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EL SEÑOR DE LOS MILAGROS
A major religious festival, the Lord of the Miracles celebration (
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is held in
Lima on October 18, around which time the bullfighting season starts.
November
A good month for festivals, it's worth checking out the wild celebrations held in
Puno.
TODOS SANTOS
All Saints' Day is November 1, a religious precursor to the following day.
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
All Souls' Day is celebrated on November 2 with gifts of food, drink and flowers taken to
family graves. It's especially colorful in the Andes where some of the 'gift' food and
drink is consumed, and the atmosphere is festive rather than somber.
PUNO WEEK
Starting November 5 , this week-long festival (
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involves several days of spec-
tacular costumes and street dancing to celebrate the legendary emergence of the first Inca,
Manco Cápac.
December
Beach season returns with warmer Pacific temperatures. Skip the Amazon, which
experiences heavy rains from the end of the month through early April.
