Maria Nuitter Espinal: “We want to keep the tradition alive” | Own words
Venezuelan Burroquite performer Maria Nuitter Espinal on keeping this traditional masquerade alive in her home country, and bringing it into Trinidad Carnival — as told to Raquel Vasquez La Roche
Where Next? | Bucket list
After almost two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, who doesn’t want a break? Here at Caribbean Beat, we feel just the same. As 2021 draws to a close, and we look forward to the year ahead, members of the magazine team tell us what place in the Caribbean they’d love to visit for the first time, and why
Caracas, Venezuela: Bolivar’s proud city
“In Venezuela is best of everything,” said Luis. We were sitting on a bench in a corner of Plaza Bolivar, the heart of old...
Arriba, Arriba!
Less than ten miles off the coast of Venezuela, Trinidad shares several cultural traditions with its bigger neighbour — including parang,...
Baby John
In the small town of Curiepe, east of Caracas, the festival of San Juan, celebrated during the summer solstice in June, is a tangible...
Los Roques: 50 shades of blue
Eighty miles off the coast of Venezuela, scattered near the more famous ABC islands of the Dutch Antilles, the Los Roques archipelago is a...
High rise over Caracas
Nearly nine thousand feet high, Cerro El Ávila soars above Caracas and separates the Venezuelan capital from the Caribbean Sea. It’s a...
Mauricio Plaza: dance with the devils
In many Roman Catholic communities, the feast of Corpus Christi is marked with solemn religious processions and less solemn folk...
