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CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024 Historical context about Colombia  Before the arrival of the Spanish, Colombia was home to various indigenous groups. Spanish explorers arrived in the early 16th c...

CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024 Historical context about Colombia  Before the arrival of the Spanish, Colombia was home to various indigenous groups. Spanish explorers arrived in the early 16th century seeking gold and riches.  The Spaniards encountered a rich indigenous culture, which, although advanced in architecture and organization, could not stand up to Spanish military superiority.  After defeating the major indigenous civilizations, the Spanish founded important cities such as Bogotá and began to expand their dominion over the territory, establishing the Viceroyalty of New Granada in the 18th century, which included what are now Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama.  The drive for independence was influenced by broader European events, such as the French and American Revolutions. Simón Bolívar, known as “El Libertador,” played a central role in Colombia's independence movement. After decades of struggle, Colombia, along with its neighbors, gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century.  After independence, Colombia was part of a larger republic called Gran Colombia, which included Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama. However, regional tensions and differences led to the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1831.  Colombia's history in the 19th century was marked by long periods of political violence between two main parties: liberals and conservatives. The country experienced several civil wars, the best known being the Thousand Days War – La Guerra de los Mil Días (1899-1902), which devastated the country.  In 1903, a key moment in Colombia's history occurred with the separation of Panama, which declared its independence with the support of the United States. The loss of Panama was a painful moment for Colombia, as it was of great strategic and economic importance, especially with the future construction of the Panama Canal.  At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, coffee became Colombia's main export product, shaping the country's economy and identity. Colombian coffee is world renowned, and coffee culture is an integral part of Colombian life.  Colombia is home to a vibrant culture, influenced by a mix of indigenous, African and Spanish heritages. Colombia's contribution to music and dance, such as Cumbia and Vallenato, is internationally recognized, and the country has produced world-renowned artists such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who won the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature for his novel 100 Años de Soledad. About Barranquilla Geographic and demographic data  Geographical location: Barranquilla is located in one of the most strategic points in the country, at the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean Sea. It is located between Cartagena and Santa Marta, two of the most important cities in the country in terms of tourism.  Barranquilla is considered the most important city in the Colombian Caribbean region, with a population of almost 2 million inhabitants if you consider the populations of neighboring towns (such as Soledad, for example, where the international airport is located), which have their economic activity in this city. CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024 History  Barranquilla has a very particular history because, unlike other cities such as Santa Marta and Cartagena, it was not founded and did not have an administrative structure like the colonies.  Barranquilla was always considered as a 'Sitio de Libres', this meant that it was counted in the records of the conquistadors, but it was not considered a territory of great importance, and where people of diverse origins arrived.  There are few official records of the beginnings of the city, in fact Barranquilla is known as a 'city without history', precisely because of the little official documentation that exists of its beginnings.  There have always been settlements in the city, along the banks of the Magdalena River, which was indigenous territory.  After an expedition led by Pedro de Heredia (founder of Cartagena), in 1600 an 'Encomienda' was formed, which was an administrative structure where the indigenous people paid for protection and indoctrination. Later the land began to be parceled and a square with a mud church was laid out, and this is where the first beginnings of the city inhabited by ranchers, artisans and smugglers began to take place.  Here, little by little, the city grew, more landfills and houses were built. Until 1813 Barranquilla ceased to be a hamlet and took the title of town.  