June is just around the corner, and this is the busiest month of the year in Cusco. If you don't like crowds and cultural activities and festivities, this is not the month to choose to travel to Cusco or Machu Picchu. But, if you enjoy experiencing the most from local culture, you will get the most of your travels to Cusco by travelling in this month!
Cusco Days are celebrated throughout the center of town, with typical dances and cultural events and parades presiding in the main plaza. The many cultures from various areas of Peru are represented in gorgeous costume, dance and visual arts and music.
Cusco Days are celebrated throughout the center of town, with typical dances and cultural events and parades presiding in the main plaza. The many cultures from various areas of Peru are represented in gorgeous costume, dance and visual arts and music.
A prime and intriguing celebration in June is the Inti Raymi Festival (Festival of the Sun), basically a re-enactment of the Inca winter solstice festival celebrated many hundreds of years ago. This festival starts in the Qoricancha Temple on Avenida Sol, continues to the Plaza de Armas and ends in the gorgeous Saqsaywaman archaeological site. Hundreds of locals take part by playing the part of Inca nobles, priests, virgins of the sun and soldiers, and one famous main role of Inca Pacachuti.
People can see some of this June 24th event from the crowds alongside the Qoricancha and the Plaza de Armas from the street for free, but you can also buy tickets for the big finale in Saqsaywaman at different price-points depending on seating placement ranging from about $150 to $170 USD.
People can see some of this June 24th event from the crowds alongside the Qoricancha and the Plaza de Armas from the street for free, but you can also buy tickets for the big finale in Saqsaywaman at different price-points depending on seating placement ranging from about $150 to $170 USD.
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