CAJAMARCA CITY OF CARNIVAL

It is one of the largest festivals and the mostimportant carnival held in er!" It is therefore called

#Ca$amarca% capital of the er!vian Carnival#"

The carnival is a p!&lic cele&ration that ta'es placeimmediatel( &efore the Christian Lent )from lateJan!ar( to earl( March depending on the (ear*%com&ining elements s!ch as cost!mes% paradesand street parties"

+!nda(,e +!nda( preceding Ash -ednesda( iscele&rated the .rand Corso de Carnaval" From tenin the morning till evening% the Corsican thro!ghthe cit( /ith 0ing Momo accompanied of thepatrols% parades% dancing and singing in thestreets" Carnival songs are heard in ever( corner of Ca$amarca" The color ta'es &( assa!lt the streets"The carnival has arrived /ith its load of $o(%cele&ration% m!sic and original cost!mes" No&od(is safe from a &alloon filled of /ater% d(es and agood drin' of chicha"

The cloneIn the atrol and 11 Comparsas al/a(s highlights the

Clone% a covered character in a h!ge hat% /ide andflash( clothes% a mas' made on the &asis of finel(/oven /ire" All of them% follo/ers of 2o Carnaval3n%are reg!lars on the streets d!ring Carnival"

T!esda( of Carnival

Occ!rs the death and velorio the 2oCarnaval3n" Man( leave dresses mo!rning%and #/ido/s# never tire of mo!rn over hiscoffin placed in the neigh&orhood +antaApolonia" Mean/hile% the to/n #s!ffers# thisdeath /ith $o(% seasoned /ith cigarettes% li4!or and a s!cc!lent head &roth is distri&!tedamong the attendees"

Ash -ednesda(It is performed the &!rial of 2o Carnaval3nat the 5a6os of Inca is performed" There%a&ove all the Ca$amarca people% the /ill of this character is read" This doc!ment leavespicares4!e and sarcastic goods to thea!thorities and character of the place%ca!sing total hilarit( among those present"After read the /ill proceed &!rn the 2oCarnaval3n &et/een cr(ing heart&ro'en of its /ido/s" #5!t /e are confident that he/ill ret!rn ne7t (ear to re$oice life again"