Between pylleres and drums, Portobelo District in Colón Province held the sixth version of the pollera Qzx22qQ Festival, where tens of children, youth and adults drenched with congo and singing singing as they danced celebrated the essence of the intangible cultural heritage that has been held since colonial times.

The program began with a sample of local crafts and cuisine where more than 20 artisan and entrepreneurs, concurrently at Portobelo's Customs, have been offering a variety of products from textiles, jewelry and accessories characteristic of congo's clothing as well as sweet and local cuisine as seawater and ginger and sodas.

At this point, Minister of Culture Giselle González Villarrué visited the artisan jobs where she talked with some of them, encouraging them to continue with that work that Visibilizes the Zionist talent.

The streets of the historic town of the Atlantic Coast have been filled with color and rhythm with the delegations that will participate in the boat parade through Portobelo Bay, recreates a viscous stage that was the pleasure of national and foreign visitors who have been constantly sharing their experience through their social networks.

Once they returned to final ground, the groups continued their parade to the town's Central Plaza to be part of the cultural program with members of the Ritmo Escuelite and artist Karen Peralta who sang a musical piece in tribute to Colón.

The program saw artistic and folkloric performances, where guest groups from different parts of the province exhibited their skills at dance and drum performance. The event ended with a fireworks show.

According to the members of the board with the responsibility to organize this festival, the event focused especially on the invaluable contribution that black and Maroon women have made to the history of these peoples and on the survival and preservation of all the manifestations that make up the so-called congo culture, since the time of slavery.