For many years Barranquilla was not considered a relevant territory until 1845 when a port was built on the outskirts of the city (in Puerto Colombia), to facilitate the movement of goods to Cartagena and a customs office.  It was not until 1857, thanks to the relevance it acquired, that it was elevated to the category of city.  One of the highest points of the city occurred when in 1888 a large dock was built in Puerto Colombia from where a lot of merchandise began to move from abroad, and even migrants from different parts of the world, including Germans, began to enter. This is another reason why Barranquilla is known as 'City of Immigrants'. Between 1914 and 1918, due to the First World War, the arrival of immigrants through the dock of Puerto Colombia increases and from then on, a much more important development is seen in the city, so much so that the country begins to recognize Barranquilla as 'The Golden Gate of Colombia' because for the first time many important events happened, for example:  (1919) the Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Aviación - SCADTA (today AVIANCA) is created, the second oldest commercial airline in the world and the first in Colombia.  The country's first railway line is born.  First telephone service in Colombia.  City with the first municipal utility company.  City where the first commercial radio station was founded and the first Olympic stadium in Colombia was built. CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024  However, since the fifties Barranquilla began to show a stagnation in its productive activity and decade after decade it became more distant from the main cities in the center of the country.  The beginning of the decline coincided with the emergence of Buenaventura as the country's main port, and the import substitution policy that closed Colombia's borders. About La Aduana (Customs office)  On June 1, 1876, the president ordered the transfer of customs functions to Barranquilla, marking the beginning of the city as a key international trade center.  The first customs facilities were located near the Montoya train station, but with an insufficient infrastructure for the growing trade.  In 1916, a fire broke out, which led to the government's decision to build a new building to meet the needs of Barranquilla's port boom and its international trade.  The new building was designed by an architect from Jamaica, who introduced the reinforced concrete (cement and iron) construction technique in Colombia. It was the first reinforced concrete construction in the country.  In 1919, President Marcos Fidel Suarez laid the first stone, officially initiating the construction of the new building. The date of its inauguration is not known since there is no historical process describing its formal delivery.  The building was in operation until the beginning of the 1950's, when it was abandoned and suffered a notable deterioration.  In mid-1981 the process of restoring the building began, which was declared a National Monument in 1984 by the Colombian government and began to regain its cultural relevance.  Today it houses a library and the Atlantic Historical Archive and is also used as a venue for cultural events.  The building has been recognized nationally and internationally with architectural awards. Fun facts:  The building was constructed over an indigenous cemetery that occupied an area of 17 acres.  Due to the location of the land, the building faced groundwater problems and complicated soil conditions, but despite these challenges, the work was completed in the 1920s. CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024 Montoya Station  The Montoya Station is still preserved within this complex. A construction from 1871 that was created to connect the merchandise that arrived by sea from Puerto Colombia to Barranquilla and from there it left through the river terminal to the rest of the country.  On one side of the Customs complex still lies one of the old locomotives as a symbol of the strength and progress of the people of Atlantico.  Since the 80's, this building along with the streetcar and Montoya stations have been declared national monuments. About the El Prado neighborhood  The Prado neighborhood was the first planned neighborhood of Barranquilla, its construction was led by the American Karl C. Parrish, inspired by the European and North American model (with large fronts and gardens, wide avenues, boulevards and luxurious architecture), and where wealthy people of the city were building their homes, especially immigrants who adjusted their culture to these buildings.  The origin of this place in the city of Barranquilla dates back to the twenties when Atlántico’s capital was in full industrial and commercial apogee and was experiencing great economic growth.  