ARTS: El Cafetal: Cafetal_FLedit2-14

Minca, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Man playing the accordion in his house while his sons accompany him on the drums and guacharaca. Mùsica vallenata originated in the Magdalena Grande area of Northeastern Colombia now comprised by the Departments (States) of Magdalena, Guajira and Cesar. This region touches the Caribbean coast and stretches across the vast fertile valleys between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Sierra de Perija mountains hugging Venezuela.

Minca, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Man playing the accordion in his house while his sons accompany him on the drums and guacharaca. Mùsica vallenata originated in the Magdalena Grande area of Northeastern Colombia now comprised by the Departments (States) of Magdalena, Guajira and Cesar. This region touches the Caribbean coast and stretches across the vast fertile valleys between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Sierra de Perija mountains hugging Venezuela.