20 carts and 20 parrandas will attend the pilgrimage of the Virgen del Carmen de Arguineguín on Saturday

 

Among these recommendations and rules, the obligation to wear traditional clothing stands out; if you do not do so, you must remain outside the limits delimited for the route. 

 

After 19:00 p.m., after the Eucharist, the Pilgrimage-Ofrenda will leave from Manuel Álamo Suárez Avenue (Carpintero de Ribera), passing through Miguel Marrero Street and Graciliano Afonso Street. Then you will cross the GC-500 highway to Plaza Pérez Galdós, where the offering will be made. At the end there will be a taifa dance in Plaza Pérez Galdós with the groups El Mejunje and Los Boinas. 

 

 

In this edition, which returns after two years of absence forced by the health crisis, 20 carts will participate: Los Pescadores, La Jaca, Barrio Chico, Grupo Vecinas Arguine, Los Rubio, Los Ruano, Marañuelos Parranderos, Real del Mar, Association of Neighbors Valle de Puerto Rico, Los Carreteros, Santa Águeda, Los Vega, La Charca, Las Lomas Neighborhood Association, Los Campistas, Los Ramos, El Careta, Los Barqueros, La Más Bonita, Los Parranderos del Horno.

 

Each of the carts will be accompanied by the parrandas and folklore groups AF Los Pescadores, Atidamana, Flor de Drago, Los Fiesteros, Amigos Isleños, Parranda Las Dunas del Sur, Los Horcones, Parranda Estacato, Parranda Guayajares, AF El Bucio, Los Arrejuntaos , Los Chanos, Parranda Trasmallo, Parranda La Sal, Parranda de Firgas, La Unión, La Aulaga, El Mejunje, El Salitre and Nueva Lira.

 

Traffic and restrictions

 

From 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, until the end of the event, parking will be prohibited and Avenida Manuel Álamo Suárez (Carpintero de Ribera), Miguel Marrero Rodríguez street – between the intersections with Graciliano streets — will be closed. Afonso and Avenida los Pescadores – and Graciliano Afonso Street – from the intersection with Miguel Marrero Rodríguez Street to GC-500. On the GC-500, traffic will be cut off intermittently so that participants in the pilgrimage can cross it. However, the latter will be available in both directions of traffic. 

 

That day, both access and exit from the Arguineguín Pier can be done exclusively through Juan Manuel Santana García Street.  

 

The Mogán City Council and the Local Police Headquarters appreciate the collaboration of the residents and visitors, and apologize for any possible inconvenience that may occur. 

 

 

Remembering the pilgrimage of 2017