the mayor of the northern Colombian city of Baranquilla has banned costumes considered to offend the dignity or integrity of political figures or others at this…
In a surprise move, the mayor of the northern Colombian city of Baranquilla has banned costumes considered to offend the dignity or integrity of political figures or others at this…
Barranquilla released its first ever calendar to promote Carnaval, the Colombian Caribbean coastal city’s biggest annual celebration, newspaper El Heraldo reported Tuesday. The Barranquilla Carnaval Foundation created the calendar with…
Dubis Yepez, professional stylist and beauty salon owner, will be crowned Gay Queen of Carnival in Cartagena next month. El Tiempo asked Yepez if he had always dreamed of becoming…
The city of Barranquilla is bursting with activity, with pre-carnival festivities kicking off the legendary one-month party that coincides with Colombia’s bicentennial celebrations. On January 16, the elected Queen of Carnival…
Colombia Wednesday saw two of its most important festivals added to the UNESCO list of intagible cultural heritages; Popayan’s holy week and Pasto’s black and white carnaval. The two festivities…