I packed up my glider for the coming few weeks and took a more traditional flight up to Cartagena and then on to Barranquilla for carnival. 3 days of craziness ensued; parades during the day (of which we managed to see a few hrs) and then big street parties at night. Sat had the most going on, with energetic parties kicking off on the street all day long.
Was a lot quieter during the other days otherwise but everyone came out at night. For the 2nd biggest carnival in south America, it didn't feel that big, and the parades themselves were good but not spectacular. So really just all about the street parties!
We got to experience some of the thrill of the parade firsthand; the street opens up as soon as the last troupe has passed and we were able to follow the parade until it wrapped up a mile or two down the road. Our little gringo troupe got a few cheers from the remaining crowd.
No good photos unfortunately as my nice camera didn´t leave the safety of the hotel in Barranquilla.
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