La Chumaichada is a typical dance from the Amazonas Region

Amazonas Region

Amazonas is a department of northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca Department on the west, La Libertad Department on the south, and Loreto Department and San Martín Department on the east. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas....

, Peru

Peru

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. It is "the dance of Chachapoyas

Chachapoyas Province

Chachapoyas is a province of the Amazonas Region, Peru. The province of Chachapoyas was a part of the department of Trujillo being its capital the city of Chachapoyas....

" because it was born in this place and it was formed in there until it became institutionalized. There's no holiday or celebration that can end without dancing it.

The music

Music

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 has probably an Indian origin, but the choreography

Choreography

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 has a French origin, stemmed from "Los lanceros" (The lancer

Lancer

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s) - dance

Dance

Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....

 inserted in Chachapoyas

Chachapoyas Province

Chachapoyas is a province of the Amazonas Region, Peru. The province of Chachapoyas was a part of the department of Trujillo being its capital the city of Chachapoyas....

 by the bishop

Bishop

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 of the diocese

Diocese

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 at that time, monsignor

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 Emilio Lissón

Emilio Lissón

Emilio Lissón was an Archbishop of Lima, Peru.- Early years :Lissón was born in the city of Arequipa to a catholic family. He entered into the Congregation of Saint Vincent de Paul and was ordained as a priest in Paris in 1909.- Bishopric :...

, from French origin. People said that he had so much influence that the city become Frenchified at that time.