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January |
- 1st to 6th, exhibition of typical
Nativities in Cusquenian churches and homes;
- 06th, "Descent of the Three Wise Men", important religious and
folk festival in Ollantaytambo |
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February |
- (movable date) Folk Carnival Festivals
in different towns of the Sacred Valley of the Inkas |
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March |
- (movable) Holy Week; procession of the
Lord of Earthquakes on Holy Monday and some other processions
during the week, Eucharist exhibitions too;
- 23rd, Spanish Refoundation of Cusco City |
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May |
- 02nd, "Cruz
Velacuy", day of the Catholic crosses in Cusco and in almost
every Andean Village, the festivity goes on even until May 4th;
- (movable between May and June) Festivity of the Lord of
Qoyllurit'i, in the Sinakhara Mountain that is nearby Ocongate;
it includes pilgrimage and folk atmosphere |
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June |
- (9 weeks after Holy Thursday) Corpus
Christi. It has processions of Virgins and Saints from almost
all the parishes of the city escorted by folk dances. Fruits and
local dishes are displayed and sold at Plateros Street. The
classical dish for this festivity is "Chiri Uchu";
- Sunday before the 24th, Folk Festival in the Wiraqocha Inkan
temple of the Raqchi village, district of San Pedro, Canchis
province;
- 24th,Inti Raymi. Performance in Saqsaywaman of the most
important festivity of Inkan times: the "Sun Festivity"; it
includes Inkan clothing and folk festival;
- 29th, Festivity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the parish of
San Pedro in Cusco and the districts of those names in the
Canchis province; |
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July |
- 16th, Virgin of Carmen; great religious
and folk festivity in the Paucartambo village as well as in
P'isaq;
- 25th to 29th, Coffee Festival in Quillabamba |
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August |
- Last Sunday of the month. Performance of
the "Warachikuy" Inkan Festival in Saqsaywaman; |
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September |
- 14th, Festivity of the Lord of Huanca.
It includes pilgrimage from Cusco City as well as goods and
cattle fair in the town of San Salvador;
- 30th, Saint Jerome's Festivity in the district of San Jeronimo;
- Tourist Week, with different sport and cultural activities.
Main day is the 27th; |
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October |
- 04th, San Francisco Festivity in Tinta,
Urcos and Maras. |
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November |
- 01st, All Souls' Day. Visits to
cemeteries;
- 02nd, All Saints' Day. Sale of bread with shapes of "wawas"
(dolls) and "caballitos" (little horses), consumption of "Lechón"
(roast pork) and "Tamales" (corn wet-bread) |
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December |
- 19th, Gourmet Festival in Andahuaylillas;
- 24th, Santuranticuy Fair (Purchase of Saints). Craftsmanship
exhibit and sale in Cusco's Plaza de Armas;
- 25th, Cusquenian Nativity. |
