n
the cool of the- evenings, cus-
- tomers gather at
- a street side café
- favored by artists,
- and intellectuals.
- Blistering afternoon tem-
- peratures keep many
- people indoors following
- almuerzo, the min meal
- of the day. But once the
- sun has set, breezes refresh
- the city, and the streets fill
- with pedestrians. Friends
- talk over tall iced drinks.
- Lovers look for a quiet cor-
- ner. Dancers step to Afro-
- Colombian folk tunes
- called cumbias. And, dur-
- ing the annual Caribbean
- music festival in March,
- feet tap to spice salsas,
- merengues, calypsos, and
- reggaes.
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