Yipao Festival in Armenia
The Yipao Festival in Armenia is a folklore event in the Colombian department of Quindo, particularly around the departmental capital Armenia's anniversary ceremonies. Jeep cars, which have become a beloved emblem of the coffee culture, are owned by many families in the Paisa region and Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis. In a kitsch aesthetic, Jeeps often feature a lot of ornaments, iconography, and flashy embellishments.
In Armenia, Quindo, and Calarcá, Quindo, the Yipao parade is held at anniversary parties. Mrs. Joan Jaramillo, headmistress of the protocol of the Governor's office of Quindio, coordinated the first procession in 1988. The event is divided into many categories based on the merchandise carried in the vehicles:
- Agricultural products
- Coffee
- Furniture
- People
- Institutional advertisement
The Jeeps with the most goods hauled, and the most harmonic groupings, receive rewards as they travel through the city's main streets. With a caravan of almost 370 Jeep Willys cars, Guinness World Records were achieved The Yipao Festival in Armenia for the "Longest Jeep Parade" in Calarca in February 2006.
Dates: early October
