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Programme Blacks and Whites Carnival in Pasto

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Pre-carnival from 29 December to 3 January and the main festivities from 4 to 7 January.

Considered the expression of popular culture of southwestern Colombia, the Carnival of Pasto or Black and White Carnival meets every year to own and tourists in a festival of culture, art, games and ancient traditions blending old indigenous rituals, masquerades and bustle of mestizo origin, with English culture that dominated the region and created the syncretism that is breathed in the carnival.

The celebrations begin with the Pre-carnival ranging from December 27 until January 3. The traditional Carnival is developed on 4, 5 and 6 January and ending on day 7 with the festival of the guinea pig and rural culture.

Pre-carnival party turns

December 27 begin the Pre-carnival event with Youth Music and Alternative. On 30 December, the serenade Pasto, Nariño's Square, from 5 pm, which is recognized by the country's string trios. Pre-carnival closes its program on December 31 with the parade of years old.

The party in full

January 2
that day the inhabitants of the districts residents of Pasto pay homage to the Virgen de Las Mercedes, patron saint of the city. It is also the Day of Encounter. A space in the colonies of the department, the country and the world have a meeting in Pasto displayed in a grand parade its cultural, artistic and gastronomic. Later
traditional parade takes place, and then visitors can enjoy the Augustine Band Shell Agualongo a great Salsa Marathon.

January 3 star
The event is the carnival, an activity child involving thousands of children, between 6 and 14 years, a procession of floats, groups, bands, individual and group costumes, as well as groups with special choreography.

The 3 is also the day of the Andean roots. There will be a parade that culminates with a concert of Andean music and fireworks.

January 4
The Castañeda, one of the legends of the carnival, make his show to announce their arrival to the city to enjoy the carnival festivities.

Large musical activities began with the opening of Tablados Popular in Nariño Park , Plaza del Carnaval and the Santiago church square, ranging up to the last day of carnival.

There, visitors enjoy the best regional orchestras, national and international groups of Andean music, traditional, and folk.


January 5 is the day of the Black Pintica.

January 6
White Day. It is the great day of the holidays. The path of the Carnival or sleep at night because from very early hours thousands of people flow to have a suitable position that will allow them to see the best parade floats.

January 7
The carnival culminates with flavor and tradition. In the village of Obonuco, located in the foothills of Galeras Volcano , the Festival of the Cuy allows the auction of one-day carnival with regional cuisine and folk music concerts. The event also presents a sample of these animals.
Source: The TIEMPO.com / Travel

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security measures for possible eruption of Galeras

11/27/1906 Video link RCN News

Bogotá, November 22. (SNE). - The Government announced the transfer of 8 000 inhabitants living in three municipalities located in Narino high risk area of \u200b\u200bthe volcano Galeras (Pasto, Nariño and La Florida), after the Ingeominas reported increased seismicity in recent days and changed the alarm from level 3 to 2, which means "risk of rash in terms of days or weeks
Source: Presidency of the Republic

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INGEOMINAS
The director of the National Institute of Geology and Mining (Ingeominas), Julian Villarruel Toro said "For its part, the reasons that took the body to increase the alarm level for Galeras volcano.
"The volcano was at level 3, which meant that there was a seismic activity but without any risk. Now switch to level 2, where an eruption might occur in terms of days and weeks, "he said.
He added: "In the last four or five days there was a high development in the presence of a series of tremors that characterize or are precedents of eruptions that have occurred historically in the volcano. They are very representative earthquakes of magnitudes of 2.6 on the Richter scale, that a volcano is very high. "
also noted that presents a material dome in the bottom of the crater, which has approximately 3 billion cubic meters, which makes it quite dangerous given pressurization.
said that the risk area is located in the village of Jenoy in rural area of \u200b\u200bPasto and the municipalities of Nariño and Florida. Press
Ingeominas (PDF) 22/11/2006
LEVEL II (ERUPTION LIKELY IN TERMS OF DAYS OR WEEKS) Galeras Localisation

coordinates: 1 ° 13'0 "N 77 ° 22'0 i" W
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Blacks Carnival White

Carnival of Blacks and Whites was declared cultural heritage of the nation Congress of the Republic of Colombia in April 2002, is celebrated primarily in Pasto Nariño and other municipalities from 4 to 6 January each year and attracts a considerable number of tourists from all over the country. The carnival consists of four major stages, namely pre-carnival, the carnival, the arrival of the Castaneda family, the days of black and finally the day of the whites.

Sources and Links: carnavaldepasto.org Pasto.com Wikipedia

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San Juan de Pasto - Nariño Pasto

2527 m 14 º C room Population Projection 424 283 359 Density

hab./m2 Latitude 1 º 10'N Longitude 77 ° 16'W

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Pasto is the capital of the department of Nariño in southern Colombia. Located in the Valley called Atriz amid the Andes mountain range called the Nudo de Pasto on the foot of the Galeras volcano.

Founded by the English explorer and conquistador Lorenzo de Aldana in 1539 under the name of Villaviciosa de la Concepcion, now officially known as San Juan de Pasto originated in the name of the indigenous grasses that inhabited the region the arrival of English conquistadors. Administrative, cultural and religious heritage of the region since colonial times. During the wars of independence adopted by the royalist cause under the leadership of Agustín Agualongo of indigenous origin for which, once gained independence from Spain and added to its geographical location, remained isolated configuring a conservative, traditional and cultural absorption with the rest of the country. (Source wiki)








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