Cultural demonstration of the Bolívar state, takes place in the “Callao”, in the celebration of the carnival, are street troupes, colorful, whose origin is the exploitation of gold in the mid-nineteenth century, more than 170 years old are cultural heritage of the country.

HISTORY

The Callao Carnival, is a Carnestolendas demonstration, which migrated to our country from the Antilles, we must explain that in the Bolívar State there is this city, “El Callao”, its name comes from the fact that it was a mining town, where gold was exploited, and whoever got this precious metal had to remain “SILADO”, in order to continue finding the ore and not being the victim of thieves and swindlers, this is how emigrants from the Antilles, Caribbean island, arrive in Callao in search of a better chance of life and looking for money, the city grew overwhelmingly at that time and of course these emigrants brought their own traditions and culture, which joined ours forming this cultural event, one of the most picturesque in the country.

CHARACTERS

There are several characters that accompany the Callao carnival, among them are:
- The Madamas.
- The Devils.
- the Half pintos
- The Miners.
_ Las Fantasías.

THE MADAMAS
Madamas in ancient times were the ladies of royalty, with money and power, voluptuous, well nourished and brushed for the good life they led, they were the midwives of the callao society, as well as young women of marriage age, today they are women of the community, very respected and beloved, women without any moral flair, with recognized honesty, they even help in their community solve problems, they are seen as justices of the peace, who intervene in situations to solve themselves, their opinion is valued, but the most important thing is the ones in charge of transmitting to the new generations what this tradition means, being madam at heart is the most important thing in callao, being a madama is not a costume but a social status, she is the one who wears the baton in the carnival troupe, the most outstanding of her madamas is the black “Isidora” of which songs have already been made.

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