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CREATION OF THE PROVINCE. The province of Padre Abad, with its capital Villa Aguaytía was created on June 1, 1982 by Law No. 23416, during the second government of the Architect Fernando Belaunde Terry, the same that belongs to the great region of Ucayali, whose headquarters It is located in the city of Pucallpa.



GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: The province of Padre Abad is located in the northern part. west of the Ucayali Region, 163 km from the city of Pucallpa, and 680 km from the city of Lima.



LIMITS: To the north with the department of Loreto, to the south with the department of Andrés Avelino Cáceres, through the est colonel portillo, through the ost with the department of andres avelono caseres



EXTENSION: The territorial extension of the province of Padre Abad is 8,822.50 Kms. (8.45% of the region) .6% of the province). It covers from the summit of the Divisoria (Km 214 of the FedericoBasadre highway), border with the Hermilio Valdizán district, Leoncio Prado province, Andrés Avelino Cáceres region - to the town of Neshuya (Km 60 of the Federico Basadre Highway) and from the CC.NN. Puerto Nuevo in SanAlejandro to the mouth of the Aguaytía River and along the same river from Puerto Azul (upstream) to the Andrés AvelinoCáceres settlement (downstream).



CLIMATE: The warm humid tropical predominates. Annual rainfall 4000 to 6000 Cc.FLORA: It is estimated 347,090 km2 (40% of the micro regional surface). It is exploited Screw, mahogany, ishpingo, cedar, bolsina, cumala mainly. Forests with timber use. Edible type are palms (Aguaje, pijuayo, chonta, pona, etc.) and medicinal ones (ojé, garlic sacha, grass Luisa, blood of degree, etc.).



Aguaytia is a place that is located 162 km from the city of Pucallpa, it is a place to spend a wonderful weekend, which has very wonderful sites that are: the devil's shower, which is a beautiful place, shows us a figure apparently the face of a man, which the villagers call the devil's shower, then 2 km away there is a beautiful fall that resembles a very charming veil, according to the residents of that area, if any woman enters its waters it becomes bitter and more water begins to fall. But if men enter their water is very calm, then we have 15 km away some beautiful waterfalls that make up three waterfalls that are called the shambillo waterfalls, these waterfalls were discovered by a hunter, who according to he heard rumors that in some site of that immense valley were some beautiful waterfalls that were very enchanted that when one refreshed with said water, then said person would stay to live in that place, then we have native communities that are: the native community of Santa Rosa that It is located 4 hours away via river. This native community is a highly organized community which has some dances that they preserve as customs. The name of the province of Padre Abad is given in honor of Father Alonso Abad, a Franciscan missionary who was in converter in the town of San Antonio de Cuchero. The name of Aguaytía, according to the inhabitants comes from two words AHUYIA AND SHUAYTIA, which is of Shipibo origin and that you ene by meaning AVE NEGRA, which was a bad omen or "malagüero".





THE VELO DE LA NOVIA The discovery of the Veil of the Bride was made when the tunnel (Boquerón de Padre Abad) was discovered, which is located in the so-called CordilleraAzul and is the largest waterfall found in the area known as the Boquerón de Padre Abad. The cold and crystalline water begins its descent in the form of a narrow jet and throughout its forty meters of fall, it progressively widens until it has an average width of six meters in the pool. The formation of this veil or "inverted fan" is favored because the slope , through which the water flows, presents an inclination of approximately 60 degrees. At the base of the waterfall a pool of 80 square meters is formed, whose bottom is composed of sand and rocks. Finally the water from the Poza reaches the course of the Yúrac River. The environment of the waterfall is formed by Exuberant vegetation resulting from the humidity produced by the permanent rains and the runoff of the waters of several lagoons that are found on the top of the Cordillera Azúl.Among the vegetation that stands out are ferns, begonias, orchids, guavas and wild mangoes.



TUNEL (BOQUERON DE PADRE ABAD) .According to some writings that the history of Aguaytía records, and using Excerpts referred to in the History of the Missions, a native Spaniard from San Ramón de la Cuba arrived in Peru in 1752 integrating a mission of 60 religious priests and who It responds to the name of Father Alonso Abad.



