Rodeo Montubio Costeño
fromIt is a coastal tradition combined by skills and traditions, it is mainly celebrated in Guayas, Manabí, El Oro and Los Ríos. It is a festivity full of excitement where the riders wearing their best costumes demonstrate their skills in mastering rogue horses.
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In Ecuador, on October 12, the Day of Interculturality and Plurinationality is commemorated, for this reason on the Ecuadorian coast the traditional Montubio rodeo is celebrated where participants put their skills to the test.
Within the Rodeo Montubio activities such as:
- Choosing the “Pretty Criolla”, several representatives of each farm participate in this activity.
- Choosing of Miss Rodeo, this is a contest where women of different ages expose their skills as horsewomen, in this contest they are considered acrobatics, horse dances.
- El Capo is about a contest where the riders must hold the reins of the horse with one hand for a minimum time of 8 seconds.
- The Caracoleo, this contest aims for the rider to ride a horse that has not been tamed for at least 8 seconds.
This festival is held in different provinces of the Ecuadorian coast such as: Guayas, EL Oro, Los Ríos and Manabí.
October 12th
In commemoration of the Day of Interculturality and Plurinationality.
This festival is popular in the Ecuadorian Amazon, mainly in Pimocha, Los Ríos Province; Balzar, Guayas Province.
In these popular festivals the election of the Criolla Bonita, rodeo contests, and other representative activities of each place are held.
