Peru is a country of dramatic geographic contrasts and a very long history, longer than most people imagine. For centuries, dating as far back as 2000BC Peru had developed societies with their own complex religion and administration. Diverse ethnic groups lived scattered throughout the Andes, the jungles and the coast, organised in city-states, regional centres and even empires.

Traditional dance Photo Credit: Sasha Galbraith

Corpus Cristi, Cusco Photo Credit: Sasha Galbraith

Ayarachis Photo Credit: Walter Wust

The mixture with the Spanish and subsequent immigration from Africa and the Far East, as well as Europe, has brought about a society that is immensely rich in culture and folklore.

In Peru we have folk music and dance from the highlands, from the Andean Valleys, from the desert coast. We have Creole music on the coast, based on guitars, Andean music and dance in the mountains -with the world famous panpipes-Afro Peruvian music, which is a mixture of Latin American and African beat.

Señor de los Temblores, Cusco

In terms of religion, the blend between pre Hispanic religions and Catholicism is very much alive: people celebrate with fervour the religious and natural cycles of their age-old calendar. Most religious celebrations have a pagan undertone: the shrines to the Virgin are often the same as those to the Mother Earth and those to Christ are often related to mountain worship or Apus as they are called.

We want our travellers to experience and enjoy the festival and folklore. We like to help our travellers understand their significance of the dances, processions and music.

We will tailor your holiday to coincide with the festivals that are celebrated in diverse parts of Peru at different times of the year.

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