Perú21 .- The Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Dircetur) from Cusco in the coming days will launch a promotional campaign Media in Lima for attract visitors to the South Andean department during Holy Week, which this year takes place in April. Tourist activity was affected by heavy rains in late January and during February.
"While in Peru, Ayacucho is the main attraction during Easter, and the theme of rain is a low season for us in the coming days we are launching a promotional campaign to attract visitors Lima during activity religious, "said Victor Hugo Perez, head of the entity.
He said that on Easter Monday, the day takes place the procession of the Lord of the Earthquakes, is the most important activity Easter in Cusco, whose origin dates back to 1650, when the city suffered a devastating earthquake.
The Lord of Earthquakes is represented by a copper-colored crucified Christ, the product of hundreds of years of exposure to smoke from candles or oil lamps.
The cult image that began in the early seventeenth century. However, only in 1650 became important because, according to tradition, the image saved to the city shutting down a strong earthquake magnitude. Like every year, the venerated image is taken in a litter some streets of the historic center of the Imperial City.
Similarly, households are preparing to commemorate Cusco Holy Thursday, for which the tables presented in the traditional feast consisting of 12 types of food. (Source: Perú21)
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