This festival of Inti Raymi takes place on June 24th for the “Sun God” when the sun goes away at the beginning of the winter solstice since at this time the water freezes and the Incas are very cold. Festival of the “Inti Raymi” and also took place in gratitude to Mother Earth for the harvests obtained for that year for this Inca festival thousands of tourists come as it was a main festival of the Empire of the Incas, the descendants of the Incas They perform, to follow the customs of the Incas to make it use 3 important places as they did in the time of the Incas.

Staging Places of the “Inti Raymi”

1) Qorikancha

In the Inca era, it was the main temple consecrated to the Sun, at 08:00 a.m. Sinchi (General of the Inca Army) appeared, then the Imperial Army and then the Accllas (chosen women), follow the T’ika T’aqaqkunas (women who throw flowers on the ground for the passage of the Inka) and the Pichaqkunas (men who clean the floor), all to the sound of pututos, quenas, tinyas, where the Inca and his wife (Qoya) appear, followed by his royal entourage and the nobility, accompanied by the high priest (Willaq Umu), the Inca in ceremony make an offering to the god, then we will go to the Main Square in Cusco.

2) Mayo Square

The second act of the Inti Raymi or Festival of the Sun takes place in the parade ground, there is a high altar, it is precisely the Sinchi and his guard to arrive, check the place and order the entry of the army and the musicians, “La Qoya” (wife of the Inca) enters in walks, accompanied by the Accllas and Nustas, followed by the nobility and finally by the majestic Inca. From Usno, he goes to the sun god, performs the rite of coca, throws the three sacred leaves in offering and asks the high priest to guess the will of the Sun, is supported by the Kuraq Akulliq, this informs that the god will be kind to the Inca and the llama is sacrificed (auquénido native) in his honor, then they go to Sacsayhuaman.

3) Sacsayhuaman Fortress

The third act is the most important and impressive; it takes place in the esplanade of Sacsayhuaman, at approximately 01:30 in the afternoon. To the rhythm of the Pututos, Quenas and Tinyas the Sinchi enters accompanied by four officers of its guard, it goes to the Usnu (ceremonial platform) as it always revises said facilities, after the approval the army enters, the different committies of the four of them (four places of the Empire), when a pututo made by a Chaski sounded, the great Inka entered, received by Sinchi and his guard.