Folklore in Iquitos

The folkloric manifestations of the Amazonian forest, are the result of the mestization of races and foreign cultures and neighboring departments of the Country, that arrived at the forests furrowing the rivers, opening trails.

The musical folklore pronounces in the celebrations of festividades of the towns of the Amazonia with rates and melodias product of the mestization of races. The Amazonian region has received musical influence of the towns of San Martin, of the USD andes, the border coast and countries like Brazil with samba, Ecuador with the corridors and Colombia with cumbia, and other foreign influences.

The Sitaracuy
(name of an ant that bites). It is a dance that is characterized so that the pairs give to small jumps and races interchanging tiny amounts, men and women simulate the pain to the being bitten by the Sitaracuy ants.

The Changanacuy
Quechuas Changa (leg) Nacuy comes from the voices (caress) the dancers intercross the legs mutually being close and giving small jumps. Gang: This typical dance of the Amazonian forest is most popular and cheers, that is made around humisha in supervisory celebrations like San Juan and carnivals, the pairs follow the rate of the gang, put in with the rates of the two previous ones.

The Cajada
It is danced in veiled of the saints, has a smooth rate and his melodias is somewhat melancholic. The Chimaychi: He is own of the celebrations of natalicios in the small villages and riberenos towns, the steps are very similar to those of huayno of the mountain range.