For all these reasons, the El Prado neighborhood is considered the first urbanization in Latin America. Parque de Los Fundadores or Founders Park (Aguila monument to fallen heroes)  This bronze eagle was a monument donated by the German government as a tribute to the pioneers of aviation in Colombia and to the victims of a plane crash in 1924 in which Ernesto Cortissoz died along with a group of Germans.  This accident occurred while the Bocas de Ceniza canalization, a project that consisted in the construction of a channel to regulate the flow of water and sediments between the Magdalena River and the Caribbean Sea, improving the navigability of the port of Barranquilla, was being campaigned in the air. In fact, it was thanks to this project that Barranquilla was able to disembark on the river today. About SCADTA CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024  When the name Ernesto Cortissoz is heard in Colombia, it is immediately associated with the Barranquilla International Airport, which was named in his honor for being considered the pioneer of commercial aviation in Colombia and throughout the Americas.  Cortissoz was the main promoter, one of the eight founding partners, and first president of the Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transportes Aéreos, SCADTA, founded on December 5, 1919 in Barranquilla.  The first airplanes did not land on a concrete runway as many would believe, but were seaplanes. The modern German Junkers F13 was used for landing on the Magdalena River, and with this model they were able to make trips to several nearby riverside communities.  The limits did not exist, after conquering the aquatic runways, on November 12, 1920 a Junkers F13 suitable with wheels and other modifications landed in the capital of the country.  However, the airline suffered a great loss when in 1924, after distributing flyers from the air, one of its planes fell on a house in Barranquilla, an accident in which the passengers died: Ernesto Cortissoz, president of the company and distinguished German citizens (Helmuth Von Krohn (Chief Pilot of SCADTA), Christian Meyer and Albrecht von Roseneck (merchants) and Fritz Troost (official of the Banco Alemán Antioqueño).  Colombia's first international flight to the United States left from Barranquilla in 1925. This year also saw the first flight in a Dornier Wal through Central America, Cuba and the United States. Expansion continued to Ecuador and Venezuela by 1928.  When World War II began, the United States began to push for the nationalization of air transport companies. Shortly thereafter, Law 89 was issued in Colombia, which dictated the nationalization of aviation companies, especially SCADTA, which implied that 100% of the airline's capital would have to be owned by Colombian citizens within a maximum period of 5 years.  On October 26, 1939, SCADTA and Servicio Aéreo Colombiano (SACO) merged and in January 1940, the name was changed to “AEROVIAS NACIONALES DE COLOMBIA - AVIANCA. Buildings with history El Prado Hotel  National Patrimony of Colombia, it was inaugurated in 1930, and it is considered the first tourist hotel in Latin America. It was really a luxury to stay in this hotel, so much so that its motto was: “If you could not stay in it, smile as you pass by”. It was the first hotel to have bathrooms in all its rooms and a semi-Olympic size swimming pool.  The Obregón and Parrish families, together with the American architect Burdette Higgins, were responsible for its construction and designed the hotel with neoclassical architecture, spacious areas and gardens.  It also has a relationship with Gabo since it was the place where he had his first date with Mercedes Barcha, also because of the cab station, which Gabo frequented since he was very friendly with the cab drivers, they were the ones who nicknamed him “crazy rag” for the particular way in which Gabo dressed. Mansión Pocaterra o Yidy-Slebi – Casa Triple A (Pocaterra or Yidy-Slebi Mansion - Triple A House) CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024 This lot was deeded to a Lebanese citizen in 1920, and then sold to Mr. Ricardo Pocaterra, an important Venezuelan who settled in Barranquilla. However, in the economic crisis of the thirties they returned to their country selling the mansion for $30,000 pesos (just under 10 dollars) to Mr. Emilio Yidi, who moved in with his eight children and lived there until his death. Today the house belongs to the offices of Triple A, the public utilities company. Blanco Family House Built in 1921, it has a neo-Mudejar façade with five modules, one central one with a horseshoe arch. It is one of the few buildings in which its use is still residential. La Perla House CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024  This house, more than 80 years old, was built at the request of the Afflack Mouradian immigrant family as a replica of the pleasure house of the famous filmmaker Charles Chaplin, located in Nice.  Everything for the construction of the house was brought from Europe, except for the tiles, which were built in the Pompeya Factory, a company that still exists in Barranquilla, and whose design was exclusive for this house looking for tiles that resemble an Arab carpet.  