Cumbia Festival

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Carnival season started last weekend with a cumbia street festival. Cumbia is a type of music, and dance, that is very common here in Colombia. The idea behind the dance is seduction (from what I’ve seen). Cumbia, like every other dance here, is alllllll in the hips. I had to practice for weeks to not move my shoulders when I move my hips. I still think there should be a way of combining the two, but they tell me otherwise.

The carnival here in Barrnaquilla is known as the second largest in the world. It started last weekend (Jan 23rd) and ends on March 9th. That is a lot of partying. I’ll keep posting events as I go to them.