5. Virgen Del Carmen Festival – Paucartambo, Peru
Paucartambo hosts one of the largest street festivals in all of Peru. Thousands pack into the small town located a few hours from Cusco for the festival of Virgen Del Carmen. While many towns host their own patrimonial celebration this one is the largest of all of them. SEE ALSO: 10 incredible facts about the Church of Satan you won’t believe
Thousands of tourists also descend on this small town, braving Peru’s treacherous winding roads, to participate. The three-day celebration includes colorful costumes, marchers, and up to 20 dance groups. You can also find a host of devils. Groups of people dressed as devils march through town, and climb rooftops where they then position themselves calling out to revelers, and beckoning them to sin.
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