UJ #17 - Traditional Peru
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PROGRAMME<br />
DAY 1<br />
Be part of the fireworks marking the<br />
beginning of the celebration. After that,<br />
see the representation of the Purgatory<br />
done by the local troupes and attend<br />
the serenade for the Virgin of Carmen.<br />
DAY 2<br />
Diego del Río<br />
Paucartambo<br />
Cusco<br />
Average<br />
temperature<br />
Max 20° C<br />
Min 5° C<br />
Diego del Río<br />
Altitude<br />
2,906<br />
m.a.s.l.<br />
Travel time<br />
from Lima<br />
1:15 hours by plane to<br />
Cusco and 3 hours to<br />
Paucartambo by bus<br />
After mass, celebrate with the local<br />
people with songs and dances.<br />
DAY 3<br />
Start your day in the procession of<br />
the ‘Mamacha Carmen’. Walk with the<br />
dancers on their way to the cemetery to<br />
honour their dead colleagues.<br />
DAY 4<br />
Diego del Río<br />
In the morning, participate of the<br />
Ocarikuy or the blessing of the priest.<br />
DAY 5<br />
The last day, the butlers change the<br />
clothes of the Virgin before she’s out for<br />
her last procession.<br />
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