Traditional Festivals
Cuzco Region
Traditional Festivals
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Hiking Peru offers you the possibility to visit some original festivals in the Cuzco region. Inti Raymi and Qoyllur R'iti are the most popular festivals, but below these you can find the calendar with all the festivals in and around Cuzco. Please contact us if you are interested in visiting any of these other festivals.
Qoyllur R'iti (3 days / 2 nights)
One of the most interesting festivals in the Andean region, where the indian people from all around arrive to worship the APUs (mountain spirits) and do their ceremonies and dances.
Inti Raymi (1 day)
Inti Raymi is a festival to worship the sun which returns every year. It is an old Inca festival celebrated in the Cuzco and Sacsayhuaman (Inka ruins overlooking the city of Cuzco).
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January: |
06 |
day of Ollantaytambo |
day of Ollantaytambo |
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20 |
Charaje |
"Warplaying" festival in the Apurimac |
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February: |
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Carnaval |
carnaval in all the country |
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Candelaria |
festival in Puno; music and dances during 2 weeks in the biggest festival of the "altiplano" |
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March: |
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April: |
monday before easter |
Sr. de los Temblores |
big procession and a lot of local people visiting |
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Holy week |
Holy Week |
most activities in Ayacucho with processions, floral "paintings" and daily fairs |
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May: |
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June: |
58 days after Easter Sunday |
the biggest festival around mount Ausangate, a religious festival with lots of dances and ceremonies |
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2 days after Qoyllur R'Iti |
Corpus Christi |
religious festival in Cusco |
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2nd weekend |
Qeswachaka |
the remake of the Inca Bridge |
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24 |
the biggest and most popular festival in Cuzco |
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29 / 30 |
Yawar Fiesta |
festival in Combapata in the Apurimac region, the fighting of the condor with the bull |
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Raqchi |
festival in the temple of Raqchi |
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Feria de Huancaro |
Cuzco, agricultural event, with lots of animals and products |
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July: |
15 |
Festival of Paucartambo |
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August: |
06 - 17 |
Festival of Arequipa |
central day the 15th |
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15 |
Day of Coya |
festival in the Sacred Valley of the Incas |
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30 |
Santa Rosa de Lima |
big processions |
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September: |
14 |
Sr. de Huanca |
procession leaving Cuzco in the night before |
October: |
04 |
Day of Maras |
Sacred Valley of the Incas |
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08 |
Day of Moray |
Sacred Valley of the Incas, with dances and music in the Inca terraces |
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November: |
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December: |
23 |
Santo Rantikuy |
Cuzco, special day in which you buy small presents for friends and family |
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Plaza de Armas |
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Cuzco - Peru |
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