Festivals in Peru

Inca religious festival

The Diablada, also known as the Danza de los Diablos (), is an Andean folk dance performed in Bolivia, in the Altiplano region of South America, characterized by performers wearing masks and costumes representing the devil and other characters from pre-Columbian theology and mythology. combined with Spanish and Christian elements added during the colonial era. Many scholars have concluded that the dance is descended from the Llama llama dance in honor of the Uru god Tiw, and the Aymaran ritual to the demon Anchanchu, both originating in pre-Columbian Bolivia

image of Jesus Christ in Lima, Peru

thumb|Shrine of the Lord of Quyllurit'i at night

cultural manifestation in Puno, Peru

Festive activity in which a metal frame with fireworks is carried among the public

259x259px|thumb|Miniatures at the Alasitas Festival, Puno The largest Alasitas fair (or Alacita, Alacitas, Alasita; ) is an annual month-long cultural event starting on 24 January in La Paz, Bolivia. It honours Ekeko, the Aymara god of abundance, and is noted for the giving of miniature items. Other fiestas and ferias throughout Bolivia incorporate alasitas into religious observances: The Fiesta of the Virgin of Copacabana and the Fiesta of the Virgin of Urkupiña, for example.