Crosses of Porcón
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Saint Joseph Festival
March |
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Wine Grape Harvest Festival
March |
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Holy Week (Huancavelica)
March – April |
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Easter in Ica
March or April |
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Holy Week (Tarma)
March - April (variable date) |
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Surfing Championship
March |
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Wine Grape Festival
March |
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Crosses of Porcon |
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SITE:
Cajamarca Region. Location: Granja Porcón, north of Cajamarca (2720 masl / 8924 fasl).
March - April / movable |
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USEFUL INFORMATION:
Climate: dry and mild.
Average temperature: 14°C (57°F). |
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DESCRIPTION:
In this festivity, immense reed and palm crosses parade the Porcón valley. They are all decorated with oval and round mirrors (representing the souls of the dead) and with images of Virgin Mary, the Sacred Heart and several saints. On Palm Sunday, the central day, crosses are crowned, prayers are sung in Quechua and Latin, and people march in procession to church. During the procession, “angels” haul the “señorca”, a female donkey representing the triumphal entrance of Jesus in Jerusalem. By road: Granja Porcón, 30 km / 19 miles (55 min) from Cajamarca
By the road to Bambamarca, take detour at km 20. |
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HOW TO GET THERE:
By road: Granja Porcón, 30 km / 19 miles (55 min) from Cajamarca
By the road to Bambamarca, take detour at km 20. |
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Easter in Ica / March or April
The entire department Ica
This festival starts on Palm Sunday with the procession of the Lord of the Triumph and ends with the resurrection procession, also known as “The Drunken Procession”. The streets are decorated with flower carpets and triumphal arches. |
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Saint Joseph Festival / March
Province of Trujillo, District of Moche, Las Delicias Beach Resort La Libertad
Emulating Spanish traditions, these festivities feature typical Spanish dishes and drinks, people dress up and the streets and houses are decorated in the Spanish style. Besides processions of Peruvian Paso horses, heifers freed like in Pamplona, a bull festival, and a bull fight, tascas (bars), tunas (musical groups), and tablaos (Flemish dances) are organized. |
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Wine Grape Harvest Festival / March
Lima
This takes place in the traditional district of Santiago de Surco and includes activities like the election of a Harvest Queen and visits to wineries for wine-testing sessions. |
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Holy Week – March – April
Province of Huancavelica, District of Huancavelica Huancavelica
The celebration begins with the procession of the Sorrowful Virgin on Friday followed by the Palm Sunday mass and massive nightly processions for personal reflection. |
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Surfing Championship / March
Province of Ascope, District of Chicama La Libertad
It takes place in MalabrigoBeach (also known as ChicamaBeach) and surfers from all over the world participate. This beach is worldwide famous for the largest left handed wave in the world. |
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Wine Grape Festival / March
Provinces of Chincha and Ica Ica
This is a celebration of the grape harvest and the wine making in the department. Fairs, contests, parades with floats, musical festivals, and parties are organized. The Wine Grape Queen is chosen, and she is the first to start crushing the grapes that make the wines, piscos, and other liquors. |
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