Dancer jumping through fire during the Virgen del Carmen Festival in Paucartambo. This unique festival features dances of cultural, historical, and religious significance by people in fabulous costumes and masks. The town is home to the colorful festival (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) held on 16 July. Paucartambo's three-day Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen is one of the biggest street parties in Peru and attracts tens of thousands of travelers, almost all Peruvian, each year.