There are a lot of carnivals, but none like Carúpano

Carupano Carnivals

The brightness, color, exuberance, nuance, constancy, were tools that reflected the aestheticism of each fantasy, costume and float that paraded through the main streets of this town in the east of the country, which in addition to its tourist potential preserves the cultural and traditional heritage of this holiday.

Fifty-eight years have passed since that decade of the sixties when Humberto Angrisano, a thoroughbred carupanero and considered the father of this carnival, took charge of this party that filled him with joy. Every year, thousands of people pay tribute to the maker of these carnivals, stamping on each of their creations the memory, wisdom and affection that this character in history bet on him.

The "International Tourist Carnival of Venezuela", a title awarded at the VI National Tourism Convention held in the state of Táchira in 1966, is of great importance at the international level. Today the Cultural Heritage Institute (IPC), through the Ministry of Popular Power for Culture, confers recognition as a Cultural Asset of the Nation, a bastion that is a reflection of the indigenous culture and history of eastern Venezuela.

"Carnivals there are many, but like Carúpano none", is the slogan that has remained for these years. The carupanero gentilicio has accompanied his shouts and exclamations with this contagious phrase, which has been part of many musical and poetic compositions.

“There are many carnivals but none like those of Carúpano, a phrase that will remain for all time and that is a symbol of the roots of a party that became a “Cultural Asset of the Nation”. His legacy is and will be awarded as the best carnivals nationally and internationally.