This Saturday the traditional Bajada de los Palmeras will take place

Published at: 27/03/2026 06:17 PM

This Saturday, March 28, the traditional Bajada de los Palmeras will take place, a tradition with more than 200 years of history, in which members of the community, mainly from the municipality of Chacao, descend from the Waraira Repano with palm leaves collected using techniques that guarantee the protection of the ecosystem.

It is estimated that the Palmeras will arrive in Caracas at approximately 10:00am and they will enter the Sabas Nieves sector of the Waraira Repano National Park, according to a review published on the Última Noticias portal.

To attend, you can take the Caracas Metro to Altamira station; in front of Plaza Francia you will find the Transchacao bus stop (orange units). The bus stops just two blocks from the beginning of the trail, at the tenth cross road.

These palms will be used in the liturgies of Palm Sunday, March 29, to be blessed and given to the faithful. The act symbolizes the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when he was greeted with palms and olive branches.

The tradition of the blessed palm originated in 1770, when the parish priest José Antonio Mohedano, the first priest of Chacao, asked local farm workers to search for palms in the mountains to be used in the Palm Sunday procession, thus begging for an end to an epidemic of yellow fever. The clergyman promised that, if the plague ceased, he would continue the tradition permanently.

Parallel to the tour that this group will take, there will be cultural groups such as The Holy Innocents of Caucagua, the shepherds of the Child Jesus of Los Teques, the María Auxiliadora School Choir, the María Antonia Bolívar Show Band, among others.

Currently, palm trees harvest sustainably by pruning only the buds without damaging the plant. During their work, they also repair trails and plant new trees, in an act that unites faith, community and respect for nature.

Every day before Palm Sunday, palm trees descend from the mountain and are usually greeted by folk groups, such as the Parranda de los Santos Innocentes de Caucagua.

Venezuela's Blessed Palm biocultural program was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on December 12, 2019.

Mazo News Team