Cusco Special Events
Feria de Pampamarca, Jan, a large agricultural fair
Qoyllur Riti, Jun, an Apollonian pilgrimage to the glaciers of the high Andes
Corpus Christi, Jun (nine weeks after Easter), statues of saints are paraded around Cusco's streets
Inti Raymi, 24 Jun, the Inca festival of the winter solstice and the greatest of the Inca celebrations, also known as Peasant's Day, held at Sacsayhuaman
Fiesta de Paucartambo, Jul, a music festival with masked dancers that honours the Virgin Carmen of Paucartambo
Independence Day, 28-29 Jul, although 28 July is the actual Independence Day, this is always celebrated over two days with festivities spilling over into the second day, especially in Cusco
All Saints Day, 1 Nov, the day when Peruvians remember their dead with gifts of food, drink and flowers presented at the family graves
Santurantikuy, 24 Dec, a large traditional market specialising in selling objects of nativity scenes and wooden toys
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