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Centro Cultural Demetrio Ortiz

Lugar en Piribebuy donde se realiza el concurso presencial del Poncho Para’i.

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Culture - May 20, 2026, 12:48 PMPoncho Para’i de 60 Listas Weaving Competition Registration Extended in Piribebuy

The National Secretariat of Culture and the Paraguayan Institute of Crafts have extended the registration period for the mastery competition in making the body of the Poncho Para’i de 60 Listas, a piece declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. The in-person competition takes place on May 27 in Piribebuy, with cash prizes.

Culture - May 17, 2026, 12:32 PMContest in Piribebuy Seeks to Preserve the Technique of the Traditional Poncho Para’i of 60 Stripes

The National Secretariat of Culture, the Paraguayan Institute of Crafts, the Pussineri Foundation and the Municipality of Piribebuy, with support from UNESCO, launched a mastery contest for the elaboration of the Poncho Para’i of 60 Stripes, an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The in-person competition will be on May 20 at the Demetrio Ortiz Cultural Center in Piribebuy.