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Christmas in Cusco, Peru
The celebration of Christmas in Cusco begins
with the dressing-up of the city with coloured lights and
garlands. These can be seen everywhere, from the balconies of
the Monumental mountain to the streets around the main square,
and donate the city with a warm festive ambiance.
On December 24th, hundreds of artisans coming from Cusco and the
surrounding towns lay their blankets on the sidewalks -a custom
in traditional Andean fairs- and sell carved Nativity
handicrafts.
Held in Cusco's main square, Santuranticuy (which means
"saints for sale") is a temporary market whose origins go back
to the days of the Spanish Vice-royalty. Today it's one of the
largest arts-and-crafts fairs in the country.
The central figure of the Christmas fair is the Niño Manuelito,
the Andean version of the newborn Jesus. Besides the baby
Manuelito, you'll find the other Nativity figures -all with an
Andean touch-,
as well as saint's images. Much appreciated are
the boxed scenes, known as Retablos, whose small figurines can
represent almost every aspect of life, secular or sacred, though
for the occasion you'll almost only find Nativity scenes.
Although the fair started as a Christmas specific market, over
the years it expanded to include other goods like antiques,
silverware, and ceramic objects brought from Pucará and Quinua.
At night, street vendors sell a traditional hot and sweet rum
punch called ponche, to warm up chilly visitors.
To facilitate both clients and artisans, the fair has been
divided into sectors, each of which aggregates a speciality
product. Among these you can find decorative ceramic, wood and
bark crafts, miniatures and filigrees, silverware, stone crafts,
stone sculptures, paintings from the Escuela Cusqueña, and Niños
Manuelitos.
About the author:
Journalist, impenitent traveller, and aficionado cook, Ferrer is
founder and editor of The
Peru Guide.
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