Así Era Una Noche de Lujo en Barranquilla Durante su Edad de Oro Caribeña

This Is What a Night of Luxury Was Like in Barranquilla During Its Caribbean Golden Age What was a night of luxury like in Barranquilla when the city was Colombia's golden gateway? This documentary takes you to the heart of the Caribbean Golden Age, when European steamships docked at the Puerto Colombia pier, seaplanes landed on the Magdalena River, and Barranquilla's elite danced jazz in the ballrooms of the Hotel El Prado. Discover how German, Syrian-Lebanese, and Sephardic Jewish immigrants built one of Latin America's most cosmopolitan cities, how the El Prado neighborhood became a symbol of tropical modernity, and what was happening on the streets while the ballrooms glittered. A story of prosperity, inequality, Carnival, and culture that still defines Barranquilla today. 🚢 The Puerto Colombia pier, the second longest in the world in 1893 ✈️ SCADTA, the second oldest airline in the world, founded in Barranquilla in 1919 🏘️ The El Prado neighborhood, Colombia's first planned urban development 🏨 The Hotel El Prado, inaugurated in 1930 with the country's first private bathroom 🎶 Jazz arrived in Barranquilla in 1923 with the Panama Jazz Band 🌍 Germans, Syrian-Lebanese, and Sephardic Jews built the city 🎭 Carnival divided between private clubs and the popular streets ⚓ 2,400 dockworkers sustained the economy in 1914 🌊 The Panama Canal marked the beginning of the decline in 1914 🏆 The Barranquilla Carnival, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003