RELEVANT THINGS YOU
SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CHITRE
A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHITRE
FOUNDERS
GEOGRAPHY
Chitre is located about 7 km inland from the Gulf of Panama on the Herrera province. Herrera borders on the north with Cocle, on the south with Los Santos, north/northeast with Veraguas and east with the Pacific Ocean.
WEATHER
Chitre has a tropical weather. The average annual temperature in Chitre is 27.4 °C. The average weather parameters for Chitre are shown below.
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| Note: The information of this table was taken from https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitr%C3%A9 |
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The most characteristic festivals of Chitre are October 19 and St. John Baptist festival.
OCTOBER 19
Every October 19, chitreanos celebrate the founding of Chitre. It is a special and colorful celebration. This celebration begins with a civic parade, where the music bands of the different schools in the area perform. Then, there are parades with beautiful "carretas" that pass through the main streets of Chitre. The women wear their most beautiful "polleras" and the men wear their "montuno" on that special day.
This is my little sister In this picture you can see a carreta.
using a beautiful pollera.
Here you can see a performance of the
JDC High School Music Band, which
is the most important music band of Chitre.
ST. JOHN BAPTIST FESTIVAL
The St. John Baptist festival is a religious tradition where people of Chitre perform different folkloric manifestations that have been preserved for several generations. This is one of the most important festivals for chitreanos because they celebrate their patron saint.
In this celebration, chitreanos adorn the main streets of Chitre with red banners and go through them dressed in costumes of "la muerte" (death), "parrampanes," and "zaracundé." In addition, children walk through the streets with their stick horses using blue jeans and red T-shirts. Then, a statue of St. John Baptist is strolled from the Agallito port to the St. John Baptist Cathedral.
GASTRONOMY
Chitre is characterized by being a meeting point for different ethnic groups in central provinces. This is why we find a great variety of dishes and drinks available to locals and visitors. Among the most popular foods we can highlight:
"Sancocho" Seafood
"Frituras" Chicken Rice
How to make a Sancocho?
INGREDIENTS:
• 1 Whole chicken
• Salt and pepper
• 2 tbs Olive oil
• 1 Large chopped onion
• 4 Crushed garlic cloves
• 3 pounds of Yam
• 8 Coriander leaves
• 1 tsp of Oregano
• 4-5 cups of water
STEPS:
1. Wash the chicken. Add pepper, salt and leave it for a while.
2. Cut the onion and coriander leaves . Then, mash the garlic.
3. Put oil in a large pot, add the onion and the garlic. Cook them for a few minutes.
4. After that, cook the chicken with the onion and garlic and let it seal.
5. Add water and oregano and cook for 20 minutes.
6. Cut the yam and put it in a vessel with water.
7. Add the yam to the pot for 20 minutes (or until soft).
8. Finally, add salt to your soup and more coriander and enjoy it.
Chitre has many beautiful places to visit. In this space I will show you some of them.
Let's start...
-ST. JOHN BAPTIST CATHEDRAL-
The St. John Baptist Cathedral is considered
the main monument of Chitre. It is located in the heart of Chitre. According to the Chitre's history, its
construction began a few years after the arrival of Father Meliton Martin at
the Agallito port in 1892.
The St. John Baptist Cathedral has beautiful
architecture that attracts the attention of all the people who visit it for its
strange and original finishes and its wooden altar which projects the colonial
past. It is an original Cathedral which combines the traditional and the modern
at the same time with its impressive murals and statues.
I would like to show you some images of my
sister's First Holy Communion, which is a Christian ceremony that can be seen
every year in this Cathedral.
In each
mass of this Cathedral, you can enjoy an
atmosphere of peace, faith and joy.
This is the first place you should visit in Chitre!!
-UNION PARK-
The Union Park is one of the symbols that represents the history of Chitre. For this reason, most of the characteristic activities of Chitre are carried out in this park.
It is important to mention that in this park is the St. John Baptist Cathedral shown above.
This park is a nice and colorful place where
you can take beautiful pictures, both day and night. Look at the photos below. They are my cousins. I took them these
photos in the Union Park last year.
-"CHITRE PROGRESA" WATER RESERVE TANK-
This water reserve tank is one of the first structures built with steel in Panama. This great engineering work was completed in 1952, when the necessary tools to build the tank did not yet exist in Panama. It was built with a lot of effort and imagination. That is the reason why this tank is so important for chitreanos.
The “Chitre Progresa” water reserve tank is located near the Union Park. Lights were incorporated around the tank some time ago, so it is very nice to visit it at night. Look at the photo I attached above. It is so beautiful, isn’t it?
-HERRERA MUSEUM-
The Herrera Museum was created in 1984. The historical pieces in this museum have been collected or donated by the inhabitants of Chitre to the museum for their high historical value. This is a really interesting place to visit in Chitre which has a two-story structure and five rooms that are:
The Biology Room The Archeology Room
It exhibits samples of the nature and It shows results of archaeological
biodiversity of the area. expeditions.
The Herrera Room Library
It shows the pieces of historical importance It contains books made by hand for the province such as maps, murals with or that were of important people.
folk traditions, etc.
The Chitre Room
This room has very detailed information
about Chitre such as old photographs,
the patriotic symbols, and other things.
HOTELS
RESTAURANTS
Some restaurants in Chitre are:
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