With massive public attendance, Reconquista consolidated its stage at the Municipal Amphitheater with a successful first Jaaukanigás Festivalthe music of the river and the voices of its people.
The event, which took place on January 6, 7 and 8, organized by the Municipality of Reconquista, offered the community the opportunity to enjoy popular culture with important musical numbers and typical danceswhich provided a unique show in the region for its deployment.
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Sunday was the last festival moon, a special night, crowded, with outstanding artists who crowned the successful first editionwhich had the remarkable leadership of Candela Ferro and Abel Toti Marega.
Through the imposing stage they passed delighting the public with their folkloric and chamameceros tours, between music and dance, the Gaucha Tradition Folk Dance Workshop and Yeroki Ballet; Shout Chaco; Dario Sandrigo; Patricia Gomez Group; Adrián Montes and his group; White Liani; Veronica Noguera; Santiago Bocha Sheridan. The final touch was put on by Los Nocheros, who hugged the audience strongly, who gave them an ovation and dismissed them with a standing ovation.
This festival, free and free, was a popular proposal promoted by the mayor Dr. Amadeo Enri Vallejosthat families as protagonists and the strong impulse to local and regional artists, who put their full potential on stage during the three nights.
Undoubtedly, this initiative positions Reconquista as a venue for eventswhich filled with happiness and joy in a reunion to value and promote the arts of dance and music of our roots.
We are Jaaukanigás
The particularity of the Festival was marked not only in rhythm, but also in making known the wetlands, their importance, raising awarenessabout caring for our biodiversity.
On October 10, 2001, the northern Santa Fe wetland was recognized by the Ramsar Commission as the ninth Ramsar site in Argentina and took the proposed name of Jaaukanigás, which is an abipona voice meaning “Water People”.
Its importance comes mainly from its natural value: Jaaukanigás is the richest wetland in the province of Santa Fe due to the diversity of fauna and flora it contains. It is the southernmost habitat of the Carayá monkeys and they are the most beautiful forests.
The richest group in species is that of birds, with 350 species, representing 35% of the known birds for Argentina. The challenge is to conserve them, which is one of the main objectives of the Vallejos administration. At the end, in mayor, accompanied by the Secretary of Culture and Sports of the municipality, Lucas Ferro, They delivered a present to Los Nocheros.
