Festivals
Andean Festivals
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
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Corpus Cristi, Cusco
Photo Credit: Sasha Galbraith |
Ayarachis
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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
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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.
For specific information on festivals please contact us on info@aracari.com
