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    Inti raymi is a 15-day Inca celebration held annually in Cuzco, Peru on June 24th to honor the sun god Inti. Dances and sacrifices are performed over the celebration days in the main square. The ceremony starts at Coricancha temple where a fictional Inca king makes offerings to the sun, including a flame sacrifice, to remove evil spirits and ensure good crops. Afterwards, attendees enjoy traditional Peruvian foods and drinks.

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    Inti raymi is a 15-day Inca celebration held annually in Cuzco, Peru on June 24th to honor the sun god Inti. Dances and sacrifices are performed over the celebration days in the main square. The ceremony starts at Coricancha temple where a fictional Inca king makes offerings to the sun, including a flame sacrifice, to remove evil spirits and ensure good crops. Afterwards, attendees enjoy traditional Peruvian foods and drinks.

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    Inti Raymi

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    Inti raymi is a 15-day Inca celebration held annually in Cuzco, Peru on June 24th to honor the sun god Inti. Dances and sacrifices are performed over the celebration days in the main square. The ceremony starts at Coricancha temple where a fictional Inca king makes offerings to the sun, including a flame sacrifice, to remove evil spirits and ensure good crops. Afterwards, attendees enjoy traditional Peruvian foods and drinks.

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    Inty raymi (in quechua is sun’s festival”) is an ancient andian religious ceremony in honor of father

    sun. This ceremony is performed in the main square of Cuzco on june 24 th .The celebration is for
    15 days.

    Days in wich are made dances an sacrifices. Inti raymi is the homage wich the peruavians.

    Worshiped the sun and all of nature wich ocupy the whole Street and square. Where they atlend a
    lot of foreigners and peruvians.

    starts against the Coricancha, where an Inca (king) fictional, makes an invocation to the sun. As
    ancient tradition, the sacrifice is made of a flame, which is the image of life and purity, is
    performed to remove evil spirits and bring good crops the following year. After this ceremony the
    people go to enjoy the delicious dishes such as barbecue, the guinea pig chactado, corn bread and
    the dish typical "Chiri Uchu". feature is the drink chicha.

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