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CHRISTMAS IN CUSCO
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The rural context of the arrival of the infant Christ allowed early Peruvians to identify immediately with the festivity, highlighted by artisan creativity, a sense of aesthetics and the religious devotion of Andean settlers. Andean Christmas began t... |
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SANTURANTICUY IN CUSCO
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Christmas time brings the magic of a beautiful fair on the main square or Plaza de Armas. Many people from the mountains come to sell images of the baby Jesus, Virgin Mary, Joseph and the three kings (all made by them), they also sell images of shepp... |
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ALL SAINTS DAY IN CUSCO
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On these days, which are dedicated to the memory of the dead, Peruvians tend to attend Mass and then in coastal communities, head to the cemetery, bringing flowers and in the highlands, food to share symbolically with the souls of the dead. The worsh... |
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VIRGEN DEL ROSARIO IN CUSCO
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In the districts of Urcos (Province of Quispicanchis), as well as Combapata and Checacupe (Province of Canchis), homage is paid to the patron saint of the town with processions, fairs, bullfights and hearty pachamancas, meals prepared in shallow hole... |
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LORD OF HUwidth="130"A IN CUSCO
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Every year, on September 14, thousands of devotees from Cusco , Peru and even from places such as Bolivia , Paraguay , Argentina and Chile , go to the Santuary of Huanca to receive the blessing of the Lord. From Cusco , it takes about 4-6 hours of wa... |
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WARACHICUY IN CUSCO
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This festival dates from the Incas. Annually the Warachikuy festival, called "party in order to arm gentlemen" by the Spaniards, was carried out. It was something like an "initiation" ceremony in which young men got their first Wara (breechcloth). In... |
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CORPUS OF SAN CRISTOBAL IN CUSCO
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A religious festivity celebrated in the chapel of San Cristobal. They have dances accompanied by "caperos" (musicians) one day before and the same main day during the procession. The reason is the homage to the Saint Patron of the people that work in... |
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CORPUS OF SANTIAGO IN CUSCO
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Corpus of Santiago, is a religious festivity where they have a mass with numerous and beautiful dances. The typical dish of the festivity is the "Chiriuchu". This is a dish with small portions of several tipical dishes. It is celebrated in the square... |
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