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Carnaval Andino Con la Fuerza del Sol in Arica
Carnaval Andino con la Fuerza del Sol is Chile's largest Andean carnival, held over several days at the end of January in Arica, the country's northernmost city. Dozens of costumed dance troupes perform Aymara and broader Andean dances, including caporales, tinkus and morenada, in a procession along the city's main avenues. It offers visitors a rare, openly public encounter with indigenous Andean performance culture in Chile.
Carnaval Andino con la Fuerza del Sol turns Arica, Chile's northernmost city, into the country's largest Andean carnival each year at the very end of January, when dozens of dance troupes fill the streets in costumes drawn from Aymara and broader Andean tradition.