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It is held to honor the Virgin del Carmen. Locally she is known as Mamacha Carmen. There are many different stories about the history of Mamacha Carmen. The most popular one is that in 300 BC there was a major drought and the holy men living on the mountain Carmel prayed and prayed for rain. While they were praying they saw one cloud that brought all the rain they needed. One of the men who was praying was conceived from a virgin. Being born from a virgin was interpreted as being a coming sign of a savior. So the festival celebrates the Prophet Elias' mother, The Virgin del Carmen.

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Festival Virgen del Carmen - Paucartambo Peru

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eu e o Rafa no Festival Virgen del Carmen - Parcaurtambo Peru mta brabeza! que loucura essa festa ! 2012

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There are all kinds of music and dancers at the Virgen del Carmen festival. All the dances resemble something of historic importance. The dancers have characters such as Doctorcitos, Waca Waca, and Saqra. They will act out a war against demons and then celebrate their massive win against the demons.

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Hundreds of thousands of people visit from all over Peru to attend the festival. Tourists also come to Peru just to attend the festival.

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The Virgen del Carmen festival is held four hours east of Cusco in a small town called Paucartambo.

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Local food and drinks are served throughout the festival by local vendors. There are many parties while the festival is going on. After the festival Virgen del Carmen many people go to Tres Cruces to watch a beautiful sunrise. Tres Cruces is famous for its amazing sunsets all during July.

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It is held over five days but the major days are July 15th-17th.