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If there is one event not to be missed in Pujilí, it is the Corpus Christi celebrations. People come from all over the country, but also from Peru and Bolivia, to thank the fertile land. Numerous dances and processions, each more beautiful, luminous and colorful than the last, follow one another. At the heart of these festivals, a main character: the Danzante. Since 2014, it has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Danzante, whose appearance is similar to that of the Andean condor, dances for joy following the corn harvest.

Since 1944, every year on February 12, the peoples of Amazonia (Oriente) celebrate the discovery of the Amazon by Captain Francisco de Orellana during an expedition in search of treasures and species unknown at the time. He named this new river Amazonas, believing it to be in the path of the legendary, beautiful and valiant women warriors of Greek mythology. Throughout the region, traditional dances are performed and chicha, a popular alcoholic beverage, is drunk on this occasion.