Palmares Expects 100.000
Visitors For Tonight's
Carnaval
Palmares expects some
100.000 people today as
the annual festival
holds its "carnaval"
beginning at 6:00pm
tonight.
According to William
Vásquez, president of
the Asociación Cívica
Palmareña, this year
more people have
attended the festival
than in the past 21
years.
Mascaradas, comparzas,
zanquros and carrozas
are all part of the
parade that will end
with a fireworks
display.
According to Vásquez
more than 600 members of
the Fuerza Pública
(police) will be on hand
to keep an eye on
partygoers, in addition
to the Policía de
Tránsito (traffic
police) who will ensure
that drunk drivers walk
home.
The Palmares festival
ends Sunday with a
number of
"international" concerts
that are free to
visitors, starting at
noon with the Mexican
bank Moderatto, followed
by the Argentine group
Enanitos Verdes.
Safety is main issue and
that is why organizers
have been constantly
checking the temporary
structures along with
the Ministerio de Salud
(health officials) and
the Bomberos after one
of the the floors
collapsed in the
"Imagine" booth.
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