Last weekend I went to Valparaíso with two
friends and stayed there for the weekend. We like that city, but we went there
for a special reason: it was the "Mil Tambores" carnival. Last year I
went with my sisters, and we liked a lot the experience so I wanted to repeat
it. We travel from Santiago to Valparaíso on Saturday morning and arrived there
almost lunch time. That day we went to a parade in the O’Higgins Hill. We don`t
really know a lot the streets and public transport of Valparaíso, but asking
you can arrive everywhere! When we were close to the parade we knew it because
we started to heard a lot of drums sound, thanks to that we knew where we have
to leave the bus. We saw and heard there almost 10 groups of drummers and
batucadas, with their dancing groups. All the people who live there came
outside of their houses to see all this show of colours and sounds. The next
day we woke up with a lot of drums sounds, because the apartment we stayed was
just in the same street where the carnival be carried out, so we had a
privileged view and position. We stayed in the carnival all day long; we saw
and heard a lot of murgas, tinkus, comparsas, tinkus, clowns, people disguised, and dancing groups. We danced and enjoy a lot, we had great time, and next year we plan to go like one of that group in the carnival!
the view from the apartment
tinkus
a costume I loved
Ale! These are very beautiful photos! And I think they are useful for show the art and music side of this festival, because the news at the TV, only shows the ugly side of the carnival: the alcohol and the trash, and with this the people don't remember the principal thing of this festival: enjoy the music and the art in a beautiful place like Valparaiso!
ResponderEliminarI consider the “Mil Tambores” is the best experiences in the word, the “mil tambores” signify for my, liberty an many sensation, beautiful sensation, not hesitate in come back the next years C:
ResponderEliminarI've never been to "Mil Tambores", but every year I hope to go and dance to the rythms of drums. I love Valparaiso, my grandmother and cousins lives there and when I visited them I'm the happiest person in the world! So I think that "Mil Tambores" carnival it's a great opportunity to take a break and spend time with your friends and family in that beautiful city.
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