Palestina, Peru is a town in the district and province of Purus

Purus District

Purus District is the only district of the Purus Province in Peru. The Purus River runs through it.It includes the town of Palestina.-References:...

 in the Ucayali Region

Ucayali Region

Ucayali is an inland region in Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River. The regional capital is the city of Pucallpa.-Boundaries:...

 of Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

, founded in 1994.

History and customs

Before 1994, Palestina was a set of fields where cattle and crops were raised and people lived in the fields. In 1994 the mayor of Purus Province

Purús Province

Purus is one of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru. The Purus River runs through it.The province is conformed by a single district , Purus District, whose capital is Esperanza. The district is headed by a mayor ....

came to the area and called a meeting. He said that he would found a town there, and build homes for anyone living in their fields who wished to live there.

In addition to raising cattle, Palestina grows rice, corn, and fruits: pineapple, banana, coconut, lemon, orange, peach, passion fruit, and tangerine.

Local holidays

The town celebrates some national holidays: Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Labor Day. They celebrate local anniversaries of the town's founding and the church founding. And they celebrate harvest holidays: watermelon planting, caywa planting, watermelon harvest, and rice harvest.