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Chachapoyas Travel Guide
Festivities
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February & March: In allthe villages, carnaval (pre-Lenten carnival) is celebrated, very much in the style of the jungle, with an overflow of dance, drinking, and mischievious tossing of water balloons. |
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Semana Santa (Easter Week): Lovely Easter displays are created in each of the churches in Chachapoyas, and the ambience is one of religious reflection and meditation. Religious processions and demonstrations of faith are enacted across the region. |
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03 May: The traditional Festival of the Cross, with festivities in each of the region’s principal cities and villages. |
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29 July: The Festival of the Patron Saint Virgen del Carmen, celebrated in the district of Leymebamba, in the province of Chachapoyas. |
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06 June: The Anniversary of the Battle of HigosUrco, which commemorates the heroic act that liberated Chachapoyas en route to Peruvian Independence in 1821. |
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15 August: The Festival of the Patron Saint VirgenAsunta, realized with the participation of virtually the entire populace. It thrives with an abundance of religious, cultural, leisure and social activities |
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05 September: Anniversary of the Founding of Chachapoyas. Also celebrated is the Festival of the Patron Saint San Nicolás, in Rodríguez de Mendoza, and Festival of the Patron Saint Lord of Gualamita in Lamud. |
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For additional information and suggestions for visiting the Chachapoyas region, please contact us at: travel@casa-andina.com
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment. |
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment, five encyclopedias and more than 1,000 articles in magazines in Peru and abroad. He is considered the most prolific publisher on ecological topics in the country in the last decade. Forest engineer, journalist, publisher, professional photographer and analyst of environmental topics, Wust is the only Peruvian to publish five articles in National Geographic magazine. Currently he is the director of Wust Ediciones. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. A journalist and writer, for nearly a decade he has directed and hosted the TV program Tiempo de Viaje, in which he travels throughout Peru (and occasionally other countries), documenting natural, historical and human scenes infrequently visited by conventional tourism. His perspective is not that of a tourist, but of a traveler, who immerses himself in what he finds and shies away from nothing in his reporting. He is also the author and/or publisher of an extensive series of books about Peruvian culture. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru, and articles on subjects ranging from the travel industry to food and wine. A travel writer, journalist and photographer, Schlecht first traveled to Peru and trekked to Machu Picchu as a student in 1983, and he has returned repeatedly to Peru over the last two decades. He has also been a consultant on international development projects for the European Union and USAID, as well as a correspondent for a Spanish art magazine. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. Agronomist, theologist, and holding an M.A in Amazonian anthropology. He’s lived 7 years with the Aguarunan people of Alto Marañon; also in Huanchaco (Trujillo), Urubamba (Cusco), and Madre de Dios. Consultant in tourism, collaborator for several media resources and professor of Sustainable Tourism Diploma at Ruiz de Montoya University. |
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