After the death of the family, it was converted into 3 apartments where renowned personalities lived such as the painter Alejandro Obregón, Álvaro Cepeda Samudio, and Gabriel García Márquez, who spent long periods of time as he was a close friend.  This house has a very particular history since here an imitation of Jean Marine Farina perfume was illegally produced. Mr. Afflack was able to copy the exact formula and turn it into a big business of the time.  Today this house is the cultural headquarters of the Simon Bolivar University, a recognized private institution in the city. About Barrio Abajo (Downtown)  The neighborhood is located in the lower part of the city, near the Magdalena River, which gave it the name “Barrio Abajo” of the river as opposed to other more elevated or central areas of Barranquilla, such as the El Prado area or the historic center.  Barrio Abajo was delimited in 1857 and witnessed the first industrial development of Barranquilla, including the construction of the Montoya Station and the old La Aduana building.  It is an emblematic place for the Carnival of Barranquilla, with its history of costumes and typical dances such as marimondas, congos and negritas puloy. At any time of the year, the neighborhood is a center of music and dance, especially with the millo flute groups.  Barrio Abajo is home to the Casa del Carnaval and the Carnival Museum, places where the carnival tradition is managed and preserved, as well as having been the home of important figures such as the writer Gabriel García Márquez.  The artistic murals and colorful facades of the houses are also a fundamental part of its visual identity, creating a characteristic urban landscape.  Barrio Abajo was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest for the city due to its historical, cultural and social importance. About the Carnival  The Barranquilla Carnival, the most important folkloric and cultural festival in Colombia (and the second most important Carnival in the world), brings together emblematic expressions of the memory and identity of the people of Barranquilla.  The Barranquilla Carnival has indigenous and African roots, with influences from the cultures that inhabited the Caribbean region of Colombia. Many of the dances, costumes and traditions of the carnival have their origin in the customs of the Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities. CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024  During the colonial era, the festival merged with Spanish traditions, such as comparsas and parades, creating a unique blend of influences that endures to this day.  In 2003, UNESCO declared the Barranquilla Carnival an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, due to its great cultural value and its ability to keep the tradition alive from generation to generation. Ritmos del Carnaval de Barranquilla Cumbia  The origin of the word “cumbia” comes from the African word “Cumbé”, which means party or revelry, according to different linguistic studies.  Cumbia is famous for its sensual, elegant and seductive movements, characteristic of African dances.  This rhythm has a European influence. In their costumes with a clear Spanish trait: long skirts, lace, sequins, large earrings, flower headdress and intense makeup in women; white shirts and pants, red handkerchiefs knotted around the neck and hats for men.  The Carnival of Barranquilla is an essential time for cumbia. Thanks to the Barranquilla Carnival, cumbia is shown and experienced all over the world through its dances, music and comparsas (local dance groups). Mapalé  According to dance experts, Mapalé is the name given to a fish that, when taken out of the water, made strong movements to survive.  Other experts affirm that the word Mapalé is of African origin and defines the sexual act. Upon seeing the fish move, the ancestors began to say that it resembled what the fish did, “the Mapalé”.  It is believed that it was brought by African slaves to America as a means to preserve their culture, since they were usually not from the same country, spoke different languages, practiced different religions and had other artistic manifestations.  These Africans resorted to music to endure the long work days.  African and native slaves did not have dance halls. They preferred the freedom of nature and danced in the open air to the rhythm of the African drum.  Throughout the 20th century, the Mapalé burst into the Barranquilla Carnival with a group of Afro-Colombians who maintained their struggle against segregation.  