TUNEL (BOQUERON DEpadre abad, in May 1757 and a month later, when he explored the Plains of the Pampas of Sacramento, taking advantage of the adjacent rivers. Your Discovery The Boquerón de Padre Abad is located 15 minutes from Aguaytía, 183 km from the city of Pucallpa, a place where there is abundant vegetation and waterfalls, being the most beautiful.





DEVIL'S SHOWER Located at the foot of the Federico Basadre road, in the province of Padre Abad It is a waterfall that has an approximate height of 30 meters, totally vertical, so it resembles a shower, the force of the fall causes fear to be placed under it, which is why it is called the Devil's Shower. It is surrounded by tropical vegetation which gives it a special beauty.



FESTIVAL CARNAVAL AGUAYTIANO (Feb. 24-28) It has a peculiar characteristic in the jungle, the traditional practice of this festival has not yet been lost. Formerly people prepared for this party, they made their costumes, the accessories to get dirty at the time of the game, they also prepared the pijuayo tree, simari to make the unsha. When the game time comes they collect wild fruits to make dirty such as achiote, pichohuayo, jagua or huito, inside the unsha they put manufactured things so that the gang members can catch something, when the tree falls. To the chord of the bombers, the gangs dance around the unsha and in that dance they dirty their faces and their entire bodies and pass the ax to each other and when they give two or three ax blows to the unsha they pass until the tree is weaken and fall under your own weight. When it falls, the carnival men turn to their side and the tree falls heavily, immediately afterwards the carnival men gather to get some belongings that contain the unsha. There they squeeze and those who are curious pour water, then dance through the different streets dirtying all the people they find. At present there is a parade of floats through all the main streets of the city.



HOLY WEEK (March-April movable) It is a religious festival, it consists of carrying out processions that prohibit eating meat, working, playing. Because if you eat meat they say they are eating the meat of Christ, if they play soccer they are kicking the head of Christ. Holy week begins on Friday of pain, the day that Jesus Christ begins his Calvary, the picturesque custom of staging the Stations of the Cross is practiced by the young people of the Catholic Church of Aguaytía. Regardless of its content and religious fervor, the Last Supper of Jesus is also staged before being betrayed by one of his Apostles.





ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROVINCE (June 1) The province of Padre Abad was created by Law No. 23416 of June 1, 1980, during the Government of the Architect Fernando Belaúnde Terry. .



FIESTA DE SAN JUAN (June 24) It is a traditional and popular festival that has been practiced since ancient times, because according to tradition, San Juan descended by raft from the main rivers of the Peruvian East, starting from the Department of San Martín, Loreto and Ucayali .



CELEBRATIONS The feast of San Juan is celebrated every June 24, where the general population prepares the succulent juanes. At present it is practiced but not as it was before, where a traditional regional festival was decreed. The children jumped the shunto on the nights of June 23 and the older ones went to the beaches to look for charapa eggs. In our town of Aguaytía, the feast of San Juan brings together all the residents to celebrate it, on the banks (Beach) of the Aguaytía River; having as a background the panorama of the majestic Aguaytía bridge, the longest in Latin America, who to the sound of tropical music, dance and dance happily, delight in the fresh waters, taming sun baths and savoring the tasty juane. Also these days "Miss San Juan" is chosen in a beauty pageant.



LORD OF THE MIRACLES (October 28 and 29) It is held every year in October, the Purple Christ is worshiped. It is a party that is currently gaining a special attraction, not only because of the procession that takes place, but also because of the famous evenings that take place throughout the month of October and that are run by people who have made promises. with the Purple Christ. During this month, every night mass is celebrated in the parish, the parishioners come with purple clothes and a white cord hangs at the waist; While men, although nowadays it is no longer observed, wear a purple stripe on one of their shirt sleeves and on their chest they wear a scapular, with the effigy of the Lord. In this month, the evenings are animated by vernacular groups with their religious songs and popular folklore; they cheer the attendees. For the evenings the devotee prepares for a year, that is, he gathers or saves money, to be able to cover the expenses. During the development of the evening party, they distribute to the attendees snacks such as donuts, puchucuy and meat sandwich, coffee, chicken broth, yellow corn chicha, nun's milk and a varied delight of strong liquors. The devotee roasts chickens, donuts, puchucuy, so that the assistant who wishes to take his step can always do so when he returns the following year, the same amount he brought, on loan. TO

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