PERU Festivities and Events
VIRGIN OF THE CANDELARIA FESTIVAL Puno
This festivity is one of Peru´s wildest parties, honoring Puno´s patron saint. Be captivate watching a contest of mestizo dances where participants make great choreographies, expressing their fervor to the Virgin. A day full of light and color awaits you to feel part of this tradition in the folkloric capital of the Peru Puno.
FEBRUARY
CARNIVALS IN CAJAMARCA AND AYA C U C H O A Legendary Peruvian Tradition
The carnivals begin with the entrance of “ño carnavalon”, personage, represented in the form of a doll that is buried for a year, and that the next day wakes up to the sound of the big party in the central square of the city; Urban groups start singing and dancing with great enthusiasm and colorful costumes; days full of crowd is heard by all the city.
FEBRUARY FEBRERO
HOLY WEEK Peru customs country
Peru is a country of local customs and manners, Cities like Lima, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca and Cusco, keep an ancestral tradition that is a part of the religious experience shared by persons of all the ages or social conditions. The days of Holy Week are realized processions that identify the peoples and serve to join the society beyond its differences.
MARCH
DAY OF THE PERUVIAN PASO HORSE Third Sunday in April
The Peruvian Paso Horse is a unique specimen, recognized worldwide for having characteristics that distinguish it from other races; the particularity more notorious is the elegant and delicate step in his walk. During the whole year you can enjoy a majestic demonstration of horseback accompanied with distinguished "chalanes" (riders Peruvians).
APRIL
INTI RAYMI
Inca festival of the sun
Every June 24th, we celebrate the most important pre-Columbian festival, The Inti Raymi. This ceremony starts as soon as the sun rises, the Incas express its recognition and adoration to its universal God, the one who creates light and sustained all the things on Earth, they thanked for harvests received throughout the year.
JUNE
PAUCARTAMBO Adoration to the virgin of carmen
On July, Paucartambo renew its faith, happiness and hopeless, under the celestial protection of the Virgin del Carmen, or also called, “Mamacha del Carmen�. The festivity is a colorful performance of dances and lights which recreates the devotion that various ancient ethnic groups had by the Virgin.
JULY
AREQUIPA ANNIVERSARY August 15th
Founded on August 15th 1540, Arequipa is one of the most emblematic cities of Peru, citizens celebrate developing cultural customs during all August. This is a traditional celebration carried out on San Lรกzaro square and in Yanahuara district. Handicraft exhibitions, festivals of dance and a great diversity of cultural encounters framed the celebrations of this beautiful city.
AUGUST
MISTURA The gastronomy fair most important in south america
2016 South America's Leading Culinary Destination
SEPTEMBER
The first version of Mistura was on 2008, a fair created with the purpose to bring together in just one place the best exponents of the Peruvian cuisine. Today we can say that Mistura is one of the most important gastronomic events in the world, and year to year delights us not only with delicious meals, but also with cultural shows, traditional dances and parties that complement an unforgettable culinary experience in the Peru.
MONTH OF THE LORD OF THE MIRACLES Purple month
The Lord of the Miracles, also known as the "Christ Moreno" is represented through the image of Christ on the cross located in Nazarenas church of Lima and was painted by a slave of caste Angola called Peter Falcon. The image is venerated by Peruvians and foreigners, this is Peruvian tradition considered the largest religious manifestation of the world.
OCTOBER
NEW YEAR IN PERU
We invite you to celebrate the New Year in Peru, an excellent opportunity to know it and to begin the New Year full of energy. Visit the City of Cusco, recharged your spirit in the majestic citadel of Machu Picchu and celebrate the arrival of a new year in the Main Square of Cusco in a great party with fireworks.
DECEMBER