In traditional costume and in some beautiful floats, the 19 candidates for the Departmental Reign of Bambuco traveled the official route of the Festival of San Juan and San Pedro in Neiva.
DIARIO DEL HUILA, THIS IS HOW THE FESTIVAL GOES
By: Walder Padilla.
On a sunny afternoon, the parade in peasant costume of the candidates of the Bambuco Departmental Reign in Neiva took place. The 19 young ladies looked beautiful in their outfits and hairstyles.
The float that led this important parade was in which the Departmental Queen of Bambuco 2022, Valentina MuƱoz Samboni, accompanied by the Popular Queen of Bambuco 2023 Laiyi Alerxandra Cheen NarvĆ”ez. The design of this float was the work of the craftsman Carlos Eduardo Franco, called āLa Zanquiruciaā.
Next we were able to appreciate the āMyths and Legendsā troupe, the Atahualpa Dance studio and the Los Alegres musical band.
In the float called āThe drums rumbleā by maestro Ferney DĆaz, we observe Miss Altamira, MarĆa Paula CalderĆ³n Cuellar, accompanied by the Los Pinderos de Palermo comparsa, the Lgtbi Libre ExpresiĆ³n Artistic Group and the La Sanjuanera Musical Band.
For her part, Miss Campoalegre, Lorendy Fernanda FlĆ³rez Murcia, was in the float called Viva El San Pedro, by the artisan ElĆ Vargas. She was accompanied by the comparsas Las Brujotas de Otas, the rhythm dances Academia de Baile and Arte El Caguan, but of course the music with the Bambuquera band could not be missing.
Miss Colonia Opita Afro, Jhuliana EncarnaciĆ³n Angulo, paraded in the float called LA Guabina Huilense by Ćngel Sebasstian Bucheli. The troupe of the FEI Foundation āFamily, Environment, Individualā and the Tello Music Band accompanied her on this tour.
La Colonia Opita in BogotĆ”, with Laura Sophia Falla TafĆŗr was present in the float āViva Nuestro Festivalā by Jaime Cardozo. She was compared to the comparsa La Madre Agua de Obra Negra, the Academia Estudio de Arte BDX and the musical band of Tello.
Miss Agrado, Johana Andrea Puentes Conde, paraded in the float La Zanquirucia, Miss GarzĆ³n, Valeria Ćlvarez Palechor, had the Retumban Las Tamboras float, while Miss Giant, Laura Dayanna Cabrera Cuenca, paraded in the RĆo Neiva float.
Next we observed Miss Ćquira, Diushayu Capaz Cuchillo, in the Camino por la Paz float, Miss La Plata, Juanita RodrĆguez Fajardo, wore the Alma del Huila float and Miss Neiva, Eypryl Daniela Gonzales Conde, the float You will take me with you.
Other candidates who enjoyed the parade were Miss Neiva, Eypryl Daniela Gonzales Conde with her Retumban Las Tamboras float, Miss Pitalito, Liz Mariana Claros PeƱa danced on the Guabina Huilense float and Miss Rivera, Dajhanna Katherin Cardoso CalderĆ³n enjoyed on the float called Royal Road.
The music, the troupes alluding to representative characters from Huila, as well as the myths and legends were not lacking in this parade.
Miss San AgustĆn, Valentina Barrera RamĆrez paraded in the El Barcino float, Miss Tarqui, Luisa Fernanda Santofimio DĆaz paraded in the El Sabor de la Mistela float and Miss Teruel, Mariana Del Pilar Cerquera Vargas in the Drums of PacandĆ© float.
The tour was closed by Miss Tesalia, MarĆa Camila Capera Leal in the Ojo al Toro float, Miss Villavieja, Luna Hasbleidy Tovar Zamora in the Rumba Opita float and Miss YaguarĆ”, Daniela SĆ”nchez Cerquera with her The Ambassador of India float.
The traditional parade of beautiful women and handsome men was also highly anticipated by those attending this parade.