X Concurso y Festival Internacional de Canto Lírico  fue 06-15 Julio de 2006.

VI Feria Regional de la Uva - 26-28/7/2008 - Cascas Grape Festival

II Feria de Manifestaciones Folclóricas Santiaguinas a realizarse en Trujillo, el 6 de julio 2008

Independence Day 28th & 29th July are National Holidays.
It is also the time when most Peruvians travel, & coincides with the greatest number of visitors from the Northern hemisphere.
Expect cheaper & better value buses & flights to be fuller/more expensive (buses 20% in 2006), as the long weekend starts & finishes, with the hotels being similarly affected on the nights between.

XV Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y Sistemas - INTERCON 2008

La Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, la Comisión Organizadora tiene el agrado de invitar a la comunidad científica y universitaria de latinoamérica y del mundo al "XV Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Sistemas - INTERCON 2008" que se llevará a cabo, del 04 al 08 de Agosto del 2008, en las instalaciones de nuestra prestigiosa Universidad, en la ciudad de Trujillo - Perú. www.ieeeperu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=157

30th August (& 31 August 2007)
Santa Rosa de Lima is the Patron Saint of Lima, the Peruvian Armed Forces & Police
& the Philippines. Expect processions from Santa Rosa & other principal churches.

Thursday August 30th, for Santa Rosa & Friday 31st August 2007 are public holidays, celebrated throughout Peru. The Dominicans founded Trujillo´s largest girl´s school (Spanish/English) in her name in 1898.
Expect better value buses & hotels to be more expensive &/or heavily booked 
around those dates & later holiday weekends.

Trujillo debe estar listo para Evento Mundial de Turismo
TRUJILLO. Con motivo del Día Mundial de Turismo, el próximo 27 de setiembre del 2008, el Perú ha sido elegido como anfitrión y Trujillo será una de las sedes del evento, por lo cual el Subgerente de Turismo de la Municipalidad Provincial de Trujillo, Iván La Riva Vegazzo, pidió preparar a la ciudad... ver más

57th International Spring Festival in Trujillo, 6-14 October 2007: Promperu

Trujillo espera unos 23 mil turistas durante 57º Festival Internacional de la Primavera

It is an excellent opportunity to visit before Trujillo is recognised as a World Heritage Site.

Expect hotels & buses to be more heavily booked over that weekend.

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NAVAL BATTLE OF ANGAMOS - [ Traduzca esta página ]
Monday 8th (& 9th) October 2007 is conmemorating the Battle of Angamos in 1879, in which Peru lost the monitor Huascar, & Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario, after both had resisted Chile for 6 months. There are military displays at major ports & coastal cities, including his birthplace in Piura, now a Museum.

Expect hotels & buses to be more heavily booked as Peruvians travel in the years that date creates a long holiday weekend.

Pressperu.com - Todo listo para V Calzaferia Internacional en El Porvenir... Shoe Fair in Trujillo.

El Porvenir, (PRESSPERU-TRUJILLO).- Desde el 24 octubre al 04 de noviembre 2007 se dará ... la Fiesta de San Crispín, ... pressperu.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=115&Itemid=41

Thursday 1st (& Friday 2nd) November 2007 is a public holiday for 'El día de todos los Santos' (Day of the dead) to remember the deceased. Many Peruvians travel to be with their families.

600 Executives flew in/out with LAN as CADE 2007 was held in Trujillo 2007 29/11/07-2/12/07.

20, 21 & 22 November 2008 are public holidays as the Asia Pacific Economic Community summit takes place in Trujillo. Hotels have been upgraded & will have higher prices & bookings.

Monday 8th December 2008 is a public holiday in Peru.
Expect banks to be busy around that weekend.
The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception.
In 1263 the Franciscan order took the virgin as their patron, when they converted into defenders of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, opposed by the Dominicans. The image in Quito is winged, & others are found throughout Peru; in Lima in the churches of Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, San José y Santa Clara; in the Museums of Art, Pedro de Osma, Banco Wiese Gallery & Barbosa Stern collection; in Ayacucho in the Cathedral; in Cuzco 'La Linda' passes through the streets during Corpus Christi in June. In Chiclín, 30km north of Trujillo, there is a mass & procession withbands of musicians & dancers.
Her Fiesta is celebrated 8th December, traditionally the date of children's first communion. This information & a more complete description of her & locations is found in the 'Diccionario Iconográfico Religioso Peruano' by Nanda Leonardini & Patricia Borda, 1996: 283-4.

Many pilgrims visit the 'Virgen de la Puerta' de Otuzco on 15th December.

Most Peruvians make an effort to return to their family home for Christmas, & have to return for work afterwards. Buses will be heavily booked from Wednesday 24th December 2008.

25th December 2008 falls on Thursday (26th is also a holiday in 2008), but Christmas Eve is when most Peruvians go to mass, & go home to exchange gifts & spend time with their families. Banks are busy & many businesses shut early as everyone needs to shop & make arrangements.

1st January 2009 holiday falls on Thursday, but the main celebration is on New Year's Eve at beaches like Huanchaco. Banks should be busy on Wednesday 31st December 2008 & Friday 2nd January 2009 (unless that too is declared a holiday). Many businesses shut early on 31st December, for several days, when it falls on a working day. 28th December is a local holiday to celebrate Trujillo's Declaration of Independance from Spain in 1820.

Many Peruvians travel to the beaches after Christmas & New Year, so that parents can join their children during the start of their summer holidays.

DIAS NO LABORALES Con motivo de Cumbre y APEC

Para el sector público

Con motivo de la V Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobiernos de América Latina, el Caribe y la Unión Europea – Perú 2008 a celebrarse en mayo; y del Foro de Cooperación Económica Asia – Pacífico (APEC) que se realizará en noviembre, se publicó hoy en el Diario Oficial El Peruano los Decretos Supremos Nº 008-2008-PCM y Nº 009-2008-PCM que declaran como días no laborables para el Sector Público y el Sector Privado los días jueves 15, viernes 16 y sábado 17 de mayo. Así como los días jueves 20, viernes 21 y sábado 22 de noviembre de este año (2008).

Mediante Decreto Supremo Nº 007-2008-PCM de fecha 7 de febrero de 2008, se publicó en el Diario Oficial El Peruano la norma que declaró como días no laborables, para el sector público, los días viernes 2 de mayo y viernes 26 de diciembre de este año(2008). Los trabajadores del sector privado podrán acogerse excepcionalmente al presente Decreto Supremo, por medio de acuerdo previo entre la empresa y los trabajadores. Sin embargo, a falta de acuerdo entre las partes, será el empleador quien decida el establecimiento de un descanso efectivo para la fecha indicada y la determinación de la forma de recuperación de las horas dejadas de trabajar en dicho día.