{"id":13715,"date":"2026-06-01T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/?p=13715"},"modified":"2026-05-31T10:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:32:35","slug":"five-year-chorrera-festival-highlights-bollo-and-chicheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/events-culture\/five-year-chorrera-festival-highlights-bollo-and-chicheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Year Chorrera Festival Highlights Bollo and Chicheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The town of La Chorrera<\/a> is hosting its fifth annual folklore festival this week. The event runs from May 28 to May 31 at the El Chorro Tourist Complex. Organizers are working to preserve local gastronomy and customs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year marks a significant milestone for the V Festival Folcl\u00f3rico del Bollo y Chicheme Chorrerano. The celebration focuses on two iconic dishes from the region. Festival organizers expect thousands of visitors to attend the four-day event in Panama Oeste Province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festival Queen Highlights Cultural Preservation Efforts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Milena Yasmiciel Obando Flores serves as the 2026 festival queen. She explained the core mission behind the annual gathering. “The festival’s main purpose is to rescue and highlight our traditions as residents of La Chorrera,” Obando Flores said. [Translated from Spanish]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“This year we have introduced innovations like the creation of the great devil mask and folklore encounters with groups from across the country,” she added. [Translated from Spanish]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The festival represents a growing movement to protect Panamanian folklore and gastronomy<\/a>. Local families are leading these preservation efforts. They fear traditional knowledge could disappear without active community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n