Inti Raymi 2016 Tour and Tickets Now Open for Reservations

CUSCO, PERU, April 13, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Peru's Inti Raymi or Festival of the Sun is one of the top tourist attractions of the world. It is celebrated every year on the 24th of June where more than 200,000 people come together to witness the most beautiful re-enactment of the most important festival of the Inca Empire.

"The Inti Raymi is now the second largest festival on the South American continent." said Magaly Delgado, owner of Madec Tours EIRL, a local travel agency in Peru who uses the intiraymiperu.com online reservation system to secure Inti Raymi tickets in advance for her clients.

The Inti Raymi is now the second largest festival on the South American continent

Magaly Delgado, Owner of Madec Tours EIRL

The celebration of the "Inti Raymi" on June 24th, in honor of the Sun God, is made in the three historic and natural sceneries:

• The "QORIKANCHA" or the temple of the Sun of the Incas; here the celebration begins at 9:00am and last for 45 minutes.

• The "Plaza de Armas", "HAUQAYPATA" or the main square; in the time of the Incas this vast square was used for important ceremonies, which took place entirely in the great "ushnu" or ceremonial platform. The ceremony here begins at 11:00 and ends one hour later.

• "SAQSAYWAMAN"- it's located 2 kms from the city of Cusco at 3,560 masl. The name is in the ancient language used by the Incas (Qhechua) which translated into Spanish means "falcon, satiate". Here the ceremony begins at 13:30pm and is for 1:30 hours.

Entrance tickets and tours to the Inti Raymi (The Festival of the Sun) is now available online at http://intiraymiperu.com

A promotional video of the Inti Raymi 2016 tour can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzdWTQmaZt0

Source: machupicchu.center