|
Festival
|
Description
|
Place
|
Dates
|
|
Surrenders of Sticks
|
The
power in a stake |
Cusco |
January 1 |
|
The Visit of the Wise
Men |
Folkloric and religious festival |
Ollantaytambo
|
January 6 |
|
Typical Births
|
Exhibitions of typical birth in churches and homes of Cusco
|
Cusco |
Until
January 6 |
|
The Chiaraje
|
A
ritual battle |
Canas |
January 20 |
|
Carnivals |
Party
for happiness |
Cusco |
February and/or March |
|
Lord. of Tremors
|
The
brown Christ and the crimson flower |
Cusco |
The
second part of March and the first week of April |
|
Cruz Velacuy
|
Party
of the crosses and Andean spirit |
Cusco |
May
and/or June |
|
Qoyllur Rit'i
|
The
biggest indigenous pilgrimage in America |
Quispicanchis
|
The
first week of May |
|
Festival of
OllantayRaymi |
Staging of Ollantay drama, dances and typical dishes |
Ollantaytambo
|
The
first part of June |
|
Inti Raymi
|
The
Inca festival of the Sun |
Cusco |
June
24 |
|
Corpus Christi
|
The
steps of the saints and the virgins |
Cusco |
June
|
|
Virgin of the Carmen
|
Mamacha Carmen |
Paucartambo
|
The
second week (15-16) of July |
|
Corpus of Santiago
|
A
religious festivity |
Cusco |
July
25 |
|
Corpus of Santa Ana
|
A
religious festivity performed in the chapel of Santa Ana |
Cusco |
July
26 |
|
Corpus of San
Cristobal |
A
religious festivity performed in the chapel of San Cristobal
|
Cusco |
August
2 |
|
Warachikuy
|
Dramatisation of Warachikuy in Sacsayhuaman |
Cusco |
August
and/or September |
|
Corpus of Almudena
|
A
religious festivity celebrated in the church of Almudena
|
Cusco |
September 8 |
|
Lord of Huanca
|
Pilgrimages and agriculture fairs |
San Salvador
|
September 14 |
|
Corpus of San Jeronimo
|
A
religious festivity celebrated in the district of San Jeronimo
|
Cusco |
September 30 |
|
Virgin of the Rosary
|
Taurine fairs and preparation of Pachamancas |
Quispicanchis and
Canchis |
October 10 |
|
All the Saints' Day
|
Visits
to cemeteries, Preparationj of the suckling pig |
Cusco |
November 1 - 2 |
|
Christmas in Cusco
|
Time
of integration and artistic splendour |
Cusco |
December 24-25 |
|
Santuranticuy Fair
|
The
sale of saints |
Cusco |
December 24 |