It is said that the jumps and other movements of the Mapalé were influenced by the sound of the whipping of the slave owners to increase the rhythm of their subordinates. CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024  In the women's hairstyles one could see the route to Palenque (land of the free). Three blows on a drum or on any table could mean that it was the right time to flee. Carnival House  Continuing with the iconic constructions in the city, moving on to a neighboring neighborhood we come across a house located in the Abajo neighborhood. A neighborhood that houses part of the most popular population of the city but is known for being an open- air museum for the cultural richness that comprises, especially in terms of carnival.  This neighborhood is also known for its cumbia wheels, its ancestral cuisines, and its traditional games (such as dominoes and bola e' trapo).  In 2020 it was declared an asset of cultural interest for the city to ensure the conservation and safeguarding of its cultural manifestations, both immaterial and material.  With this declaration, Barranquilla became the only city in Colombia with three urban sectors declared of Cultural Interest. The Barrio Abajo; the Historic Center (1999) and the neighborhoods of El Prado, Bellavista and part of Altos del Prado (2005).  Thanks to the establishment of foreign families, influential in the social and commercial sphere of the city, and the arrival of groups from the banks of the Magdalena River to work in factories in the first decades of the twentieth century, Barrio Abajo was influenced by styles marked in furniture and daily customs and practices.  The facades of the neighborhood, one of its great attractions, present a variety of colors, very vivid, and in some cases artistic murals or allusive to the Carnival of Barranquilla, generally those houses that have been inhabited by several generations of carnival families.  By vocation, it exalts the traditions of the main celebration of our country, and not only hosts dance performances, but also costumes, artisans and other indispensable roles of the largest creative industry in Colombia.  The carnival house was built in 1929 and preserves its colonial style that the Caridi Mitriani family remodeled in the 90's and gave it to the Barranquilla Carnival Foundation as the headquarters of the organization of the festival. Carnival Museum Right next to this house is the recently inaugurated Carnival Museum, a space to live the carnival 365 days a year. It consists of 4 floors and 3 rooms that tell about the carnivals of the world, the rhythms, instruments, and costumes characteristic of these festivities. Vía 40 (Way 40)  This is where the Battle of Flowers takes place, one of the most important events of the Carnival of Barranquilla. This event takes this name after the end of the Thousand Days War, a civil war that happened in Colombia between 1900 and 1903, General Heriberto CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024 Vengoechea decided to make this parade with the premise of exchanging bullets for flowers. This parade began taking place in the Paseo Bolivar, but then took place in this great road that welcomes thousands of spectators every year. Intendencia Fluvial (Fluvial Intendance) The building was constructed between 1926 and 1928, and served to control river traffic on the Magdalena River. The building fell into disuse in the 1940s due to the decline of river navigation, which lost importance to the port of Buenaventura on the Pacific Ocean and the increase in air and road transport. It was restored in 2014 and since then houses the offices of the Secretariat of Culture, Heritage and Tourism of Barranquilla. Here you can appreciate the Monument to the Yellow Butterflies in honor of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Gabriel García Márquez. Gran Malecón del Río  The first part was inaugurated in 2016 and until 2019 when the last section was inaugurated to complete a length of 5.5 km2.  It has +280 thousand meters of public space for sports, gastronomy and recreation.  For 4 consecutive years it has won the award as the most visited place in Colombia. It has hosted major global events such as the IDB Assembly 2021. Window of Champions  Monument built in homage to the Junior de Barranquilla soccer team. Today it has become a landmark of the city and its urban evolution.  It was donated by the window manufacturing company from Barranquilla, Tecnoglass. It all started one day when on his Twitter account (today X) the owner of the company, Cristian CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024 Daes published a promise; that if the technical director of the team managed to win a championship, he would donate a statue in his name. Indeed that day Junior won and a whole process was started to get to today's monument.  It was designed by architects from Barranquilla. It is 33 meters high and 1,400 square meters of reflective glass were needed for its construction.  