The largest and most famous Inti Raymi celebration takes place annually in Cusco, Peru. However, smaller events such as this festival in Angochagua, take place among various communities in the Andes, ...
CUZCO, Peru (AP) — Long before electricity, ancient Incans relied on one sole energy source to power their daily lives: the sun. So each year when winter approached and the sun's daily jaunt across ...
Known in Peru as "Inti Raymi", the ritual takes place inside the Incan complex of Sacsayhuaman, the Plaza de Armas and Koricancha. The festival is a celebration of the sun and opens with the grand ...
In the heart of the Peruvian Andes, the ancient ritual of Inti Raymi returned in full colour on 24 June, as it does each year. Hundreds of actors, many of Indigenous descent, re-enacted the sun ...
The sun is an important symbol in Hispanic culture. Inti, the ancient Incan sun god, is revered as the national patron of the Inca state, and the sun’s image is displayed on the historical flag of ...