CUSCO TOURIST GUIDE
WHEN?
Holy Week, March or April, moveable.
Holy Monday is day of the procession and blessing of the Lord of Earthquakes, the patron saint of Cusco.
Corpus Christi, May or June, moveable. A massive procession of 16 patron saints from different churches
takes place.
Qoyllur Rit'i, May or June, moveable.
Its name means "Brightness of Snow" and it is a mixing of ancient Andean religions, dealing with mountain
worship (apus – mountain protectors), with Catholicism.
Some 50,000 people from different regions of the South take part, all decked out in their traditional costumes as they climb the mountain to the Sinakara Sanctuary. Pilgrims usually carry stones of different shapes and sizes that will later be piled on top of each other to form an apacheta ("stone mound"). On the way back, they carry blocks of ice on their backs.
Inti Raymi, June 24th.
A staging of the festival of the Sun god. Celebrations begin at the Qoricancha and end at Sacsayhuamán. It is a sight full and utterly rooted in Indian traditions.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, July 16th.
It takes place in the town of Paucartambo, a vibrant celebration of dancing, full of color and traditions, and
a religious procession of the Virgin Mary.
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