Carried out by the Brown Club Nautico y de Pesca, from Esquina, the National Festival of Pacú took place on Saturday 20 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., while dinner and awards on Sunday from 8 p.m. at the football stadium of the Sociedad Sportiva Esquinense.

Registration for the contest had a cost of $ 18,000. The party delivered a total of $ 4,000,000 in prizes. It is worth mentioning that the previous edition had the participation of 332 vessels, with a total of 121 pieces captured and one piece greater than 8,500 kg.

Corrientes has the seal of safe destination, granted by the World Tourism Council. The requirements for entering the province continue in the same line, where people who prove the hiring of a tourist service or accommodation should not present PCR, since upon entering the province they will be subjected to said study at no cost. This is a commitment assumed with the sector, in order not to make the tourist visit process more expensive.

The traditional sport fishing contest had 199 boats, of which 183 belonged to contestants from all over the country, the rest were from the team of inspectors in charge of counting the catches of each team.

Each boat was composed of four participants. This was one of the measures contemplated within the protocol, as well as the use of a chinstrap. When they were inspected, they sanitized their hands, in addition to respecting the social distance between prosecutors and contestants.

There were 145 teams entered with competitors from different parts of the country. They came from Ushuaia, Mendoza, Chaco, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos and Formosa, as well as local fishermen, of course.

Election of the Queen

In the early hours of Saturday, Ludmila Díaz Vázquez was crowned as the new Queen of the 35th National Fiesta Pacú 2021, this event took place at the La Moro Summer dance venue.

It should be noted that the event was held outdoors and with the distancing measures recommended by the health authorities. Felisa Esquenon and Lucila Correa were also chosen as the first and second princesses, respectively.

All the participants of the event received gifts granted by the Provincial Ministry of Tourism, which were delivered by the Undersecretary of Tourism Promotion and Investments, Klaus Liebig, and the jury was made up of Chino Maradona, Mirian Fleitas, Orlando Ribot and Victoria Juana.

Awards dinner

The awards dinner was held at the football stadium of the Sportiva Esquinense society at 8:00 p.m. and the awards ceremony and awards ceremony began at 9:00 p.m.

The organization anticipated 3,500,000 pesos in prizes, divided into five raffles of 200 thousand pesos, five of 100 thousand, plus a tracker boat with a 40 HP engine. On the other hand, the team that captured the largest piece won the prize of 200,000 pesos.

There were some problems that could be solved quickly by the jury and the notary, although at the end of this note there were still questions about the weighing of the capture of the official winner: Ojeda Ángel, with a pacu of 5,910 kilos.

The stadium was divided into four sectors. Each sector had its own canteens, bathrooms and waiters, so that they could not mix. At dinner, each team had its own table. There was no contact with other teams. Between table and table, the corresponding distancing protocol was maintained.

The party usually has other activities, such as trick tournaments, paddle tennis and cycling tournaments, but “this time we focus directly on what is fishing and dinner,” Bordón recalled. Finally, Los Alonsitos and Amandayé were present with their music to liven up the night