4 Best Performing Arts in The Southern Andes and Lake Titicaca, Peru

Corso de Amis

August 15 is the anniversary of Arequipa's founding and, each year, thousands take to the streets all day for the big parade, with music, dancing, traditional costumes, and decorated floats.

La Virgen Inmaculada Concepción

Held in the first week of December, this big five-day event in Chivay and Yanque sees the performance of the local traditional Wititi dance and processions for the patron saint.

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Virgen del Carmen

In mid-July, each end of the Colca Canyon has two days of celebrations to mark this festival, with singing, dancing, bullfights, food and drink, and parades in Chivay and Cabanaconde. After night falls, impressive fireworks light up in the sky.