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Valenzuela
Valenzuela is a small, green town surrounded by pineapple fields that grow among the rocks and yield especially sweet fruit. Its church of San José, blessed in 1783, keeps Baroque altarpieces and a pulpit, with statues carved around 1600. In summer, the swimming spots on the Yhaguy stream are the local plan; in January, the Expo Piña fills the square with juices, sweets and music, and on Good Friday 'living sculptures' re-create biblical scenes next to the church.
Festivals
Valenzuela Pineapple Fair and Festival
The “pineapple capital” celebrates its star fruit with juices, sweets, a pineapple tunnel and music in the town square.
FoodValenzuela, Cordillera19MarSan José · Valenzuela
For San Blas there are novena prayers, Masses, bull runs, a rodeo-style horse show and dances with national bands, while the town square fills with stalls and games.
Patron saintValenzuela, Cordillera