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title: "Aguas Verdes Patron Saint Festival"
id: "fiesta-patronal-aguas-verdes"
category: "events"
price: "Free entry (food and drinks not included)"
hours: "May 30th"
url: "https://www.mitumbes.com/en/events/fiesta-patronal-aguas-verdes/"
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source: "MiTumbes.com - Plataforma Turística Oficial de Tumbes"
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# Aguas Verdes Patron Saint Festival

Religious and commercial festival of the border district of Aguas Verdes, strengthening bilateral ties with Huaquillas (Ecuador) under patron saint devotion.

## Datos Clave / Quick Facts
- **Precio:** Free entry (food and drinks not included)
- **Horario:** May 30th
- **Servicios:** Masses and processions, Trade fairs, Local gastronomy
- **Actividades:** Taking part in the liturgical celebrations, Browsing the border trade fairs, Tasting local food

## Cómo Llegar
It takes place in Aguas Verdes, a border district of Zarumilla province, next to the international bridge connecting to Huaquillas (Ecuador).

## Información Detallada
At the end of May, commercial activity intensifies at the northern tip of the department with the **Aguas Verdes Patron Saint Festival**, celebrated on May 30th. This border district is the main wholesale and retail trade artery with Huaquillas (Ecuador), and its patron saint festival gathers devotees and traders in an atmosphere of religious fervor.

Aguas Verdes uses its patron saint festival as a mechanism to strengthen bilateral trade ties under the protection of religious devotion, turning the celebration into a meeting point for Peruvians and Ecuadorians.


## Cita Oficial
MiTumbes. (2026). *Aguas Verdes Patron Saint Festival*. Guía Turística de Tumbes. https://www.mitumbes.com/en/events/fiesta-patronal-aguas-verdes/