On September 22, 2013 the people of Latin America all gathered for the Latino festival in Washington, D.C. Tables lined Pennsylvania Avenue between 9^th and 14^th Streets NW, where people gathered to celebrate.

People walked around to the different tables that represented Latin American countries. Some of the tables played music, and people crowded around to see others dance. Four main stages   belonged to two radio stations, El Zol 107.9 FM and La Nueva 87.7 FM.

Maria, who worked at one of the food tables, said she enjoyed the music and loved the prizes the radio stations gave out. Every one of the food tables had really long lines. “I waited in line for two hours get my food,” said a man who was upset at the long wait.

The people from La Nueva radio station walked around the crowd for a bit and took pictures with people. Most of the people in the crowd were wearing jerseys and holding up flags from their country.

Towards the closing of the festival, on 9^th street at the La Nueva stage girls were screaming their heads off,  but that soon died down when they found out that the guy performing wasn’t really Romeo Santos, who is one of the most well-known artists in not only Latin America, but also in the United States.  After the guy that imitated Romeo Santos left the stage, he went down to the crowd to walk around and take pictures. Some of the girls who did not see his performance really thought it was Romeo Santos, so they started the screaming all over again.

As the crowd that surrounded the La Nueva stage got bigger, the group that the Salvadorians in the crowd were waiting to hear. The people from the radio station got the crowd pumped.

Finally, the closing act that every Salvadorian was waiting for, the group La Maquina De El Salvador, came out and people began to scream and go crazy. When the band said, “El Salvador, el mas lindo pais!” meaning El Salvador is a beautiful country, people screamed  really loud and waved  their Salvadorian flags. As the festival ended, people were glad they had a chance to know all of the different types of Latin American cultures.