Tony Ortiz plays the maracas with a latin percussion group as crowds gather downtown at Civic Center Park for the 12th Annual A Taste of Puerto Rico Festival on June 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The festival includes musical acts, cultural offerings and Puerto Rican cuisine. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post)
Bill and Eugenia Mendez break out into a salsa as crowds gather downtown at Civic Center Park for the 12th Annual A Taste of Puerto Rico Festival on June 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The festival includes musical acts, cultural offerings and Puerto Rican cuisine. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post)
Cold drinks served inside pineapples at Pia Colada Boricua for crowds gathered downtown at Civic Center Park for the 12th Annual A Taste of Puerto Rico Festival on June 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The festival includes musical acts, cultural offerings and Puerto Rican cuisine. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post)
Decked out in Puerto Rican attire, Jos Reyes listens to some music as crowds gather downtown at Civic Center Park for the 12th Annual A Taste of Puerto Rico Festival on June 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The festival includes musical acts, cultural offerings and Puerto Rican cuisine. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post)
Jazmine De La Rosa cooks yuca and plantains to serve at A Taste of Panama as crowds gather downtown at Civic Center Park for the 12th Annual A Taste of Puerto Rico Festival on June 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The festival includes musical acts, cultural offerings and Puerto Rican cuisine. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post)
Chicken sizzles on the grill at Spicy Catering as crowds gather downtown at Civic Center Park for the 12th Annual A Taste of Puerto Rico Festival on June 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The festival includes musical acts, cultural offerings and Puerto Rican cuisine. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post)
Decked out in Puerto Rican attire, Vincent Herrera, 5, gets a ride from his uncle, Reco Ortiz as crowds gather downtown at Civic Center Park for the 12th Annual A Taste of Puerto Rico Festival on June 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The festival includes musical acts, cultural offerings and Puerto Rican cuisine. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post)
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Tony Ortiz plays the maracas with a latin percussion group as crowds gather downtown at Civic Center Park for the 12th Annual A Taste of Puerto Rico Festival on June 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The festival includes musical acts, cultural offerings and Puerto Rican cuisine. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post)
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The 12th Annual A Taste of Puerto Rico Festival was held on June 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The festival included musical acts, cultural offerings and Puerto Rican cuisine.









