Festivities in Spring
Since the 19th century, the Sanctuary of Huanca, located in the Pachatusán mountain, province of Calca, district of San Salvador (50km from Cusco city), is one of the most important destinations for pilgrims in South America. Every year on September 14, thousands of devotees, not only Peruvian but also Bolivian, Argentinean and Chilean, go to the Sanctuary of Huanca to receive the blessing of the Lord… read more
Señor de Los Milagros Procession
The Señor de los Milagros (Lord of Miracles) procession, the largest in South America, dates back to the Spanish Viceroyalty, when an Angolan slave painted a dark-skinned Christ on the wall of a humble plot in the Pachacamilla ranch, near Lima. At the time a non-white Christ was considered heretic, but notwithstanding several attempts to erase it, the image resisted… read more
Every October the people of San Pedro de Casta (province of Huarochirí, Department of Lima) celebrates the Fiesta del Agua, or Water Festival, during which the irrigation canals and ditches that carry water to the fields are cleaned. Also a celebration in honour of the Pachamama earth goddess, the canal dredging tasks take more than a week, and are accompanied by songs, dances, and various events… read more
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