This monument marked the way for urbanism in the city by giving life to a sector that was forgotten and that today connects with the Gran Malecón. Shakira Statue The imposing bronze and aluminum piece was made by local artist Yino Márquez with the collaboration of some 30 students and graduates of the District School of Arts. The elaboration of the sculpture took 5 months. It was first sculpted in clay and then a mold was made in silicone and fiberglass into which the molten bronze was poured. The silver details of the skirt are made in aluminum. The sculpture imortalizes one of the iconic movements of the artist from Barranquilla. The shape of the skirt alludes to the river and the sea. Window to the World It was built at the end of 2018 at the initiative of Tecnoglass and led by its owner Cristian Daes, he says that it arose from his personal experience, “when the doors were closed to him, he always had the windows left”. The monument reflects part of what the company is and what it is known for in the world, a manufacturing company of windows in Barranquilla that have even been suppliers of Trump towers in the USA. About beer in Barranquilla  Ernesto Cortissoz, son of Jews, was professionally trained in Germany and England and was one of the precursors of the most important beer in the country: Cerveza Águila.  Cortissoz brought with him the habit of drinking beer. He imported Gallo Negro beer from Germany and drank it in the boliches and social clubs he had created in Barranquilla.  This custom became popular among the city's elite and little by little its consumption expanded.  In 1905 the story changed. A beer produced by the Bolivar brewery in Cartagena began to arrive in Barranquilla and it seemed unthinkable that Barranquilla would not have its own beer.  Thus it was that in 1913 Ernesto Cortissoz together with other partners founded the first beer made in Barranquilla: Aguila beer.  One of its first advertisements was “When you want to drink good beer, ask for Águila”. CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024  The fresh taste of Águila beer is of Cuban origin and was created by an American engineer who came from being the head of the Tropical Brewery in Havana (Cuba), and a series of German brewing experts who were brought by Cortissoz to Barranquilla.  Later, after Cortissoz's death, the brewery went into liquidation and that is when it was sold for 150,000 pesos. The first decision made by the new owner was to continue producing only and exclusively Águila beer.  From there its most remembered slogans were born; 'Pass me an Eagle, but flying', and the unforgettable 'Unmatched and always the same'.  Everything was going great until Germania beer, from Bavaria, arrived in Barranquilla. Bavaria won the market and Águila was doomed to bankruptcy. However, in a skillful move of its owners, they offered their company to the competition to bottle their products so that they would find it attractive. The company later merged with Bavaria and later with the SABMiller conglomerate.  Águila is today the second most consumed beer in the country, after Poker. Fun facts:  They say that Colombia is a beer country, but without beer culture, where until a few years ago was that began to emerge enterprises based on the manufacture of beer.  According to recent studies, a Colombian consumes an average of 50 liters of beer a year. That is as if they drank 150 beers in a can. About Caribbean gastronomy Food fusion during the first years of conquest  They say that Colombia is a beer country, but without beer culture, where until a few years ago was that began to emerge enterprises based on the manufacture of beer.  According to recent studies, a Colombian consumes an average of 50 liters of beer a year. That is like drinking 150 beers in a can.  About Caribbean gastronomy  Food fusion during the first years of the conquest  Thanks to the mixture of Europeans, Indians and Africans, new food ingredients appeared, culinary recipes were modified and different cooking techniques were assimilated. The coexistence of three races: white, indigenous and black, quickly produced the racial and cultural miscegenation of the Colombian Caribbean coast.  The Africans uprooted and enslaved in a strange land adapted to their new living conditions. While the first group of slaves did not bring women, the men used local ingredients to produce their traditional foods. CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024  The blacks brought some new foods such as yams and other cooking techniques such as frying in abundant oil, the use of coconut in all kinds of dishes, recipes with plantains and most importantly, seasoning.  Traditionally, cooking has been in the hands of women. Our indigenous people did not know writing, the Spaniards vetoed reading and writing to women and only well into the twentieth century did they have access to formal education. It was for this reason that culinary knowledge was transmitted orally.  Empanadas: While the Spaniards prepared empanadas with wheat flour dough baked in the oven, in the hands of black cooks from the Coast they were transformed into fried corn dough empanadas.  