Señor de Choquekillka in Ollantaytambo 2027
About
Ollantaytambo's most important festival honours its patron, the Señor de Choquekillka, over four days around Pentecost with processions, dances, masses, fireworks and bullfights filling the Inca town's plaza.
Highlights
- Ollantaytambo's biggest annual celebration, around Pentecost
- Four days of processions, dance troupes, fireworks and bullfights
- Set beneath the town's spectacular Inca terraces
Practical tips
- Ollantaytambo is ~1.5 h from Machu Picchu and the train gateway to it — easy to fold into a trip
- Confirm the exact dates locally; they move with the Easter calendar
- Accommodation in the small town fills fast during the festival
Where it is
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