The Orinoco Basin is a geographic region of Colombia determined by the Orinoco river basin, and to locate in the eastern part of the country is also known as the Llanos Orientales. It is an ecosystem that is characterized by being a plain. The region lies between the rivers Arauca, Guaviare, Orinoco and Piedmont plains.
The Orinoco Basin is a geographic region of Colombia determined by the Orinoco river basin, and to
locate in the eastern part of the country is also known as Llanos Orientales. It is an ecosystem
that is characterized by being a plain. The region lies between the rivers Arauca, Guaviare, Orinoco
and Piedmont plains.
It is a region of intense livestock activity where there
were major struggles during the era of the Colombian
and Venezuelan Independence. Culturally it is inhabited
by the lone ranger, individual common also to the
Venezuelan Llanos.
Culture
The llanera colombian subculture
is the dominant in the region and
features well distinguishable. The
lone ranger is worker, dedicated
to the raising of cattle
Due to the
environmental
circumstances, the
forms of employment
its music, its legends,
its housing, the lone
ranger uses the
liquiliqui, a cool
costume, light and
easy used as male
attire in the dance of
the joropo, the air
musical and dance
traditional llanera.
Women's clothing
consists of a wide skirt
of floors that falls to
the ankle in the spent
seven varas of
background fabric
clear or red and with
flowers, on the seam
of each floor leads
ojalon (tape).
Gastronomy
One of the most
typical dishes of
this region is the
calf to the
llanera or
mamona, which
it prepares
grilling cuts of
beef in Chuzos
Buried in a circle
around a
fireplace.
Fairs and festivals
The National Song Festival and International Tournament of Joropo:
International Tournament of Joropo has its first version in the year of 1960 year
in which the target was erected department. In the framework of the
tournament there are activities such as powers of bulls coleados, work from the
Llano, gastronomic festival,