Cajamarca, carnival tradition
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- 15 Feb 2023
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In February, Cajamarca is a party for patrols and comparsas. Pack your joy and join this celebration in which you will leave more than beautiful memories. The happiest and most colorful party is back this 2023
He is 87 years old and is a Viceroy. He has been for a long time, but not forever. Before, when Don Julio Mayta was just a little boy without a cape or crown, he fought with his neighbors from San Pedro, Cumbemayo and San José. "The carnival was brave but very happy, without as much gossip as now," decrees the experienced leader of the Grande 4045 patrol in the San Sebastián neighborhood.
Photo: Rolly Valdivia
"We always beat them," he adds provocatively from the living room of his house, which has become the headquarters of his family group and bastion of the traditional carnival, that which is copla and counterpoint, patrol and troupe, rivalry and encounters between neighborhoods, street pilgrimage and corsican endless. He also chicha de jora and maní, and sancochado that is shared and generously invited.
A passion that is inherited. Rosa, the daughter, makes the costumes for the more than 30 members of the 4045 ; Miguel, her brother, goes out into the street as a clone, the masked and colorful character who stands out for his cone (cone-shaped hat that measures 1.80 meters). “You have to be very physically fit to dance, dance and dance”, he says with the certainty of someone who has been doing it for 34 years. Read More…
