Dozens of dancers from Apurimac arrived at the Plaza de Armas of Arequipa to dance and worship the baby Jesus, expressing the mix of Andean and Western culture with their characteristic costumes.
Jaime Aranibar, president of the Apurimac Resident Association in Arequipapointed out that the activity has been carried out for six consecutive years, first they attend mass, this year it was held at the San Francisco Church, the point where the parade begins.
“We celebrate the birth of baby Jesus every year, it is a native custom. “We preserve the essence and spread to the entire world the wealth that this town has and encourage youth to practice dance, recognized as Cultural Heritage of the Nation,” pointed out
In the dance they carry the products that represent the first shoots that nature gives to the earth, such as potatoes, corn and broad beans. “It is produced in our valleys in the Haquira district.” There are 24 thousand Apurimeño residents in Arequipa, and more than 7 thousand people in the Haquira district.
