verbena de san juan Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/verbena-de-san-juan Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:52:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 San Juan Festival Paraguay http://toursmaps.com/san-juan-festival-paraguay.html http://toursmaps.com/san-juan-festival-paraguay.html#respond Sun, 12 Feb 2017 10:30:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=232405 The Festival of San Juan, held on June 24th, is celebrated throughout Paraguay, though nowhere else as energetically as in San Juan itself. During the festival, the streets of San Juan fill to the brim with cowboys and riders from the area’s estancias who parade to the Club 24 de junio (known as the polideportivo) There everyone gathers for equestrian showcases while onlookers cheer loudly and purchase meats from an enormous asado a la estaca. One of the highlights of any San Juan celebration are the various games traditionally played. There are sack races (carrera vosa), competitions to climb a

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