Christmas in Peru

Christmas in Peru The celebration of Christmas in Cusco as the city with colorful lights and garlands. These can be seen everywhere, from the balconies of the Monumental mountain to the streets around the main square, and donate to the city with a warm atmosphere. On 24 December, hundreds of artisans coming from Cusco and surrounding towns to put their blankets on the sidewalks, a custom in traditional Andean fairs and sell carved Nativity handicrafts. Held in the main square of Cusco, Santuranticuy (which means "saints for sale") is a temporary market whose origins date back to the days of Spanish Vice-royalty. Today is one of the largest exhibitions of arts and crafts of the country. The central figure of Christmas Fair is the child Manuel, the Andean version of the newbo baby Jesus Manuelita addition, you will find the other figures of the Nativity, with a touch-Andina, as well as images of the saint. Much appreciated the box set, known as Altarpieces, small figures, representing nearly all aspects of life, secular or sacred, but for the occasion which is almost the only scene of the Nativity. Although the fair started as a Christmas market, over the years, expanded to include other products such as antiques, silver, ceramics and objects brought from Pucara and quinua. At night, street vendors selling traditional cake, punch and hot rum punch called a cold-hot visitors. In order to provide both customers and craftsmen, the fair has been divided into sectors, each of which aggregates a specialty product. Among these you can find decorative ceramics, wood and bark crafts, miniatures, and filigree, silver, stone handicrafts, stone sculptures, paintings of the Cusco School, and Manuelitos children.