8th Latin American Festival in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2016

8th Latin American Festival in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

By Anthony Tan

email: anthonykhtan@yahoo.co.uk

In collaboration with the Plaza Low Yat, the Latin Ladies Association of Malaysia with the support from Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), the Latin American Festival has positioned itself to be the catalyst to help strengthen the relationship between Malaysia and the Latin American region and her people.

The celebration of this colourful festival provides the vibrant cultures of Latin Americas and the Caribbean region, is organised by the Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) consisting of 10 Embassies in Malaysia.

Food and culture take centre stage at the 8th Latin American Festival to be held at BBpark on this 22 May 2016. The Festival will offer a glimpse of the Latin American diversity of tastes, colours, rhythms and joy.

At this one day only Festival, visitors will be able to experience the first-hand rich, diversified, and passionate culture of Latin America and the Caribbean with the Embassies of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela showcasing their culture by the communities staying in Malaysia with dedicated stalls selling their typical food and beverages and promote original handicrafts and providing tourism information. Other activities include live Latin music and dance performances

The Latin Ladies Association of Malaysia which is organised the colourful festival every year with a noble objective to raise funds to support charity programmes devoted to Malaysian children and other institutions in need. Visitors can contribute generously by supporting a charity fund raising programme with a lucky draw with attractive prizes such as flight ticket to Amsterdam donated by Air France-KLM, as well as tablets and smartphones; and many more for visitors to see, taste, and enjoy the biggest Latin American celebration in Malaysia.

This year, the Latin American Ladies Association with the commendable effort will gather the proceeds from the Festival and donate them to KIRTARSH; a non-profitable home established to shelter and care for special and underprivileged children from all racial and religious background.