Category: Cusco

People gathering from across the Andes for the Qoyllur Rit'i festival in the Cusco countryside.

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.

Santuranticuy (or Santurantikuy), a traditional Christmas Eve market in Cusco's Plaza de Armas.

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.

Tourists and locals enjoying the afternoon in the Plaza de Armas, the main square of Cusco.

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.