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Festival of the Laurels

Colombia

The Festival of the Laurels (Spanish: Festival Folclórico y Cultural de Los Laureles) is a festival in Colombia. The festival takes place in the town of Distraccion, in the Department of La Guajira.

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The Festival of the Laurels (Spanish: Festival Folclórico y Cultural de Los Laureles) is a festival in Colombia.

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02 · Where & name
Colombia

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03 · How it is doing
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The Festival of the Laurels (Spanish: Festival Folclórico y Cultural de Los Laureles) is a festival in Colombia.

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The Festival of the Laurels (Spanish: Festival Folclórico y Cultural de Los Laureles) is a festival in Colombia. The festival takes place in the town of Distraccion, in the Department of La Guajira. 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.

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Festival of the Laurels is columbian festival celebrating vallento music, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1

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