By: Feliciano Gutiérrez
After enjoying the dances with native costumes; The celebration of the Festival of the Virgin of Candelaria continues with one of the most anticipated moments: the dance competitions with light costumes that will take place on February 8, 9 and 10.
Music, glitter and devotion fill the city with the talent and energy of thousands of dancers in 97 sets of light costumes. This Sunday the contest will be held at the stadium of the National University of the Altiplano of Puno.
On Monday and Tuesday, the dancers and musicians will delight the public, national and foreign, with the traditional parade in veneration of the Virgin of Candelaria, patron saint of Puno.
Since previous days, thousands of visitors have already arrived in the capital of the region to be part of this great expression of faith and culture, accompanying and valuing the traditions that strengthen the Puno identity and project Puno as the capital of Peruvian folklore.
On Saturday morning, despite the rain, various groups and devotees participated in the dawn mass in the Sanctuary, then in the afternoon they held general rehearsals, ready for the dance competitions.
ORDER OF PRESENTATION LIGHT COSTUMES DANCE COMPETITION
1. Diablada Cultural Association Huáscar Confraternity
2. Melodías El Collao Cultural Center – Ilave
3. The Great Confraternity Called Virgen de la Candelaria Central Puno
4. Morenada San Martín
5. Andean Amazonian Folkloric Association Tobas Central Peru
6. Romeos de Candelaria Association
7. UNI Altiplanic Dance Ensemble (Tuntuna UNI)
8. Incomparable Cultural Association Gran Diablada Friends of the PNP
9. Sentimiento Sikuris Las Vicuñas de la Inmaculada Cultural Center – Lampa
10. Gran Morenada Salcedo
11. Central Tobas Sur Confraternity
12. Puno Sikuris Youth Association June 27 (AJP)
13. Powerful and Spectacular Confraternity Morenada San Valentín – Ilave
14. UNI Panpipe and Dance Ensemble
15. Classified Set Exit of Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo 2026
16. Sikuris Wara Wara Mayras Hujatasani Cultural Expression Society – Huancané
17. “José Carlos Mariátegui” Art School Zambos Tundiques
18. Diablada San Antonio Confraternity
19. Youth Cultural Expression Association September 29 – Ilave
20. Morenada Orkapata Folklore Ensemble
21. Caporales Andean Cultural Center
22. Ensemble of Native Musicians and Dances “Wiñay Qhantati” Ururi – Conima
23. Morenada Huasapata
24. La Llamerada Folkloric Ensemble of the Andean Youth Club of Lampa
25. Sikuris Aymara Roots Group – Ilave “Asikuri”
26. Diablada Azoguin Folklore Association
27. Morenada Confraternity Santa Rosa – Puno
28. Caporales San Valentín Folklore Association
29. September 14 Art Group – Mold
30. Sikuris Juventud Obrera Art and Folklore Ensemble
31. Morenada Central Galeno – Dr. Ricardo J. Ruelas Rodríguez
32. Caporales Folkloric Association “Sambos with Porteño Sentiment and Devotion”
33. Rey Moreno Laykakota
34. Indomitable Blood Cultural Association – Azángaro
35. Powerful Spectacular Waca Waca Alto Puno
36. Brotherhood of Negritos Chacón Beaterio de Huánuco
37. Morenada Virgen de la Candelaria – Mandachitos
38. Millennial Cultural Expression of Sikuris International Los Rosales – Rosaspata
39. La Voz Cultural Association Khantus 13 de Mayo – Huayrapata district
40. Caporales del Sur International Folklore School – Puno
41. Kullahuada Virgen María de la Candelaria Cultural Association
42. Waca Waca of the Porteño neighborhood
43. “Caporales Victoria” Folkloric Association – Puno
44. Association of Zampoñistas and Native Dances San Francisco de Borja – Yunguyo
45. Millennial Cultural Group of Sikuris International Huarihuna Rosaspata
46. Classified Set Exit of Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo 2025
47. Traditional Porteño Diablada
48. Traditional Rey Moreno San Antonio
• Wifalas San Francisco Javier de Muñani (Champion in Native Dances 2025)
49. Wacas Puno Cultural Confraternity
50. Morenada Porteño Association
51. Sikuris Wila Marka Autochthonous Cultural Society Group of Conima
52. Tinkus Señor de Machallata Folklore Association
53. Zampoñistas Lacustre Cultural Association of the José Antonio Encinas Neighborhood
54. Caporales Centralistas Cultural Association Puno
55. Authentic Avarachis Tawantinsuyu Ayllu Uuyo – Sandia
56. Diablada Bellavista Spectacular Folklore Association
57. Society Social Center of Folklore and Culture: Sikuris and Native Dances
58. Kullahuada Victoria Group
59. Cultural Association of Intercontinental Aymara Sikuris of Huancané
60. Ecological Cultural Association of Amazonian Ethnicities of Peru – Biodanza
61. Association of Art, Culture and Folklore Caporales de Siempre – Pitones
62. Morenada Intocables Juliaca MIA Confraternity
63. Cultural Association of Sikuris The Aymaras of Huancané
64. Ensemble of Panpipes “Cultural Expression” of the Populated Center of Ocoña – Ilave
65. “Rey Caporal Independence” Ensemble – Puno
66. Waca Waca Santa Rosa Folklore Association
67. Caporales Huáscar Folklore Cultural Association
68. Morenada Laykakota
69. Los Caporales de la Tuntuna Folklore Ensemble in the Miraflores Catumi neighborhood
70. Sangre Chumbivilcana Group – Huaylia Chumbivilcana Dance – Cusco
71. Sambos Caporales Artistic Fraternity Lord of Qollor-Ritty
72. Sikuris Ensemble May 15 of Cambria – Conima
73. Diablada Confraternidad Victoria
74. Group of Zampoñistas of the Altiplano of the Huasapata Neighborhood – Puno
75. Folkloric Cultural Association “Legado Caporal”
76. Authentic Avarachis from Antalla Palca – Lampa
77. Tobas Amazonas Anata Folkloric Cultural Association
78. Morenada Azoguin Cultural Association
79. Kullawada Central Puno Social Center
80. San Juan Bautista Caporales Art and Folklore Association – Puno
81. Classified Set Exit of Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo 2025
82. Sikuris Joint Centennial of the Manazo Neighborhood
83. Sikuris “Claveles Rojos” Cultural Group of Huancané
84. Caporales Fraternity Virgen de la Candelaria “Vientos del Sur”
85. Powerful and Spectacular Morenadas Bellavista
86. Sikuris Cultural Association Pariwanas Project of Huancané
87. Genuine Avarachis Cultural Association of Paratia – Lampa
88. Ensemble of Zampoñistas Juventud Paxa “JUPAX”
89. Morenada Ensemble “Ricardo Palma”
90. Cabanillas Sikuris AJC Youth Association
91. Diablada Folklore Association “Sentinels of the Altiplano”
92. Virgen de la Candelaria Folkloric Association – AFOVIC
93. Fabulous Morenada Independencia
94. “Real Asunción” Art, Music and Dance Workshop – Juli
95. Tinkus Youth of the Porteño Neighborhood
96. Qhantati Ururi Indigenous Music and Dance Ensemble from Conima
97. University Center of Folklore and the Panpipe Ensemble of the National University of San Marcos (CISM)
