Above: Un desfile de los caballos / the horse parade.The long anticipated Feria de las Flores, one of Medellin's most anticipated events of the year, filled the city with flowers, music, horses, and good cheer. Together, we visited Santa Elena, a town infamous for its flowers, where the floats or silleteros are made by hand and then transported down the mountain and the next day, saw the fruits of the labor as the flowers were proudly displayed in the Desfile de los silleteros downtown.
A very nice family gave us an unofficial tour of some of the flower displays in progress. A father carries his daughter in the rain.
Brightly colored costumes and dancers during the parade.
The beautiful but cumbersome silleteros are carried on the backs of the viejos.
Photo credits: Sue Li
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