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February
The Inca Trail is closed all month. Many Peruvian festivals echo the Roman Catholic
calendar and are celebrated with great pageantry, especially in indigenous highland
villages, where Catholic feast days are often linked with traditional agricultural fest-
ivals.
LA VIRGEN DE LA CANDELARIA
Held on February 2, this highland fiesta, also known as Candlemas, is particularly colorful
around Puno, where folkloric music and dance celebrations last for two weeks ( Click here
).
CARNAVAL
Held on the last few days before Lent (in February/March), this holiday is often 'celeb-
rated' with weeks of water fights, so be warned. It's popular in the highlands, with the
fiesta in Cajamarca being one of the biggest ( Click here ) . It's also busy in the beach
towns.
LUNAHUANÁ ADVENTURE SPORTS FESTIVAL
Lunahuaná has an active and growing adventure sports scene, especially river running.
Check out this festival in late February/early March.
March
Beach resort prices go down and crowds disperse though the coast remains sunny.
Orchids bloom post-rainy season on the Inca Trail and Amazonian birds enact their
mating rituals.
FIESTA DE LA VENDIMIA
Celebrated big on the south coast's two main wine regions, Ica ( Click here ) and Lun-
ahuaná ( Click here ) . These harvest festivals involve some grape stomping.
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