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Holidays and Festivals in Leticia

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Holiday & Fiesta

By Lorraine Caputo

The big event on Leticia’s calendar is the Festival Internacional de la Confraternidad Amazónica, celebrated every year from July15 to 20. Participants come from Colombia, Peru and Brazil for this tri-country fair with cultural and sporting activities. Other holidays observed in Leticia are:

· Semana Santa / Easter Week (March or April)

· Leticia’s founding (April 25)

· Fiestas de San Pedro (July)

· Festival Internacional de Música Popular Amazonense El Pirarucú de Oro, with music and dances from the Amazon region (November)

· Parade of Año Viejo efigies (December 31)

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