In Cusco, the world-wide celebration of Christmas acquires a special form, because around it there are various unique activities. The city lives a festive atmosphere with the decoration of the balconies of the Historical Centre, with lights, garlands and ribbons. From the first days of the month of December the Municipality places beautiful luminous decorations around town that cheer-up the city-nights. On December 24th the greatest popular and typical art fair of Peru is held in the main square: the fair of the Santuranticuy, where hundreds of original craftsmen of different areas of Cusco and other regions of the country expose beautiful and original work that is the fruit of their creative spirit throughout the year and which will adorn the nativity scenes in homes and institutions. The Manuelito child is the central character of the celebration of Christmas in Cusco.

Currently, the “Santurantikuy” popular art fair is organized by the Municipal Enterprise for the Celebration of Fêtes, EMUFEC, which has provided it with order and a sense of functionality, with properly designated areas, according to specialties. These specialties are:

Decorative pottery
Imaginería
Works in Wood and bark
Miniatures and figurines
Artistic chandlery
Textured prints
Silversmith
Stone works
Leather works
Sculpture
Paintings of the Cusqueñan Art School
Manuelito children
Works in Dry Flowers

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