Festivals/Celebrations/Holiday traditions
(list by month): |
February/March:
Carnaval in Barranquilla (masked dancers, floats,
street dancing and beauty contests).
March:
Caribbean Music Festival, in Cartagena.
The city's other great festival is Independence, in the
second week of November.
March/April:
Semana Santa, in Popayan, throughout Easter week.
There is also a major festival of religious music.
April:
Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata, in Valledupar
(Cesar)
|
Date |
Holiday |
Festival |
Location |
|
January 1 |
New Year
Año Nuevo |
|
National |
|
January 1 |
La Circunsición |
|
National |
|
January 6 |
Epiphany |
|
National |
|
March 19 |
San José |
|
National |
|
March or April |
Carnaval |
|
Barranquilla |
|
March or April |
Semana Santa |
|
National, most famous in
Popayan and Mompox |
|
May 1 |
Dia de los Trabajadores
Labor Day |
|
National |
|
May or June |
Corpus Cristi |
|
National |
|
June |
Sagrado Corazon de Jesús |
|
National |
|
June 29 |
San Pedro y San Pablo |
|
National |
|
July 20 |
Independence Day
Dia de la Independencia |
|
National |
|
August 7 |
Simón Bolívar
wins the Batalla de Boyacá |
|
National |
|
August 15 |
La Asunción de Nuestra Señora |
|
National |
|
October 12 |
Columbus Day
Dia de la Raza |
|
National |
|
November 1 |
Día de Todos Santos |
|
National |
|
November 11 |
Independencia de Cartagena |
|
Cartagena
and National |
|
December 8 |
Inmaculada Concepción |
|
National |
|
December 25 |
Christmas Day
Navidad |
|
Nationa |
. |
| Cost,
total travel time, and mileage for a round trip to that
country from Alaska on December 21-28 and June 12-19: |
$1, 537.00 to
travel from Anchorage, AK to Bogota, Colombia from
December 21st through December 28th.
This trip would take 17 hours 47 minutes.
$965.50 to travel from Anchorage, AK to Bogota, Colombia
from June 12th through June 19th.
This trip would take 16 hours and 28 minutes. |
