Chiviri

The main square became a meeting point for people dressed in typical regional costume who sing, dance, eat and drink to the beat of popular songs.

At twelve o'clock, an orchestra plays in the Main Square of Trujillo popular tunes (see detail in songs).

Some are dressed in costumes akin of the city; others don a red neck scarf dancing and singing to the rhythm of these songs.

The festival lasts all night and, after the spectacle in the Plaza Mayor, people move to the pubs and clubs of the city.

The songs in Chíviri are mostly based on the works of the Trujillian poet Gregorio Rubio Mariño, popularly known as Goro, between 1917 and 1936, and were composed initially for Carnival.