CULTURE, DANCE, CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

CULTURE

•  Iquitos culture is reflected by history, ethnic groups, and the image of the city Amazon.

•   Their culture is described as "Amazon strongly rooted cosmopolitan '.
•   Its history is rich and diverse and was due to foreign immigration during the rubber boom, and settled there until done mestizaje as both races and culture.

 DANCE

• -      The velada: will dance before the statue of a saint to express their devotion.
• -      Sitaracuy  Dance: sitarcuy means in Quechua ant bites, this dance is ucayali.
• -       The changanacuy: It comes from the Quechua words nacuy changa = leg = caress.
• -       Pandilla: is the most popular and joyful being done around the humisha in San Juan as festivities and carnivals.
• -       The Cajada: watch you dance when saints, is soft, is origianria of Loreto.

·   DRESS OF THE JUNGLE – IQUITOS LORETO

-      It is mainly in the departments of Amazonas, Ucayali Iquitos and recreated by the residents of the area inspired by a melody of cheerful rhythm, similar to but less cumbia beats, where the game involved youth are doing in times of carnival.

-       The clothing consists of clothing and accessories made with vegetable fibers like chambira llanchana cotton, which are produced fabrics, crowns, belts and other accessories adorned with seed beads, animal bones and feathers.

·   ADVENTURE SPORT IN IQUITOS

It is an excellent place for adventure sports, you can go trekking and hiking in virgin jungle, boating, and visit beautiful waterfalls and some newly discovered petroglyphs.

CALENDER OF ACTIVITIES

• Iquitos has a calendar of festivities beginning with their own popular carnival in late February and early March.

• On June 24 we celebrate the feast day of San Juan, in which it is customary to give the community picnics in San Juan where he tasted the famous juane with chicha (drink made from corn).

• In summer there is a week tour with a varied program of activities where you can enjoy traditional dances, meals, tours, parties, election miss tourism and craft fairs.

• The Santa Clara festivities take place in the rural community of Santa Clara for ten days in mid-August with food tasting and craft fairs.

• On September 7th we celebrate the Feast of the Lady of the Nativity, Tamashiyacu patron, Maynas province.

• The patron saint Santo Tomas and is celebrated on December 8 Immaculate traditional homage to the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception