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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate><image><title>exploriada.com</title><link>http://www.exploriada.com</link><url>http://www.exploriada.com/imgs/logo.jpg</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Santiago Carnival (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 2011-07-20)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/cuba/santiago-carnival</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/cuba/santiago-carnival</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:20:54 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The main festival of the year in Cuba is without doubt the annual Carnival in Santiago de Cuba. A week of intense colour, activity, dancing in the streets, live music and fabulous costumes brings the city alive every July and the evening parade each night along Garzon Avenue is a must-see. ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://www.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi49ec8602793dd.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Havana Carnival (Havana, Cuba, 2011-08-01)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/cuba/havana-carnival</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/cuba/havana-carnival</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:20:54 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The famous Havana Carnival is a riot of noise and colour that takes place each weekend during July and August as the Cuban holiday season gets into full swing. Cubans and tourists alike take to the streets to enjoy music, dancing, processions and parades while consuming copious quantities of the national drink, Cuban rum. The colourful parade of costumed dancers and decorated floats makes its way along the Malecon - Havana's famous seafront street. The ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://www.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4a47a98833c1d.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Festival of Mariachi (Guadalajara, Mexico, 2011-08-25)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/mexico/international-festival-of-mariachi</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/mexico/international-festival-of-mariachi</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:54:35 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The event was founded in 1994 and has since got famous at local, national and international levels. It has always benefited from the presence of personalities from the world of art, culture and international and national politics.

Mariachis come from everywhere to jam, battle and enjoy.
Besides the participation of the best mariachis of the world as the Mariachi Vargas, America and the Camperos de Naty Cano, and the best mariachi of Jalisco, mariachi come from countries ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[October Festivals (Guadalajara, Mexico, 2011-10-10)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/mexico/october-festivals</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/mexico/october-festivals</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:59:30 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Mexico's second largest city and the capital of the state of Jalisco, Guadalajara gave the world tequila and the troubadour's descendant, the mariachi. Every October a series of events celebrate Jaliscan culture, including dance, music, art, sports and, most importantly, great food, with free entertainment daily in the fairgrounds of the Benito Juarez Auditorium.

Throughout the festival's month-long period there are concerts, rodeos, football matches, folk dance displays and art exhibitions scattered around the city.

The ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day of the Dead (Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Guatemala, 2011-11-01)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/guatemala/day-of-the-dead</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/guatemala/day-of-the-dead</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:20:54 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Day of the Dead spins out to a three-day binge in this small highland town. Day one features horse racing, in which the winner is the one who stays on longest. Riders charge from one end of the course to the other, capes billowing behind them, to take a tot of liquor before charging back again. This mad, chaotic, heavy-drinking scramble goes on for hours. Next day, the Day of the Dead, people hold ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kite Festival (Santiago Sacatepequez, Guatemala, 2011-11-02)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/guatemala/kite-festival</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/guatemala/kite-festival</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:20:54 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This small town near the capital brings two popular Latin American themes together, kite flying and the Festival of the Day of the Dead. Kites made of paper and bamboo up to six or seven metres in diameter soar in the skies, wielded by teams of kite flyers, while many hundreds of visitors look on. The idea is to release the souls of the dead from their agony. The whistling and weaving of the kites ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pirates Week (Grand Harbor, Grand Cayman, Caymans, 2011-11-10)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/caymans/pirates-week</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/caymans/pirates-week</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:20:54 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Music, street dances, costumes, games, food and drink, "pirate invasion", Kids Day, glittering parade, sports events, Heritage Days, fireworks! It's 11 fun-filled, festive days in the sun with something for everyone, and a lot of it FREE!
First it's fireworks, followed by a local song contest and then, almost every day for 11 days, Caribbean rhythms pulsate in open-air street dances until the wee hours of the morning. An authentic slice of the native Caribbean!
A mock ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://www.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4a293a9071592.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guadalajara Winefest (Guadalajara, Mexico, 2011-11-24)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/mexico/guadalajara-winefest</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/mexico/guadalajara-winefest</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:10:23 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wines from Mexico, South America and further afield are sampled at Guadalajara Wine Fest every year. Sip and swill at tastings and food and wine matchings in restaurants across the city, watch dance shows and attend free outdoor parties. ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guadalajara International Book Fair (Guadalajara, Mexico, 2011-11-26)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/mexico/guadalajara-international-book-fair</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/mexico/guadalajara-international-book-fair</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:30:54 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Authors, agents, booksellers and countless publishing houses from more than 40 countries descend on Mexico for the annual Guadalajara International Book Fair, one of Latin America's key literary events. Attend presentations and workshops, buy books and read, read, read.

