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Traditional Remedies
Shamanic Healing Traditions in Puerto Maldonado’s Jungle
I arrived at a friend’s home in Barrio Joyita of Puerto Maldonado to meet with a local shaman. Situated between the…
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Commentary
The Ceramics of Huancas: Respect for Ancestral Traditions
Just 10 Kms from the city of Chachapoyas in northern Peru you fin Huancas which is one of the 21…
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Food & Drinks
White Bread and Hand-Made Rolls: Two Traditions, One Modernity
Do you remember white bread? You know, the Wonderbread concoction. It came in loafs and outside of a thin crust,…
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Culture
Corn Unites People
Corn of the Andes has great importance from times past until today and has an incalculable value for the Andean…
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Traditional Food
Manca Chicharro, new food trend in the Sacred Valley of the Incas
On the route from Cusco to Urubamba, also known the route to the Sacred Valley, there are beautiful landscapes and…
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Health
The Tradition of Curing in The Andes
There are many people who wonder how our grandparents healed in the Andes? There are many answers that take us…
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Travel
History and Information About Cusco
Important points of the history of Cusco starting from the Plaza de Armas. In Inca times, what is today the…
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Folklore
The Ñacacho in the pass through the sacred mountain of Salkantay
Our oral traditions tell us that one day a muleteer with 4 mules who traveled with his wife was taking…
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Fiestas
The Twelve Dishes of Holy Week and Good Friday
On Good Friday Cuzco commemorates the passion and death of Jesus Christ. It is a day of reflection, where everyone…
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Culture
The Festival of the Great Maturation and the Carnivals
The Carnival festival is one of the most important festivals celebrated throughout the year in the Andes of Peru, with…
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