THE
PACIFIC REGION
Colombia...
The risk is wanting to stay!
Introduction
The Region Pacific of Colombia is located
on the west of the country of Colombia. The north is Panama, the south is
Ecuador, the east is the Cordillera of the Colombian Andes and the west is the
Pacific Ocean. The main cities are Buenaventura, Tumaco y Quibdó. It is a
region of much ecological wealth, hydrographic, mining and forestry. It is also
considered one of the most bio diverse regions on the planet. It is also the
main land of the culture Afro-Colombian, and of numerous American Indian tribes
that were called "Chocoes". The states that are part of the Pacific
Region are the Department of Chocó, Valle del Cauca, Cauca Department,
Department of Nariño. The region is crossed by mighty and deep rivers such as
Atrato, San Juan, Baudo River, River Watch and Patia River. Colombian Pacific
people are approximately 1.5 million. At present, it is the only region of
Colombia with most Afro-Colombian communities. The Pacific region is quite
uninhabited, due to its climate and health. The main cities are: Buenaventura,
one of the major seaports of Colombia and the first country in the Pacific
Ocean, Pretoria, capital of the department of Chocó, Tumaco and Guapí.
Gastronomy
Traditional dishes from the Pacific region
are:
Arepas y torta de ñame
blanco chocoano, buñuelos, sopas de pescado, arroz atollado de carne ahumada,
bacalao de pescado seco-liso, bocachico con escamas, aguacates rellenos,
cebiche de camarones o langostinos, empanadas de pescado, cazuela de mariscos,
pescado con lulo chocoano, pescado encurtido, pargo frito en salsa de mostaza,
aborrajados de pescado, ensalada de calamar, camarón o langostinos, empanadas
de jaiba o camarón, crema de cabezas de langostinos, sopa de lentejas con
pescado ahumado, pusandao (soup)de bagre, pargo o corvina, cazuela de mariscos,
arroz con calamares en su tinta, calamares rellenos, chaupiza (pescado muy
pequeño), frijol tapajeño, huevos de piando, caldo de gazapo, quebrao (sancocho
de carne serrana salada en cecina), sopa de almejas, sopa de cangrejo, arroz
atollado con jaibas o con almejas, tortuga en carapacho (en jaiba), plumuda con
plátano, patacones and traditional tapao de pescado, the famous dish of the
region.
Celebrations
Among the most important popular
celebrations are:
• The
Fiestas de San Pacho, in Chocó, on September 20th.
• The Festival del Currulao and
The Carnaval del Fuego, in Tumaco.
• The Procesión de la Virgen de
Atocha in Barbacoas.
• The Festival folclórico del Litoral
Pacífico in Buenaventura.
• The fiestas de La Purísima in
Guapi.
• The
Festival Petronio Álvarez celebrated in Cali, in Valle Interandino, but their
audience and content integrate people and rhythm from the Pacific, and also
from other regions of mostly African and indigenous who organize this kind of
peaceful community celebration.
Indigenous Cultures:
Music:
Folklore studies conducted in the Pacific
Coast survivals let us appreciate black, Spanish and indigenous, dances, songs
and rhythms. Among African survivals we can show the following rhythms:
Currulao Tamborito, abozao, patacoré, El bereju, Juga, El aguabajo, La Jota,
Bunde.
By Lina Rivillas and Guillermo Castaño
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