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IQUITOS, Festivities Calendar
FEBRUARY-MARCH IN IQUITOS:
Loreto Carnival (Iquitos)
This is a popular festival where, as the legend says, the demons
wander around. There is a street pageant, the parade of the
humisha (a palm tree decorated with various objects, food and
flags) and the people dance to the rhythm of the music and the
folk dancers.
JUNE IN IQUITOS:
21-27, Iquitos Tourist Week
This program includes festivities which are celebrated along
with the traditional regional fest of Saint John, when there
is a Festival of Typical Musical Groups at the National Folkloric
Handcrafts Fair; lively marches, contests and other competitions.
24th, Fest of Saint John the Baptist,
the Patron Saint
This is a religious festival in honor of Saint John the Baptist,
the Patron Saint, during which there are rural trips to the
Community of San Juan and dances and various types of contests
are organized. In this fest one can taste the juanes, a typical
dish made of turmeric spiced rice and pieces of chicken wrapped
in bijao tree leaves.
AUGUST IN IQUITOS:
8-10, Santa Clara (Santa Clara)
Religious feast in honor of the patron of the hamlet of Santa
Clara, located 15 km. from Iquitos. The Virgin is taken out
on procession to the riverbanks so that she can bless its
waters. Agricultural products and handicrafts are on display
and sold here.
DECEMBER IN IQUITOS:
5-8, La Purísima (Punchana)
Religious fest in honor of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception,
which is celebrated in the District of Punchana, with the
community participating in different cultural and folkloric
activities.
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