Machu Picchu, Cusco
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Cusco Events
Cusco 2012 events
April
25
Pre-Inca traditions and beliefs mingle with Catholic worship in this popular celebration based on a miracle. In 1650, an oil painting of Christ on...
June
24
The Inca festival of the winter solstice and the greatest of the Inca celebrations, also known as Peasant's Day.
July
16
A music festival with masked dancers that honours the Virgin Carmen of Paucartambo.
July
28
Although 28 July is the actual Independence Day, this is always celebrated over two days with festivities spilling over into the second day,...
November
01
The day when Peruvians remember their dead with gifts of food, drink and flowers presented at the family graves.
Cusco 2013 events
January
01
This official and ancient ceremony presents an unequalled opportunity to see the highland indigenous elders in full traditional costume. The '...
January
06
Religious processions and folkloric dances celebrate the arrival of the Reyes Magos (Magic/Three Kings).
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