Arepa with egg: It is said that the Cartagena egg arepa must have originated in some culinary accident. Supposing that while frying a corn arepa in hot oil, it inflated and some cook decided to fill it with egg and minced meat. This is only speculation since there are no cookery recipe books written in colonial times.  Appearance of cheese: when there were enough cattle on the coast, cheese was made from the milk not consumed on the day of milking. As cheese decomposes quickly, they had to add more salt than usual. This is the reason why our coastal cheese is saltier than that of other areas of Colombia.  The sour cream is the favorite accompaniment for many coastal people, its creation is due to the Lebanese Syrians, who came to the Caribbean through Barranquilla. Its preparation consists of mixing milk with lemon and vinegar, and cooking over low heat until it thickens. Paseo Bolivar - Original name: The current Paseo Bolívar was formerly known as Ancha Street until the end of the 19th century. This street was crucial in the first settlements of Barranquilla during colonial times. - Early settlements: Ancha Street was the center where the first churches, squares, neighborhoods and markets were founded in Barranquilla, being the core of the social and commercial life of the city during the first decades of the 17th century. The statue of Simón Bolívar was moved to Paseo Bolívar in 1937, where it remains to this day, becoming an important symbol of the city. Starting in the 1940s, Paseo Bolivar was transformed into a commercial and financial area, with the construction of buildings of neoclassical, art deco and modern architecture. - The Bank of the Republic: In 1949 the construction of the Bank of the Republic began in Paseo Bolivar, which marked the beginning of the banking area of Barranquilla. The Paseo Bolivar not only has historical significance in terms of the founding and development of Barranquilla, but also plays a prominent role in the Carnival of Barranquilla. - Paseo Bolivar is linked to the history of the Battle of Flowers, the inaugural event of the Barranquilla Carnival. This celebration was held for the first time in 1903, in the camellón Abello (former Paseo CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024 Bolívar), in commemoration of the Thousand Days War, and is now one of the most important moments of the carnival. - In 1903, the camellón Abello, a part of the old Paseo Bolívar, was the place where the first Battle of Flowers of the Barranquilla Carnival was held. This event, promoted by the conservative general Heriberto Vengoechea, was the beginning of one of the most important festivities of the city. - Throughout its history, the Paseo Bolivar was also the scene of various acts of the Carnival of Barranquilla, such as parades and national commemorations. This detail makes the promenade a fundamental site in the annual celebration of the carnival, especially in the first editions. Church of San Nicolas - Origin and construction: The church was first founded in 1629 as a chapel of wood and thatch. The present building began to be built in brick in the 18th century and was completed in the 20th century after more than 300 years of intermittent work. - Patron saint of the city: San Nicolás de Tolentino is the patron saint of Barranquilla, and the church is an important center of Catholic worship in the city. - Eclectic architectural style: The church has an eclectic architectural style, with influences of various styles, highlighting in its design elements of Gothic. Mallorquín Swamp and Ecopark - It is a coastal lagoon and lagoon ecosystem located in the north of the city on the left bank of the mouth of the Magdalena River (Bocas de Ceniza). It has an area of 741 hectares and a perimeter of 19.53 KM2 and a maximum depth of 1.3 meters. - It was declared by the national government as a protected area and an ecopark was built to promote its conservation. - In the environment of the swamp it is possible to find 15 plant species, of which 4 correspond to mangrove species, 9 species of fish, 177 species of birds and 11 species of mammals (raccoons, bats, squirrels, among others). - The Ciénaga de Mallorquín has been an ecosystem that historically has been degraded by many social, urban, and environmental factors. Since the construction of the Tajamar de Bocas de Ceniza and the informal settlements in the surrounding areas and illegal economic activities, the mangrove cover has been considerably reduced in recent decades. - It is estimated that the Ciénaga has lost 317 hectares of mangrove since 1985. - This project has involved local communities to promote their conversation, how? Through training, connecting them to the public utilities network, improving access roads, among others. CARIBIA TOURS GUIÓN PARA RECORRIDOS EN BARRANQUILLA Última actualización: 14 de noviembre del 2024 - To improve water pollution, microalgae cultivation was carried out in 9 points of the swamp to help improve water quality and the ecosystem.