Machu Picchu, night lighting for 100th anniversary

Machu Picchu, light, color and music: a unique spectacle

Machu Picchu is an impressive architectural work, which is always admired in broad daylight to enjoy the spectacle of lights and shadows, contrasts and shapes of carved stone and placed with skill and aesthetic criteria in multiple spaces. During the day you can distinguish the bright green of the wild vegetation; gray, ocher, dark green hues of the stones; Rainbow multicolor of flowers and birds found there.

Machu Picchu can be fully admired when the sun illuminates the landscape, when challenging dare clouds obscure the sun, as rain forms a gray cloak that barely shows through the forms of the mysterious citadel; but always during the day.

Machu Picchu is not a place that can be visited at night, however for the 100th anniversary of the discovery by Hiram Bingham (1911), was organized a show of light, color and music that showed the world an unprecedented, remarkable and unforgettable outlook to who were present there the night of the celebration.

Machu Picchu illuminated by lights of different colors, designing forms that seemed to emerge from the palette of a painter in the frenzy of the creative act, with musicians and singers celebrating the event with flying gliders and other acts offered a magical vision that night.

References

FOTOS: Machu Picchu iluminado reveló toda su belleza en noche de celebraciones

http://elcomercio.pe/peru/lima/fotos-machu-picchu-iluminado-revelo-toda-su-belleza-noche-celebraciones-noticia-847313

Machu Picchu

http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/galerias/579/

National Holidays - Reasons to celebrate

Independence Day in Peru - Many reasons to celebrate

 
Peru is an independent nation since July 28, 1821. During three centuries, was a colony of Spain. Political independent but without fill  the hope to have a large, prosperous and secure nation, offers us through the cultural elements forged during centuries a lot of reasons why we are proud, by worth struggle and strive to keep up, as symbols of Peru, as symbols of our culture, and our symbols.

There is much to see, enjoy, learn why only at this time I will present some aspects related to dance and music.

The national dance, to which nobody is indifferent to the northern “marinera” and if you know how to dance, a sense of euphoria, pride and great satisfaction invaluable occurs.

The tondero, a dance of the northern coast, is also pleasing to the eye, the ear; just as if dancing, enjoying more from the party.

The sierra (andean zone)  also has his music an dance. A melancholy dance, dedicated to farming activities, an elegant dance puneña or vigorous counterpoint as in the Huaylas.

In the jungle, our brothers also have their own. Her joy is palpable and contagious.

Of course, a “marinera” where a noble Peruvian Paso horse is portagonist, is an unforgettable sight.

 
 

To close the party, for now, a “marinera limeña”.  And of course, it is advisable to provide a pisco sour or if you prefer, a pure pisco. Viva el Peru.  Viva el Peru.

 

Pisco Sour, a delicious peruvian drink

To close, another northern “marinera”