Peru Festivals in June and July

With over a thousand festivals held around the country each year, Peru certainly loves celebration, ritual and dressing up! The months of June and July are a particularly great time to visit Peru if you want to join in some of the parades and parties, with the colorful traditional Peruvian festivals of Inti Raymi, Qoyllur Rit’I and a number of others all falling over this eight week period. Here we let you in on a few of Peru´s festival highlights.... Read More

Festivals and events in Peru: April – May 2012

Semana Santa (Easter) is just around the corner, and all over Peru people are preparing to celebrate. Unlike the  relatively  low-key event that it generally is in the US, Semana Santa is one of Peru´s largest festivals and it´s a great time for a trip to Peru.  With processions, reenactments, costumes and events all week, Peru´s cities and villages come alive with color and celebration. If you can´t be there for Semana Santa this year there... Read More

Festivals in Peru Feb-April 2012

Peru has some of the liveliest and most colorful festivals in South America with many events taking place all year round. With a rich tradition of folkloric music and dance and spectacular costumes, it is well worth planning your vacation in Peru around one of the country’s festivals. Here is a brief run-down of the festivals coming up in Peru over the next few months.   Peruvian Festival Mask Feb 2-16 Virgen de la Candelaria Where? Lake Titicaca The... Read More