Barranquilla just celebrated Battle of flowerssublime event of Carnival, which is without a doubt the most important folk festival in Colombia. In 1903, when the wounds of the Mil Díaz War were still open, General Heriberto Vengoechea Barranquilla He called for national reconciliation and from that generous gesture the Battle of Flores was born. So from La Arenosa the guns were silenced throughout the national territory. Us Caribbean spirit, cheerful and talkative always promotes reconciliation and understanding between opponents. The Caribbean is and remains a fertile ground for reconciliation and peace. Carnival is the best expression of our folkloric and festive mood, alien to irrational confrontation and very different from what prevails in other places, where conflicts are resolved with guns and knives.
Source: El Heraldo
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