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Fiestas Patronales San Fernando in Monte Cristi
A May patron saint week in Monte Cristi, the arid northwestern coastal city known for its salt flats and El Morro headland, honoring San Fernando with a nine-day novena, a procession through the colonial-era grid of streets, and a street fair separate from the city's larger, better-known Carnival tradition.
Salt flats, mangrove wetlands and the flat-topped headland of El Morro frame Monte Cristi's May tribute to San Fernando, a separate observance from the northwestern coastal city's better-known Carnival season of masked toros and civiles.