Program for the 14th Annual Marcona Tourism Week
The fishing town of San Juan de Marcona is located just 44 miles from Nazca and is mainly known for its beaches and the Bay of San Fernando Reserve, which shelters diverse marine life, including boobies, Humboldt penguins, and sea lions. The most popular beaches are Playa Hermosa and La Lobera.
Each summer, it Marcona celebrates its Tourism Week in order to showcase the area for national and international tourists as well as locals. This year, it will run from Saturday, February 8th through Sunday, February 16th and will offer a series of sporting, cultural, and recreational events. Read on for the program…
Saturday 8
All events will take 
place at Estadio Municipal
8am Grand Friendship Marathon
8pm Coronation of Miss Tourism 2014 & show by the “Esto es Guerra” TV show participants
10pm Concert by Marisol y la Magia del Norte
Sunday 9
All events will take place at Playa Hermosa
12pm Martial Arts Exhibition & 
Waverunner Show
1pm Beach Soccer & Volleyball
3pm Concert by Kathy Jara y Orquestra from the “Tu Cara me Suena” TV show
Monday 10
10am Art Competition at Marcona Auditorio Municipal
6pm Art Competition finals at Ajedrez Auditorio Municipal
7pm Parade & Folkloric Dances along Marcona’s main streets
Tuesday 11
10am Seafood Food Fair & Competition at the Plaza de Armas (main square)
6pm Verano Negro Competition & Desserts Food Fair at the Plaza de Armas (main square)
Wednesday 12
12pm Festimar Beach Party at Punta 
Blanca beach, organized by Copmar Fishing Community, Octopus Extraction and Carrying Race
1pm Seafood Tasting
8pm Food Fair
Thurday 13
10:30pm The Culisueltas & Charly Cardona y Orquestra at the Estadio Municipal
Friday 14
10:30pm Fher from the “Yo Soy” TV
Show (Maná covers) & Orquestra Mayimbe 
at the Estadio Municipal
Saturday 15
10:30pm Orquestra Internacional Los Herrera, Orquestras Candela & Bella at the Palacio Municipal
Sunday 16
All events will take place at Playa Hermosa
11am Gran Playazo Beach Party,
organized
by the Marcona Fishing Community.
Beach Volleyball and Soccer Finals.
12pm Water Sports
1pm Seaweed Extraction & Carrying
Race
2pm Mistura Seafood Festival
3pm Orquestra Liberación
5pm Rio Rock Group
9:30pm Castillo, or Castle, Fireworks Show
As always, the experienced specialists of Pirwa Travel Service would be delighted to answer any travel-related questions you may have about your trip to Peru or Bolivia, as well as assist with purchasing bus or other transport and admissions, or arranging guided excursions.