Arequipa Folklore and Craftsmanship
Folklore
Arequipa has a great variety of dances and musical manifestations that are complemented with the multicoloured clothing of the dancers. The most outstanding dances are the Arequipenian Carnival, typical dance of the Carnival celebration and of the Aniversary of the City's fountdation ( august 15) ; The Yaraví ,of Quechua origin and the pampeña, considered as the primitive huayno, in which the dancers get disguised of chacareros ( farmers).
Craftsmanship
In Arequipa the leather is worked to produce belts, and different articles for furniture. The ashlar stone is udes in decorative articles , and the forged iron is used for the manufacture of grates, lamps and decorative furniture.