Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Cusco -South America, is known all around the world for its special beauty and the incredible archaeological ruins of Muchu Picchu.
This is the town hikers depart from in order to go on the Inca Trail.
Cusco/Cuzco- “the old imperial Inca capital, which was both the administrative and the religious centre of the empire. Seized by the Spanish in 1533 after the murders of the Incas Huascar and Atahualpa, many of the original Inca buildings were destroyed and their stone used to construct palaces and churches for the invaders. Much of the city was also burned during the rebellion of 1534.”
Cusco porudly carries the title of “Archeological Capital of the Americas” because there is no other place on the continent where you can easily experience such an amazing culture as that of the Incas in such beautiful surroundings.
The contrast between native and western cultures, between history and the present makes Cusco especially attractive to foreigners visiting Peru
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
For many, South America equals festivals. The festivals bring along with them an abundance of pilgramages, parades, dancing and general merriment, but they also focus on the sacred and the profane manifestation of vitality, pride and happiness. The festivals of Cusco form a rainbow of colour bringing together sounds, flavours, scents and a sense of reinventing a synthesis of Man and the Earth,
Choose a date for your holiday that coincides with a festival and feel the true essence of South America
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Festival
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Description
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Place
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Dates
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Surrenders of Sticks
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The power in a stake
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Cusco
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January 1
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The Visit of the Wise Men
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Folkloric and religious festival
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Ollantaytambo
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January 6
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Typical Births
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Exhibitions of typical birth in churches and homes of Cusco
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Cusco
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Until January 6
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The Chiaraje
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A ritual battle
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Canas
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January 20
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Carnivals
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Party for happiness
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Cusco
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February and/or March
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Lord. of Tremors
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The brown Christ and the crimson flower
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Cusco
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The second part of March and the first week of April
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Cruz Velacuy
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Party of the crosses and Andean spirit
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Cusco
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May and/or June
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Qoyllur Rit’i
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The biggest indigenous pilgrimage in America
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Quispicanchis
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The first week of May
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Cusco Beer Festival
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Music concerts of international and national groups
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Cusco
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Last week of May
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Festival of OllantayRaymi
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Staging of Ollantay drama, dances and typical dishes
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Ollantaytambo
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The first part of June
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Inti Raymi
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The Inca festival of the Sun
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Cusco
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June 24
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Corpus Christi
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The steps of the saints and the virgins
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Cusco
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June
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Virgin of the Carmen
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Mamacha Carmen
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Paucartambo
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The second week (15-16) of July
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Corpus of Santiago
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A religious festivity
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Cusco
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July 25
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Corpus of Santa Ana
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A religious festivity performed in the chapel of San Cristobal
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Cusco
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July 26
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Corpus of San Cristobal
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A religious festivity performed in the chapel of Santa Ana
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Cusco
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August 2
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Warachikuy
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Dramatisation of Warachikuy in Sacsayhuaman
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Cusco
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August and/or September
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Corpus of Almudena
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A religious festivity celebrated in the church of Almudena
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Cusco
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September 8
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Lord of Huanca
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Pilgrimages and agriculture fairs
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San Salvador
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September 14
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Corpus of San Jeronimo
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A religious festivity celebrated in the district of San Jeronimo
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Cusco
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September 30
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Virgin of the Rosary
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Taurine fairs and preparation of Pachamancas
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Quispicanchis and Canchis
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October 10
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All the Saints’ Day
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Visits to cemeteries, Preparation of the suckling pig
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Cusco
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November 1 – 2
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Christmas in Cusco
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Time of integration and artistic splendor
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Cusco
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December 24-25
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Santuranticuy Fair
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The sale of saints
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Cusco
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December 24
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