NewsWhore
02-04-2008, 04:50 PM
The Santiago Federation of Lechones and Comparsas staged a "warm-up" yesterday in the area of the Las Carreras Avenue and the Monument, in Santiago. Together with the Caribbean Baseball Series, the city was alive with activities. The different Comparsas and groups of Lechones (Devils) trooped from St. Luis Street up to the Monument along Las Carreras Avenue. More than 70 different groups were represented. On 24 February the main shindig will take place along the same route. Everyone from the AMET to the Armed Forces joined in keeping order along the parade route. According to provincial governor Jose Izquierdo, the idea is "to revive the splendor of the Dominican Republic's most beautiful and spontaneous carnival". There will be another "warm-up" next week, too.
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Catch carnival parades every weekend in Santiago, La Vega and Bonao.
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