HOW TO LIVE EASTER IN SOUTH AMERICA

Each country has its traditions and ways to live Easter. In South America, usually they have a religious tradition and is celebrated with great devotion the festivities. Many of them held processions similar to those made in Spain.
In each country there are some places that are more traditional in how they live this time so important to the Catholic world.

In Peru the most famous are in the Colca Valley, Cusco and Puno.
In the Colca Valley in Peru are ready to welcome visitors during this time.
The 14 districts of the valley live in faith and realism Easter from Palm Sunday to Easte;, it is days of great significance for Catholics, hence the festivities and activities taking place mean a major attraction for visitors There altars in the streets, processions of which you might participate.

The Colca Valley is a place that has impressive attractions such as the Cruz del Condor, a place that you can not miss.

In Cusco begins with Palm Sunday reminding Jesus,  Monday is dedicated to Lord of the Earthquakes and so on throughout the week with different ceremonies, ending with Easter Sunday where they celebrate Easter solemn Masses.

In Puno one of the major celebrations during Easter is to climb the hill most important of all, (Calvary) to apologize, recommend and offer incense in a brazier on behalf of the entire family that offers. That's why many people climb the sacred mountains of the city as are the Azoguini and Huyna Pucara. In the Taquile Island, the Mulsina, any height is considered advisable to ask for forgiveness.

In Colombia is celebrated in a special way and with the same fervor with which the Spanish conquerors brought the Catholic religion.
For eight days, the festivities take place where parishioners are involved in staging the great mysteries of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, through different ceremonies that reflect not only beliefs but also the social and cultural history of each Community.

The most famous celebration is taking place in Popayan, whose traditions, rituals and expressions date back to colonial times.
Another of the most traditional celebrations and ceremony is performed in Mompox, relic village 250 km from Cartagena. Antique jewels of religious art, guarded by the families and treasures, are displayed in colorful processions. Mompox is a National Monument and World Heritage Site for its colonial beauty.

In Argentina, celebrates Easter with processions, Via Crucis, theatrics that recall the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Among the most important celebrations are highlighted in northwestern Argentina, mainly in the provinces of Salta and Tucuman. There, resurge Spanish customs with the most traditional "shrines" made with fruits, leaves and seeds, that represent the different Stations of the Cross and adorn the main streets.

In the province of Jujuy in locations that stand out in the celebrations are Tilcara and Yavi Tilcara where the celebration begins on Ash Wednesday with the pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Copacabana, the arrival can only be done on foot after a long day walking 14 kilometers on the road, accompanied by bands of sikuris, where the pilgrims take down the image of the Virgin to the town.

In Bariloche at this time the city is on the sweet side: the chocolate, where you will have an intensive program of activities, concerts and other attractions. On Friday, the argentineans receive the first 100 visitors arriving by the road with gifts made by best local chocolatierst. Every year, a giant egg is the first prize. This tradition has been celebrated over a decade at the roadside entrance of Bariloche.

In Chile as in much of the Latin world, Easter is a special opportunity to experience the cultural traditions anchored in popular devotion.
In San Pedro de Atacama the celebrations are considered among the most picturesque of Easter in the Chilean Altiplano, characterized by syncretism between the Quechua and Aymara tradition and Catholic evangelization,stand out processions of San Pedro de Atacama and the Spanish Cross of Chiu Chiu. While in San Pedro images of Mary and John leave on  Friday from the church built in 1744, and in Sunday is the turn of the risen Christ. In Chiu Chiu, indigenous features saints walk through the streets in the Via Crucis on Friday. Outside of the traditional adobe church Toconao, the fire is lited on Saturday night, awaiting the resurrection with the blessing of light.

Valparaiso celebrates one of the traditional Stations of the Cross on the hill Placeres, which is more than 50 years on  Friday at 19 pm.

And in the capital, Santiago, on the slopes of the foothills, is the monastery of the Benedictines with a modernist building that was declared a National Monument, celebrates the Thursday (19:30 hours) the Last Supper with the traditional washing of feet. Also in the capital, a classic which involves a large number of attendees, is the Easter Mass at the Shrine of Cerro San Cristobal, on Sunday morning.

Chiloe Island
And the Chiloe Island, across the channel Chacao, the community gathers to celebrate Easter with the same dedication and devotion they take care of their temples, 16 have been declared World Heritage Site. In Achao, the Via Cucis greets visitors to integrate the procession following the fabulous colonial policromoda size of the Christ of the church of Santa Maria.