The Paucartambo Festival - Peru's Best Kept Secret (Gary Sargent) If you are researching a Peru tour or vacation to discover the delights of the country, be sure to try to include the Paucartambo Festival. This festival, held in July each year, is a celebration of worship of the Virgin of Carmen, the patron saint of the small town of Paucartambo. Find out more about this festival, at which you are likely to be the only foreigner in the crowd. ...