Medellin Flower Festival

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  • African-Colombian dancers at the Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • Peasants or silleteros, continue the tradition of bringing from the mountains heavy flower bouquetes, before to to sell in town, nowadays to be part of the celebrations. Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • African-Colombian dancers at the Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • Elder peasant. Peasants or silleteros, continue the tradition of bringing from the mountains heavy flower bouquetes, before to to sell in town, nowadays to be part of the celebrations. Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • Colombia, and particularly the Antioquia region, is famous for its flower exports
  • Peasants or silleteros, continue the tradition of bringing from the mountains heavy flower bouquetes, before to to sell in town, nowadays to be part of the celebrations. Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • Peasants or silleteros, continue the tradition of bringing from the mountains heavy flower bouquetes, before to to sell in town, nowadays to be part of the celebrations. Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • Slum children from the Hillside community of Santo Domingo play on a typical ¨chiva¨or bus, specially made for them, with with The Medellin Metrocable, an aerial tramway, a Metrocable line to service the Comuna, on the background
  • Orquideorama: A Beautiful Floating Meshwork of Modular Flower Tree Structures, renovated in 2008 by Plan B Architects. Medellin Botanical Garden
  • Peasants or silleteros, continue the tradition of bringing from the mountains heavy flower bouquetes, before to to sell in town, nowadays to be part of the celebrations. Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • Elder woman at Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • Cute dog dressed in traditional Colombian country dress at the Silleteros Parade at the Medellin flower festival
  • Medellin flower festival, also known as Silleteros Parade.
  • Drug and explosive trained dog by the Colombian police. Medellin Flower Festival
  • Orquideorama: A Beautiful Floating Meshwork of Modular Flower Tree Structures, renovated in 2008 by Plan B Architects. Medellin Botanical Garden
  • Mi Pueblito Paisa, a recreation of a typical Hacienda from the Antioquia Region in Colombia, including food stands and art and craft shops