Jul 26, 2015
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Photo by: Yvone Varela/EuropaNewswire JACKSON HEIGHTS(QUEENS), New York, USA, July 26 2015 — ( By Albin Lohr-Jones/EuropaNewswire ) – Thousands of Colombian-Americans and New Yorkers of all backgrounds converged on Queens today to celebrate the 15th Annual Colombian Independence Day Parade. The parade, a popular summer event in the ethnically-rich borough, drew dozens of participating groups from Colombian communities throughout the Metro area, members of the diplomatic corps, local politicians including City Comptroller Scott Stringer, and numerous Colombian celebrities. The parade is convened annually to mark the anniversary of Colombia’s Declaration of Independence on July 20th, 1810 which established a [Read More]
Aug 9, 2014
News
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Photo by Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire The Colombian International Cultural Center held this Sunday, July 27th, the fourteenth edition of the Colombian Parade in New York. Like every year, the event was attended by personalities from the political, artistic and business world as well as hundreds of people from Colombia who proudly waved the flag of the coffee country. There were multicolored roses and beautiful women. With quite warm temperatures that touched 80 degrees Fahrenheit, the Colombian public stood along the wide avenue Northern Boulevard to commemorate the Independence of Colombia and to show your patriotism correctly. “Very nice parade and as [Read More]
Aug 8, 2014
News
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Photo by Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire Nothing can stop Colombians from celebrating their heritage On July 10, the annual Colombian Day Parade was celebrated in Queens NY where hundreds of people came out to celebrate their culture along with their supporters. After reports that the event wouldn’t take place this year, the first time it would happen since the parade began 26 years ago, there was no way that the almost 300,000 New Yorkers that helm from the country would go a year without celebrating their ancestry. Those who attended the parade were as joyous as ever, waving flags, singing, dancing, with [Read More]