There are special sections for young people and children and individual 'avenues' for poets, story-tellers, novelists, journalists, editors and illustrators. Top international and hispanic authors such as Gabriel García Márquez and Mexico's own Carlos Fuentes attend every ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burning the Devil (Guatemala City, Guatemala, 2011-12-07)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/guatemala/burning-the-devil</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/guatemala/burning-the-devil</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:20:54 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Guatemalans are habitual victims of early spring cleaning. By late afternoon on 7 December each year, the eve of the Fiesta de La Virgen de Inmaculada Concepción (Feast day of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception), town and cityfolk have cleared their homes of all unwanted bits and pieces and erected vast heaps of rubbish on the streets.
By 6pm the piles are set alight and throngs of onlookers gather round to celebrate an ancient tradition ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://www.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4a8ea12e58e4d.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of St Thomas (Chichicastenango, Guatemala, 2011-12-13)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/guatemala/feast-of-st-thomas</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/guatemala/feast-of-st-thomas</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:20:54 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Held over seven days in the lead up to Christmas, the Fiesta de Santo Tomas is a unique blend of Mayan and Christian traditions, held to announce winter and the mythical Christmas messenger, Olentzero. It also coincides with Saint Tomas's Day on the 21st of December. There is dancing, music and processions and it is one of South America's largest annual events, with people travelling from all over Guatemala to this tiny town to join ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://www.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4a9e61e94761d.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Book Fair (Havana, Cuba, 2012-02-13)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/cuba/international-book-fair</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/cuba/international-book-fair</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:20:54 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Eight days on the grand island of the Caribbean during the 19th Havana International Book Fair where dozens of countries and scores of publishers exhibit their wares.

Be a special guest at the Havana International Book Fair. Visit Cuban libraries, meet Cuban authors, converse with members of writers and cultural associations, tour museums, schools and intellectual institutions all involved in the written word. This year's Book Fair theme is To Read is to Grow. The country ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://www.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4a4e06c7e7630.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mazatlan’s Carnival (Mazatlán, Mexico, 2012-02-16)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/north-america/mexico/mazatlans-carnival</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/north-america/mexico/mazatlans-carnival</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:21:37 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The second-largest city in Sinaloa state (after the capital, Culiacan), Mazatlan boasts one of the largest carnival celebrations in Mexico. It’s also one of the oldest, and has been celebrated in more or less its present form for more than a hundred years. Less wanton than Rio’s and more sedate than that of New Orleans or Veracruz, it is nonetheless a spectacular affair that captures the seaside city and holds it hostage for five days ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://www.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fl4b2240a2ebe4e.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring Equinox at Chichen Itza (Chichen Itza, Mexico, 2012-03-20)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/north-america/mexico/equinox-at-chichen-itza</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/north-america/mexico/equinox-at-chichen-itza</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:50:20 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ancient stone masons built and aligned this stone pyramid centuries ago to project the sun's rays into a diamond-back rattlesnake of light and shadow.

On the morning and evenings of Equinox March 20, 21 and September 21, 22 thousands flock to Chichen Itza to view the same dramatic display.

In the spring, the sight is clearly visible in the early evening from mid to late February, and through mid-April. In the fall the appearence is visible from ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire Festival (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 2012-07-02)]]></title><guid>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/cuba/fire-festival</guid><link>http://www.exploriada.com/festival/central-america-and-caribean/cuba/fire-festival</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:20:54 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Some say that in Santiago de Cuba everything centers on music and dance. Here, in the Fiesta del Fuego (the fire festival) visitors have the chance to see for themselves, in what is probably one of the best preludes to a full carnival. Every year the event is focused on a particular Caribbean country, and musicians and dancers from all over the region travel to Santiago to perform. The most interesting feature of this festival ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://www.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4a4e053452ea3.jpg</imgthumb></item></channel></rss>
