On Sunday, the largest block party of the little Havana was taking place. In Miami, the Black Ochu Festival produces a melting pot of culture and food.
It is expected that Kale Ocho will bring 1,000,000 people to Little Havana’s 15 block strip. Carlos Abrao wanted to get there before the crowd.
“That’s why we come quickly, so we can leave quickly,” said Abario.
Elizabeth Baban has been here for about 30 years every year. He told CBS News Miami that it was still alive but not just when she was in childhood.
“People were drunk, and they would be fooled.”
Security is tight: The 12th to 27th route is closed to the Southwest Eighth Street, where the police will see you and what you cannot see.
Freddy Cruz of Miami Police said, “Believers are going to become more than a lot of officers in uniforms, and more than secret capabilities,” said Freddy Cruz of Miami Police.
Israel Mandiz found a Puerto Rican Food Truck here on Saturday. He wanted a good place in Black Ocho for the fourth time because he said that it was a quarter of his annual sale from this event.
“We travel all over the state, but Black Ocho is our home festival, and it is still the best,” said Mendees.
And this is the first time for the Los Chingoes Mexican restaurant, when they have set up in black Ocho. They are hopeful that it will be able to set up with all the activity here.
“This is a good market for our restaurant, which is why we are here,” said Catherine Osbina.
Black Ocho has been a reality in Little Havana since 1978. The program has an economic impact of $ 40 million a year, said the Greater Miami Convention and the Bureau of Bureau.
Steve Maoghiri
