FIESTA GRANDE DE SAN ROQUE

The patron saint of pilgrims, the sick, and dogs is celebrated and pampered with colourful collars, etc. There is a big parade of chunchos, a colorful couple dance performed by men. This is an opportunity to taste sweet non-alcoholic drinks made from peanuts or corn. Saint Roch was a Frenchman who spent his life caring for and curing plague patients. He is often accompanied by a dog in pictorial representations.