(inti= Incan sun god/ ramyi=Quechua for festival)
An all-week party with parades, fireworks and music day and night. The actual ceremony takes place in the morning on June 24th and lasts into the night. The entire city, locals and tourists alike, climb from the city's main square up a mountain to the Incan ruins of Sacsayhuaman (pronounced "sexy woman"). At the end of the ceremony, a llama is sacraficed below the thousands of on-lookers standing on the ancient cliff tops. 
Climbing to the top of the mountain- left
A traditional dancer during the parade- right
A lone soldier overlooks the crowd during the ceremony
Sorry about the squished text...it won't let me edit it :(
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