Mauricio Plaza: dance with the devils
In many Roman Catholic communities, the feast of Corpus Christi is marked with solemn religious processions and less solemn folk traditions. In San Francisco de [...]
View ArticleHigh rise over Caracas
Nearly nine thousand feet high, Cerro El Ávila soars above Caracas and separates the Venezuelan capital from the Caribbean Sea. It’s a steep hike to [...]
View ArticleLos Roques: 50 shades of blue
Eighty miles off the coast of Venezuela, scattered near the more famous ABC islands of the Dutch Antilles, the Los Roques archipelago is a secret [...]
View ArticleBaby John
In the small town of Curiepe, east of Caracas, the festival of San Juan, celebrated during the summer solstice in June, is a tangible reminder of the survival of Afro-Venezuelan heritage under slavery....
View ArticleArriba, Arriba!
Less than ten miles off the coast of Venezuela, Trinidad shares several cultural traditions with its bigger neighbour — including parang, the Spanish-inflected sound of the Christmas season. In some...
View ArticleCaracas, Venezuela: Bolivar’s proud city
“In Venezuela is best of everything,” said Luis. We were sitting on a bench in a corner of Plaza Bolivar, the heart of old Caracas, watching the pigeons strut upon the statue of the liberator and his...
View ArticleWhere Next? | Bucket list
After almost two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, who doesn’t want a break? Here at Caribbean Beat, we feel just the same. As 2021 draws to a close, and we look forward to the year ahead, members of the...
View ArticleMaria Nuitter Espinal: “We want to keep the tradition alive” | Own words
Venezuelan Burroquite performer Maria Nuitter Espinal on keeping this traditional masquerade alive in her home country, and bringing it into Trinidad Carnival — as told to Raquel Vasquez La Roche The...
View ArticleWhere past and present converge, part 2 | Round trip
In part two of our series on the region’s magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Shelly-Ann Inniss introduces five more gems — full of natural and cultural charm — to add to your bucket list The post...
View ArticleWhere past and present converge, part 3 | Round trip
The UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the greater Caribbean are of special cultural and historical importance to us all. Shelly-Ann Inniss guides us through five more sites for your sights, in part...
View ArticleLos Roques, Venezuela | Wish you were here
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