What Cusco is like in June
The month of June is the best month to be in Cusco, the colorful festivities, the traditional Inti Raymi, the Corpus Christy and the daily parades turn the city into a spectacle of color and music. It really is a free show of great beauty and color. The Inti Raymi makes its central manifestations in the Plaza de Armas, in the Qoricancha and Saqsayhuaman, accompanied by dances the Inca and the Colla go from the Plaza de Armas to the Qoricancha and then heading to Saqsayhuaman.
June is a special month in which every day there is a festive event with parades, dances and traditional music. In June in Cusco the Catholic festivities of Corpus Christy are celebrated and in Cusco they are celebrated in a big way, processions, dances and music can be seen daily, the central point of the celebration for each day is the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, as the main masses take place in the cathedral and the processions and parades also make their way through the cathedral and attend the masses.
The typical dish for these festivities is the chiriuchu (in Quechua cold food) accompanied by a Cusquenian beer. It is traditional to find food fairs in the Plaza San Francisco (just two blocks from the Plaza de Armas) in addition to other attractions such as the comparsas of dancers who are stationed in places near the Plaza de Armas.
Some hotels in Cusco offer their guests a typical Cusquenian lunch with chiruchu and/or frutillada (beer-based drink), so you can’t miss trying this Cusquenian delicacy.
Another very important festival that attracts the attention of national and foreign tourists is the Inti Raymi sun festival. This traditional festival dates back to Inca times, and symbolizes the veneration and joy of the Inca people to the sun god (Inti).
The month of June is the best month to be in Cusco, the colorful festivities, the traditional Inti Raymi, the Corpus Christy and the daily parades turn the city into a spectacle of color and music. It really is a free show of great beauty and color. The Inti Raymi makes its central manifestations in the Plaza de Armas, in the Qoricancha and Saqsayhuaman, accompanied by dances the Inca and the Colla go from the Plaza de Armas to the Qoricancha and then heading to Saqsayhuaman. There will be a parade of colorful dances and the traditional sacrifice of the llama, opening its entrails and taking out the heart to read the future of the Andean New Year. You can enjoy this spectacle from one of the armored seats in the pampas of Saqsayhuaman or from the rock known as the “rodadero”.
You can purchase your tickets for the Inti Raymi approaching the EMUFEC offices in Cusco or through the website http://www.intiraymi.org/ where you will find the availability of tickets for the Inti Raymi 2018. You can book your ticket online and pay via deposit, so it will be very easy to make your reservation and get your ticket to Inti Raymi.
On the other hand there are many travelers who stay in Cusco in the month of June, so you should plan to book your hotel, tours, tickets and bus tickets in advance to visit the sights of Cusco. On the other hand the traffic in the center of the city intensifies as the 24th of June approaches, so remember to plan your time if you are staying in a hotel in the center of Cusco.
Always remember to organize your trip to Cusco in advance, as June is the busiest month of the year.
