Category: Cusco
Qoyllur Rit’i: An Indigenous Festival of the Stars
Qoyllur Riti is a massive indigenous pilgrimage that takes place in June roughly 105 miles from Cusco. A 4-hour bus ride gets you to the isolated Andean town of Mahuayani, where the real journey begins.
Guide To Peru: Christmas Eve and the Cusco Santuranticuy Market
Every Christmas Eve Cusco’s Plaza de Armas becomes flooded with locals participating in an ancient tradition called the Santuranticuy Market, which translates to the selling of saints.
Peru Travel Guide: 48 hours in Cusco
Teeming with history, a window to a former world and an artifact of long-gone civilizations, Cusco could consume weeks of a Peru travel experience.