More than 130 thousand visitors are expected to Valle del Cauca.
The Valle del Cauca will live one of the most moved weekends of the yearwith an atmosphere full of music, gastronomy, tradition and tourism with More than 21 celebrations in different municipalities.
Among the most prominent events are The Bandola Festival in Seville, which this year celebrates its 30th edition, a meeting only of Colombian folk musicare the Summer parties in Calima – Darién, Where the night of humor will be held, which is done for the first time, where there will be three great humorists, internationally recognized: Chicken Díaz, Mono Sánchez and Alert. Besides, Concerts, music, dance, parades, artistic presentations and a Jepaos show are included What are these jeeps or camperos where their conductors make them acrobatics.
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The National Agriculture Festival in the municipality of Palmira That this weekend will have two free concerts With the participation of artists such as Roberto Blades, Mulenze Orchestra and the Vallenato’s concerns And the Super Concert “Palmira Vé”, at the Rivera Escobar stadium with the presentations of: India, Oscar D´León, Yeison Jiménez and the Bobby Valentín orchestra.
In Cali is the Pacific Music Festival Álvarez, an icon of Afro -Colombian culture that continues to position Cali as an epicenter of the Pacific tradition and that advances competition with More than 52 groups that compete for the hole hype in categories such as free modality, Caucanian violins, marimba and traditional songs, clarinet chirimía and the participation of artists who have arrived from Africa will be taken as a plus.
The expectation for the tourism sector is to reach more than 130 thousand visitors to the department.
“This weekend We expect more than 134 thousand visitors, around 75% hotel occupancy and economic income above 57 billion pesos. According to the tourist information system – Situr Valle del Cauca, The Palmira Fair plans to receive about 12,266 visitors, with a hotel occupancy of 74% and an economic impact that would exceed $ 9.5 billion, “said Miyerlandi Torres, Secretary of Tourism of the Valley.
In Seville, the arrival of about 15,424 tourists has been estimated, with a projected occupation of 74% and an economic movement that would exceed $ 6,650 million.
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Summer parties in Calima – Darién appear as the event with the highest number of attendees, with about 72,630 tourists. The expected hotel occupancy reaches 79%, with revenues derived from tourism for more than $ 20.9 billion.
In Cali, The Petronio Álvarez Festival has received the assistance of 34,200 people, with 14% of international tourism. Total income is calculated at 5 million dollars, of which around $ 614 thousand would correspond to the accommodation directly linked to the event.
Road security
With the purpose of guaranteeing safe mobility for own and visitors, the Ministry of Mobility, will deploy a complete regulation and control operation during the festive bridge of the Assumption of the Virgin, in which the circulation of more than 400 thousand vehicles is planned through the roads of the department.
“With the operating plan, the department’s presence will be made, with a team of approximately 160 traffic agents and regulators. We are going to work fully articulated with the Ministry of Security and our body of traffic agents and regulators“added the Secretary of Mobility of the Valley, Diego Murillo Riascos.
Source: Integrated information system
