All Saints Day
November 1st – 2nd |
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Anniversary of the Founding of the City of Puno
1st to 7th November |
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Moquegua Tourism Week
November 20 – 25 |
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San Clemente Fair
November 23 |
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All Saints Day and Day of the Dead |
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SITE:
November / 1 and 2
Piura and Cajamarca Regions
USEFUL INFORMATION:
Location: Granja Porcón (Cajamarca, 2720 masl / 8924 fasl) and La Arena (Piura, 29 masl / 95 fasl).
Climate: in Porcón, dry and mild; warm in La Arena.
Average temperature: Porcón 14°C (57°F); Piura, 24°C (75ºF).
DESCRIPTION:
In Cajamarca and the Porcón and Huambocancha villages, the people visit cemeteries carrying paper flower crowns for their dead and clean the tombstones under which they are buried. Then they share food and drinks with their souls. This rite is the continuation of a pre-Hispanic practice combined with Christian elements.
In La Arena (Piura), the people go to the Main Square taking their children dressed in their best clothes. Those who have lost a child give children who resemble their own some sweets and rolls in bags called "little angels". At night, families hold a wake at the cemetery, lit with candles until dawn.
HOW TO GET THERE
By road: Granja Porcón, 30 km / 19 miles (55 min) from Cajamarca by the road to Bambamarca. La Arena, city of Piura, 978 km / 608 miles north of Lima). |
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Anniversary of the Founding of the City of Puno / 1st to 7th November
Province of Puno, District of Puno Puno
To celebrate the city, the school pupils are in charge of organizing civic demonstrations and dance shows throughout the city streets. On 5th November, the people present an account of the creation of the Inca Empire, the legend that tells how the mythic couple Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo emerged from the sacred lake in search of land to found the Empire. |
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Moquegua Tourism Week – November 20 – 25
Province of de Mariscal Nieto, District of Moquegua Moquegua
The anniversary of the founding of the Moquegua is celebrated where visitors are shown the main attractions of the area. There is a mountain bike race and hang glidingcontest. |
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San Clemente Fair / November 23
Province of Sechura, District of Sechura – village of San ClementePiura
It is a festival that honors San Clemente Señor de los Milagros (Lord of Miracles). The joy and the active participation of visitors is what typifies this festival. They also put on a bull fight. |
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