Caribbean Region

Introduction

The Caribbean Region is located in the northern of Colombia.
This region has the Caribbean Sea and many rivers.
People from this region are friendly, very happy and smiling.
People from this region are called “costeños”. People like dancing mapale, cumbia and regueton.


Food


Fish is the most traditional dish. Its ingredients are: fish, plantain, rice with coconut, salad. The salad is made with tomatoes, cabbage, onions, salt and lemon. People drink with Fish: Sweet water with lemon or soda.



In the Caribbean Region people also like to eat Fish Sancocho. Its ingredients are: plantain, potatoes, yucca and fish. This dish is flavored with tomatoes, onions, carrots, pepper and coriander. 




By Deisy Sánchez


CELEBRATIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION IN COLOMBIA



The main cities of the Caribbean region in Colombia  are BARRANQUILLA, CARTAGENA DE INDIAS and SANTA MARTA; and its sub regions, LA GUAJIRA, CESAR, PROVINCIA DE PADILLA, MAGDALENA, MOSTES DE MIRA, SABANAS DE CORDOBA, SUCRE, VALLES ALUVIALES DE LOS RÍOS SINU, ALTOS DE SAN JORGE, DEPRESIÓN MONPOSINA, REGIÓN DE LA MOJANA, GOLFO DE URABA, SAN ANDRES, PROVIDENCIA AND SANTA CATALINA. In this project we will discuss the most important festivities in the city of BARRANQUILLA.

The Carnival of Barranquilla is one of the best known carnival in Colombia and worldwide and it was stated as oral heritage by UNESCO in 2003. The Carnival is a cultural event in which all varieties are expressed cultural and folklore of the Caribbean Coast and the most diverse local cultural events, folk music and dancing. It is the most representative of the city that each year attracts a lot of visitors.

Other festivities also held in the Caribbean region are:

The Vallenato Legend Festival in Valledupar, declared Cultural Patrimony of the Nation in 2002. It is celebrated in Sincelejo on January 20th, it was declared national cultural heritage in 2009.

Easter in Mompox, Bolivar, declared Historical and Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995 and the National Beauty Pageant celebrated in Cartagena on November 11th.

By Juan Felipe Guerra

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