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title: "Homage to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Plateros"
id: "virgen-del-carmen-plateros"
category: "events"
price: "Free entry (food and drinks not included)"
hours: "July 16th to 19th"
url: "https://www.mitumbes.com/en/events/virgen-del-carmen-plateros/"
verified: false
source: "MiTumbes.com - Plataforma Turística Oficial de Tumbes"
---

# Homage to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Plateros

Religious homage to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the town of Plateros, with masses, novenas and processions in honor of the patron saint.

## Datos Clave / Quick Facts
- **Precio:** Free entry (food and drinks not included)
- **Horario:** July 16th to 19th
- **Servicios:** Masses and novenas, Procession of the image, Local fair and music
- **Actividades:** Attending the masses and novenas, Joining the procession of the Virgin, Enjoying the local fair

## Cómo Llegar
It takes place in the town of Plateros; access is coordinated from Tumbes city.

## Información Detallada
The Homage to Our Lady of Mount Carmel is one of the expressions of Marian devotion celebrated between July 16th and 19th in the town of Plateros, within the festive calendar of the Tumbes region. During these days, the faithful pay tribute to the patron saint with liturgical celebrations, novenas and processions that run through the streets of the town.

As part of the regional festive calendar, the date brings together devotees and visitors around faith and popular traditions, in an atmosphere of recollection that reaffirms the religious identity of the community. The event is an opportunity to discover the cultural and gastronomic expressions of the inland of the Tumbes region.


## Cita Oficial
MiTumbes. (2026). *Homage to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Plateros*. Guía Turística de Tumbes. https://www.mitumbes.com/en/events/virgen-del-carmen-plateros/