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- Celebrated in honor of the Saint patroness of the miners.

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- The carnival is celebrated in a parade of over 50 dance groups that dance and sing over a 5 km long course

- The groups dress up as demons, Satan, Incas and Spanish conquerors

- The locals love to have water fights

- The first day the viewers can choose to join one of the Tourpes to dance with

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- Second largest carnival in the world called Barran

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- Barranquilla’s Carnival slogan is “quien lo vive, es quien lo goza“ which means, “Those who live it are those who enjoy it.”

- Barranquilla is a location where European, African, and indigenous people and cultures converged.

- In 2002, Carnival in Barranquilla was declared a Colombian National Culture Heritage

- The first Barranquilla Carnival was in 188

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- Martes de Carnaval (Fat Tuesday), is the biggest day of the carnival where decorated cars roam the streets of the city.

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- The first official Mexican carnival parade took place in 1898

- The day after Martes de Carnaval, the people gather for Ash Wednesday mass

- Small groups of amateur musicians play polkas, mazurkas, and schottische-style music for the Carnival square dance performances.

- Carnival in Mazatlan is the third largest celebration worldwide

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- Carnaval in Spain takes place on the streets of most Spanish towns.

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- Peliqueiros prance in the streets on Sunday morning and the distinctive sound of the large bells hanging from their waists tells everyone that the entroido has begun.

- Monday is the dirty and  wild day of Laza's Carnival.

- The testamento do burro, presents a mocking recounting of bad events that occurred in Laza during the past year.

- Samba schools of dance and bands practice year-round in preparation for this festival.

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- Those who participate in Tenerife’s Carnival take it very seriously; some businesses cut back hours or even close while the festival is going on.

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- Mogollones feature live entertainment and Latin and Salsa music.

- The winners of the competitions mount floats and are joined by dance groups that have rehearsed for months.

- The Tenerife Carnival is concluded with the Burial of the Sardine when a thirty foot paper mache fish get taken through the streets of Santa Cruz

- The Burial of the Sardine marks the end of the Carnival

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- The celebration climaxes on or near the 27th of February, Dominican Independence Day

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- They use masks to symbolize spiritual, supernatural and unknown spirit world entities

- Carnival has been celebrated in Santo Domingo since the mid 1500's and before.

- It is thought that República Dominicana was the first place in the Americas to observe the pre-Lenten carnival custom.

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- The celebrations in Puerto Rico originated in Ponce and its first records date back to 1858

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- A centerpiece of Puerto Rican carnivals is the tradition of the  vejigantes which are masked creatures with colorful costumes and many horns.

- Originally the vejigante were demons who appeared at various religious festivals

- The carnival dominates the historic downtown area in the city of Ponce

- bring the carnival they play alot of traditional bomba y plena music

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- Large after balloon fights occur during the carnival

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- The person in charge of your carnival party will plant a tree that is decorated with presents and ornaments

- Two of the most recognizable figures are the Carnival Queen and King Momo

- In Cajamarca, a boy doll is used to mock public figures

- The biggest Peru Carnavales are held in Cajamarca, Ayacucho, and Lima.