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| Santísima Cruz Vigil |
| This event is carried out all night in public (squares, streets) and private places with dances, bands and fireworks. |
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| Santísima Cruz Day (Day of the Holy Cross) |
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| 15th |
| Señor de Torrechayoc (Lord of Torrechayoc) - Province of Urubamba |
| Province of Urubamba, district of Urubamba.
The origin of this fiesta goes back to 1860, when a huge cross was placed on the snow and mass was celebrated for the inauguration of the Urubamba-Lares road. Years later the cross was taken to the city of Urubamba, where people pay tribute to it. Besides the mass celebration, the cross is taken into a procession with all its jewels. The fiesta includes fireworks, a dance parade, bullfights and cock fight with razors.
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| 24th |
| Qoylloriti |
| It is a peregrination to the top of the Sinaqara snow peak. People walk along the road in a procession with dances, music bands, fireworks and the Las Alasitas symbolic market, a miniature handicraft fair. This fiesta gathers two traditions, the Andean and the Catholic, since it celebrates the apparition of Christ's image on a rock at 4,750 meters above sea level and at the same time the Andean Apu Ausangate cult. |
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| 26th |
Corpus Christi Celebration |
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Corpus Christi procession with Saint and Virgin images of Cusco's provinces, each one accompanied by its band and dancers. 16 images of the city's most venerated Patron Saints go out in procession, followed by music bands and folkloric groups. The typical and classical dish for this event is the "chiri uchu" (roasted guinea pig with dry meat, toasted corn, chilli, boiled hen, cheese, cochayuyo, sausage, fish and corn tortilla).
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| 19th |
| Racchi Folkloric Fiesta, |
| two hours away from the city |
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| 20th al 30th |
| Agricultural, Farming and Industrial Fair - HUANCARO |
| Every producer in the city attends this fair where they sell their agricultural and industrial products. |
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| 23rd |
| Serenade to the city of Cusco at the Main Square |
Various regional institutions as well as other entities from the rest of the country march to salute Cusco on its anniversary.
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| 24th |
| Inti Raymi |
| Fiesta to worship the Sun (the most important God in the Inca Empire), as an act of gratitude for good crops and next year's predictions. This fiesta goes back to Inca times. |
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