ASdTorrevieja Information - tourist guide: 55th Habaneras and Polyphony Contest 55th Habaneras and Polyphony Contest ================================================================================ Redaccion on 30 June, 2009 10:00:00 From the 23rd to the 30th of July, Torrevieja will become the world capital for choir songs and Habaneras. The historical site Eras de la Sal will become from the 23rd to the 30th of July the Catedral de la Habanera (the Habanera Cathedral). There, a total number of 19 choirs, coming from three continents and representing 13 countries, will participate in the contest. Choirs from Serbia, Poland, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, Germany, Hungary, Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, the Philippines and Sweden, a country participating for the first time in the contest, as well as our country, through the regions of Madrid, Castilla La Mancha, the Canary Islands and the Community of Valencia, all of them competing for the famous prizes of this contest. Download here complete program After 55 years history, the Local Contest Board is working very hard for this worldwide famous and recognized choir appointment for the city to keep on being proud of it.