Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Ollantaytambo (Sacred Valley), Peru

Topdrukte — Bajada de Reyes de Marcaccocha, Summer / year-end holidays in Peru

• Festival

  Bajada de Reyes de Marcaccocha

  5–9 janReligieus feestDruk

  The child-Jesus icon of Marcaccocha is carried down from the Patakancha valley into Ollantaytambo on January 5, followed by a full day of folk dancing in the plaza and closing festivities through the 8th or 9th. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sacred Valley rainy season (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Summer / year-end holidays in Peru, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Sluiting

  Inca Trail closed

  1–28 feb

  The classic trek starts at Km 82 down the valley from here, and the whole route shuts for February maintenance every year. The town keeps its trains and its ruins; the trekking groups go elsewhere. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sacred Valley rainy season (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Summer / year-end holidays in Peru, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sacred Valley rainy season (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Andean dry season, Senor de Choquekillka

• Seizoen

  Andean dry season

  1 mei – 30 sep · meestalDruk

  Clear days, frost at night and dust on the terraces by August. The town works as the staging post for Machu Picchu in these months and the square is a car park of minibuses by nine.

• Festival

  Senor de Choquekillka

  23–26 meiReligieus feestDruk

  The town's own festival over Pentecost: four days of seventeen dance troupes, bullfights and fireworks in a village of a few thousand, with everyone home for it. The date moves with Easter. Bron ↗

Druk — Andean dry season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Andean dry season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Senor de Choquekillka (23–26 mei)

Topdrukte — Andean dry season, Fiestas Patrias

• Feestdag

  Fiestas Patrias

  28–29 julNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  The national holidays on 28 and 29 July land inside the school winter break and the valley fills with Peruvian families. Trains to Machu Picchu are the tightest of the year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Andean dry season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Andean dry season, Mid-year break (Fiestas Patrias) in Peru

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Andean dry season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Fiestas Patrias (28–29 jul)

Druk — Andean dry season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Andean dry season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — October break in Peru

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Festival

  Todos Santos

  1–2 novReligieus feest

  Sacred Valley families visit and decorate graves on 1 and 2 November, and the markets sell t'anta wawa, doll-shaped sweet breads made for the dead. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer / year-end holidays in Peru, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Sacred Valley rainy season

  1 dec – 31 mrt · meestalMoesson

  Afternoon rain over the terraces from December, with the valley greener than at any other point and the guest houses half empty. Landslides shut the road or the rail line for a day or two.