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Lord of Torrechayoc - Señor de Torrechayoc in Urubamba, Cusco

Lord of Torrechayoc - Señor de Torrechayoc in Urubamba, Cusco

2-Day Festival

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TinTin Updated October 20, 2018

Around mid-May

Usually in mid-May the people of Urubamba in the Sacred Valley near Cusco celebrate a 2-day festival in honor of their patron saint Señor de Torrechayoc.

The festival includes a mass, dance presentations, colorful traditional costumes, lots of good food and drink, cockfights and a procession to the small chapel of the Lord of Torrechayoc out of town.

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