What could be more magical than spending Easter immersed in local Peruvian traditions?
Each region of Peru celebrates Holy Week in a different way. Ayacucho, Omate, Surco, Catacaos, Cajamarca, Trujillo, Arequipa, Huaraz, Cusco and Chachapoyas are just some of the main places to visit this time of year.
If you spend Easter in Arequipa you must taste the chupe de camarones, a traditional dish usually eaten on Good Friday, mazamorra morada, a delicious dessert, and sopa de siete carnes (or sopa de Pascua) to be tasted on Easter Sunday.
Holy Week in Omate, in the Moquegua region, is one of the most important in the country. On Thursday and Friday, devotees prepare seven giant altars, each measuring between 18 and 20 meters in height.
An Easter trip to Peru is a perfect combination of ancestral traditions and distinctive flavours typical of the country's famous cuisine.