Traveling to Veracruz last february I discovered a city that mixes colonial arquitecture, beach and carnivals, in my search for identification I thought of it as a combination between Cartagena in Barranquilla.. only that different :)
The city was VERY crowded, so I did not particulary relaxed during this time, but hey who is looking for relaxation in the middle of the carnival?? crazy me...
Carnivals in Veracruz, are really interesting, it consist of 3 days parades, only that they are exactly the same, same groups dancing, same cars, same all.. so I guess they do it to give people more opportunities to see them (or maybe it is just lack of creativity). Parades, are kind of similiar to the ones in Barranquilla, the distance that the parade marches is about 5 km, the streets are closed for cars, and people stay in each side of the road, giving space to the folckloric groups, costumes, and celebrities to take over the street with music and color.
Given the fact that for the next day we would see the same parade, and the beaches besides of not being very nice were completely packed we decided to go to the acquarium, which mexicans claim to be the biggest one in Latin america (btw, what is the thing/complex with brazileans and mexicans with size???). I don't know if it is but I really liked it, there were "rayas", sharks, nemos, and many other animals from the ocean.. but not dolphins :(
P.S: Mexicans be prepared for the next biggest acquarium in latin american project that will take place of course in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil... it seems like it is a neverending battle!!!
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