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What do you know about Pitahaya Festival in Los Cabos?

Here you should know some festival about the festival in los cabos which is comes with the fruit Pitahaya.

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What do you know about Pitahaya Festival in Los Cabos?

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  1. What​​​​do​​​​you​​​​know​​​​about​​​​Pitahaya​​​​Festival​​​​in​​​​Los​​​​Cabos? Miraflores’​​annual​​Pitahaya​​Festival​​celebrates​​the​​harvesting​​of​​delicious​​cactus fruit.“Pitahaya”​​is​​the​​word​​in​​Spanish​​for​​cactus​​fruit.​​In​​Baja,​​cacti​​of​​the​​genus Stenocereus,​​Pitahaya​​Dulce​​(sweet​​pitahaya)​​and​​Pitahaya​​Agria​​(bitter​​pitaya),​​are​​sought for​​their​​sweet​​fruit,​​but​​all​​cacti​​produce​​fruit​​of​​different​​quality.Inside​​los​​Cabos​​brings​​you the​​best​​​Los​​cabos​​Airport​​transportation​​​which​​come​​and​​give​​you​​the​​full​​information about​​Pitahaya​​Festival.

  2. Not​​​​only​​​​is​​​​pitahaya​​​​fruit​​​​delicious,​​​​it’s​​​​known​​​​to​​​​be​​​​full​​​​of​​​​antioxidantsNot​​​​only​​​​is​​​​pitahaya​​​​fruit​​​​delicious,​​​​it’s​​​​known​​​​to​​​​be​​​​full​​​​of​​​​antioxidants Miraflores’​​pitahaya​​festival​​was​​the​​creation​​of​​one​​of​​the​​town’s​​mayors​​who​​recognized the​​economic​​benefits​​realized​​by​​Cabo​​San​​Lucas​​from​​their​​regular​​fishing​​competitions. Wanting​​his​​community​​to​​benefit​​similarly,​​he​​came​​up​​with​​a​​different​​kind​​of​​competition to​​draw​​spectators​​and​​their​​money.​​Miraflores​​may​​not​​have​​oceanfront,​​but​​it​​is​​blessed with​​vast​​forests​​of​​Pitahaya​​cactus,​​as​​one​​discovers​​if​​they​​venture​​out​​to​​the​​desert surrounding​​the​​town.​​It​​is​​having​​the​​best​​part​​for​​​cabo​​shuttle​​services​. The​​lovely​​pitahaya​​flower​​is​​also​​edible,​​and​​often​​used​​to​​make​​tea. Every​​July,​​when​​the​​cacti​​are​​teeming​​with​​ripening​​fruit,​​the​​festival​​is​​organized​​around​​a pitahaya​​gathering​​contest.​​Participants​​gather​​as​​much​​fruit​​as​​possible​​and​​competitions are​​held​​for​​the​​largest​​fruit​​gathered,​​best​​presentation​​of​​a​​collection​​of​​fruit,​​greatest variety​​collected,​​and,​​of​​course,​​the​​greatest​​quantity​​of​​fruit​​gathered​​by​​any​​one competitor. The​​festival​​includes​​a​​number​​of​​cultural​​and​​gastronomical​​events,​​including​​exhibitions​​of traditional​​dance,​​music,​​and​​plenty​​of​​delectable​​food,​​many​​incorporating​​the​​pitahaya​​fruit among​​the​​ingredients.​​Local​​artisans​​and​​businesses​​sell​​their​​wares​​from​​booths​​erected in​​the​​town’s​​cultural​​center.​​The​​three​​day​​event​​culminates​​on​​Sunday​​with​​the announcement​​of​​winners​​of​​the​​fruit​​gathering​​competitions​​and​​crowning​​of​​the​​festival

  3. queen.​​A​​big​​party​​commences​​that​​evening,​​with​​live​​music​​and​​dancing​​into​​the​​wee hours. This​​is​​certainly​​one​​of​​the​​most​​flavorful​​and​​unique​​festivals​​in​​the​​East​​Cape​​firmly​​rooted in​​the​​ancient​​history​​of​​the​​land.​​So​​don’t​​miss​​it!​​Festival​​dates​​are​​dependent​​on​​the ripeness​​of​​the​​fruit,​​but​​the​​2016​​festival​​is​​currently​​slated​​for​​the​​third​​weekend​​of​​July, with​​the​​queen​​to​​be​​crowned​​on​​Sunday,​​July​​17th.​​Inside​​Los​​Cabos​​also​​provide​​​cabo Airport​​shuttle​​​for​​this. Source​​:​​http://insideloscabos.com/blogs/2016-pitahaya-festival-july-15th-17th-2016 ●

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