UJ #9 - Adventure in Peru

AGENDA
AGENDA
NATIONAL MARINERA DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
The National Marinera Championship takes place
from the 17th to the 30th of January in the city of Trujillo.
This event, which has been held since 1960, is one
of the country’s major folklore festivals. Hundreds of
Peruvian and foreign couples take part in the festival.
ANNIVERSARY OF LIMA
Peru’s capital celebrates its 481st birthday on the
18th of January. The celebration lasts for a whole
week. There are parades, concerts and food fairs
in the historic centre of the city.
MARTIN CHAMBI AT MALI
Lima Museum of Art (MALI) is mounting a retrospective
exhibition dedicated to renowned Peruvian photographer
Martin Chambi (1891-1973). The exhibition
contains around four hundred works —photographs
and documents— and is the largest selection of
works from that era ever seen in Peru; it includes a
group of late photographs that have never been exhibited
before.
THE ROLLING STONES IN LIMA
One of the world’s greatest rock bands will give
their first concert in Lima, as part of their Ole Tour.
Apart from Peru, the band will play in another six
Latin American countries. The concert will be held
on Saturday the 6th of March in the Estadio Monumental
and tickets will be on sale at Teleticket
outlets in Wong and Metro supermarkets.
VIRGEN DE LA CANDELARIA
Our Lady of the Candles (Virgen de la Candelaria), a
traditional religious festival declared Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, is celebrated
from the 31st of January to the 8th of February. The
most outstanding part of the festivities is the colourful
dance competition and grand parade, during which
all the dancers parade in disguise through the streets
of the city as far as the sanctuary of the image.
MALI