Wedding traditions of Cusco
Andean weddings near Cusco include a rite to the Pachamama and a rich textile culture.
Cusco, the old Inca capital, is a favoured place for weddings, from church weddings to Andean ceremonies with a priest called a paq'o. Highland communities keep their weddings in the rhythm of the harvest.
A wedding here
An Andean ceremony may include an offering to the earth, called a despacho, with coca leaves, flowers and sweets. The couple wears woven ponchos and a chullo.
Rural customs
In some highland communities there was a period of trial living together, called sirvinakuy, before marriage. The custom is rarer today.
Wedding customs of Cusco
Also part of it, and being written: Pachamama (The earth mother.), Sirvinakuy (A trial period.), Peruvian wedding (Customs.), Quechua people (An Indigenous people.).
A wedding trail idea for Cusco
- Plaza de Armas The main square.
- Sacred Valley A valley of villages and haciendas.
- Church of the Society of Jesus A baroque church.
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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