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A street scene in Quibdó, the capital of the department of Chocó, the poorest region of Colombia.
Ph. Gordon Radley
Young Afro-Colombian boys, often dreaming about playing in any professional football league in Europe, play football during the training session in Quibdó, Chocó, the Pacific department of Colombia. - Copyright © 2022 Jan Sochor Photography
“In the Cathedral Primada de Colombia the lights go out, in the background, a row of women with a punt on their heads sing verses that echo up to the ceiling. The praises are songs that are from different areas of the Colombian Pacific creating a bridge between the dead who leave and the living who remain.
There are nine women that make up the Oro y Platino group, all born and raised in Condoto, Chocó, a municipality three hours from Quibdó, the department's capital.
The praises are songs that bring together a large number of people around the death of a loved one. According to the age of the deceased, the songs tell stories told by a leading voice and a responding women's choir.
The tradition, which goes back to the colony, in which the slaves sang celebrating that the dead would no longer be a slave, has lasted from generation to generation.”
Written by Laura Ceron Photo by Cesar Romero
Colombian gods/ Diosas de Colombia
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¿Qué sabe usted del Chocó?
¿Qué sabe usted del Chocó?
Por Edgar Hidalgo T.
¿Por qué el Chocó es una zona tan lluviosa?
El Chocó se encuentra en la llamada Zona de Convergencia Intertropical, lugar donde se produce el encuentro de vientos alisios que vienen del noreste con los provenientes del hemisferio sur, formándose grandes y extensos sistemas de nubes que dan origen a fuertes precipitaciones.
El choque de estas masas de aire ascendente de diferentes temperaturas y grados de humedad produce la formación de una banda nubosa por procesos de convección (formación de corrientes de aire).
La cordillera occidental se constituye en una barrera para estas formaciones atmosféricas, que las obliga a subir, enfriarse y precipitarse en forma de lluvias torrenciales que favorecen los caudales de los ríos.
Este fenómeno convierte al Chocó en una de las regiones más lluviosas del planeta, con precipitaciones mayores de 8.000 mm por año, en promedio.
Por ello los ríos chocoanos, a pesar de su corta extensión, llevan inmensos caudales a los océanos.
Quibdo - Chocó 🌴⛅
San Pacho Festival
Quibdó, Chocó, Colombia – September - October 2019
Every year at the turn of September and October, the capital of the Pacific region of Chocó holds the celebrations in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi (locally named as San Pacho), recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Each day carnival groups, wearing bright colorful costumes and representing each neighborhood, dance throughout the city, supported by brass bands playing live music. The festival culminates in a traditional boat ride on the Atrato River, followed by massive religious processions, which accent the pillars of Afro-Colombian’s identity – the Catholic devotion grown from African roots.