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One of the many locals.

Inti Raimi, the festival of the sun, with lots of colour, more people, and even some sun!

June 25th 2007
Inti Raymi is one of those special events that the Inca´s and the pre-Inca cultures celebrated in abundance. Inti Raymi is the festival of the Sun. the Winter Solstice. the shortest day of the year. The Inca´s took the time (and a lot of time that was) to study the natural environment and gain an understanding of the yearly calendar, the days, the years, the seasons and thereby developed a mea ... read more
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Peruvian Flag Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more
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