EL PRADO hotel

Hotel El Prado is a symbol of Barranquilla, was opened in 1930 as the first tourist hotel in Colombia is characterized by its colonial architecture Republican generous spaces, gardens and wide arches

To be a guest at Hotel El Prado is to feel and enjoy the true image of Barranquilla. The hotel has 200 rooms, luxuriously furnished suites and cabanas. All of the guest rooms are comfortable and nicely equipped to give a feeling of being home while away from home. The hotel also has a variety of facilities and services that are sure to meet the needs of both business and leisure travellers. The rooms at the El Prado feature minibar, radio, cable televison and turn-down service. The hotel

                                                                   31 MAY 1989

1990
with a homemade demo tape in hand she introduce herself to the sony music promoter mr ciro vargas who had so much about the talents about this young girl that he was curious to see what all the fuss was about and when he finally saw her he got it
that afternoon in the hallway of the el prado hotel shakira song a capella and danced to one of the songs in her repertoire and what had drwan applause from previous audiences ended up working on this man too
(from the book women full of grace)