The Barranquilla Carnival, an annual cultural spectacle, is poised to unveil its vibrant pageantry from January 20th to February 13th, 2024. Nestled along Colombia’s Caribbean coast, Barranquilla is ...

In the city of Barranquilla, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, a home-cooked family meal and carnival fever go hand in hand.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Hundreds of people in Nashville joined others across the world in marking, Carnival de Barranquilla, one of Colombia's most important celebrations. A special event at Plaza ...

The Barranquilla Carnaval 2025 is turning up the heat as Colombia’s biggest cultural event pays homage to its hometown icon, Shakira. This year’s festival proudly adopts the global superstar’s iconic ...

Suddenly, it’s snowing, the fluffy white stuff swirling madly under the streetlights. Not unusual on an early February night, right? Except that it’s 70-something degrees, and I’m hanging with my ...

Every year, scores of people flock to Barranquilla, Colombia, to see one of the world’s largest carnivals. Barranquilla’s carnival is more than 100 years old and also one of the biggest celebrations ...

Barranquilla — The Battle of Flowers, a grand parade attended by more than 600,000 people, kicked off the four-day-long annual Barranquilla carnival, the second-largest in the world, on Saturday. One ...

Every February the industrial port town of Barranquilla is transformed into the second largest party in South America. Bleachers rise up along both sides of the main street. Stages spring up in quiet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning writer/podcaster, I've been to 100+ countries. Here's my diary of a Carnaval de Barranquilla weekend, including ...