In the Peruvian city of Trujillo, a '''Guaripola''' is a young woman who leads a band of musicians in a parade. She often juggles and gives a show of dancing and acrobatic maneuvering using a bar or stick, called a ''guaripola''.
==History== The first Trujillo Spring Festival<ref>{{cite web|year = |url = http://detrujillo.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=216&Itemid=8|title = Trujillo Capital de la Primavera|editor = |accessdate = September 29, 2012|language = es|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120514061536/http://detrujillo.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=216&Itemid=8|archive-date = May 14, 2012|url-status = dead}}</ref> was held in 1950. Some of the most appreciated participants in the festival each year are the "Guaripolas". The Guaripolas animate the principal parade and give artistic presentations in several locations in the city.<ref>{{cite web |year = |url = http://www.rpp.com.pe/2011-09-28-trujillo-festival-de-primavera-llega-por-tercera-vez-a-moche-noticia_408031.html |title = Festival de Primavera llega por tercera vez a Moche|editor = |accessdate =September 29, 2012|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|year = |url = http://laindustria.pe/trujillo/local/primavera-en-el-penal|title = Primavera en el penal|editor = |accessdate = September 29, 2012|language = es|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120930204422/http://laindustria.pe/trujillo/local/primavera-en-el-penal|archive-date = September 30, 2012|url-status = dead}}</ref>
==Description== The ''Guaripola'' is generally a young girl who leads every band of musicians in the principal parade for the Spring Festival. She dresses in a one-piece swimsuit and uses a bar of metal during her performance. The festival presents approximately 10 ''Guaripolas,'' with each one giving an independent show (dancing and acrobatic maneuvering with a bar or stick called ''guaripola'') with a band. The parade lasts about 3 hours.
{{Gallery|align=center |title='''Guaripolas at the Trujillo Spring Festival''' |width=250 |height=250 |File:ReinasDePrimavera.jpg|Guaripolas and Queens of Spring in the ''Paseo de Aguas'' in Víctor Larco District |File:WaripolasEnvictorLarco.jpg|Guaripolas in Trujillo Spring Festival |File:GuaripolasEnVictorLarco.jpg|Guaripolas in a show }}
==See also== *Trujillo Spring Festival *Trujillo Marinera Festival *Majorette
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==External links== {{commons|Trujillo (Perú)}} *[http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-8.1047954&lon=-79.159776&z=11&l=3&m=b&search=trujillo Map of Trujillo, place of Spring festival]
===Media=== * {{YouTube|tDy9WRI30jk|Trujillo Spring Festival}} * {{YouTube|q05ZAj2dC_g&feature|Trujillo Spring Festival 2012}} in Trujillo city (Peru).
Category:Trujillo, Peru Category:Festivals in Trujillo, Peru