This is a dance that, with regional variations, is performed all over Peru, particularly in the rural areas of Puno, Cajamarca and the Amazon. The dance involves troupes or comparsas who take to the streets together with the musicians.
The lyrics, which usually follow a rhyming pattern, are often bawdy, satirical and irrepressibly joyful. Instruments include guitars, accordions, mandolins, Andean percussion (tinyas and tambourines) and charangos.
