The Festival of the Laurels ( es, Festival Folclórico y Cultural de Los Laureles) is a festival in
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
. The festival takes place in the town of
Distraccion, in the
Department of La Guajira
La Guajira () is a department of Colombia. It occupies most of the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of the country, on the Caribbean Sea and bordering Venezuela, at the northernmost tip of South America. The capital city of the departme ...
. The festival is folkloric event and celebrates the
vallenato music. The festival was named after the
Laurel trees planted at the main plaza in downtown Distraccion.
National System for Cultural Information: Festival of the Laurels
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See also
* List of music festivals in Colombia
* List of festivals in La Guajira
* List of folk festivals
*Festivals in Colombia
The following is a list of festivals in Colombia, including arts festivals, music festivals, folk festivals, and cultural festivals, among other types.
Festivals by type Traditional and cultural Colombian festivals
January
*Campeonato de Vol ...
References
Music festivals in Colombia
Festivals in La Guajira Department
Folk festivals in Colombia
Latin music festivals
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