Commentary
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Alphorns Resonate and Excite in Cuzco
Last night Cuzco’s Plaza resonated to sounds seldom heard here. They belong to another world, high in the Swiss Alps.…
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Culture and Conflict around the Altiplano
Devils dance throughout the mining zone of the altiplano and into its cities in memory, if nothing else, of the…
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Sexting and Anxiety in Cuzco
David Knowlton Technology creates changes and often raises anxieties. One such anxiety laden study of cell phones in Cusco was…
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The Marvelous Machu Picchu
If there is something to do near Cuzco that is incredible, it is to be in Machu Picchu, to enjoy…
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Seeking Gold on Cuzco’s Southern Slopes
Some years ago the city of Cuzco was filled with mysteries and beliefs. People who lived in those times would…
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The Mountains, Rivers, and Lakes Claim Devotion in Cuzco and Beyond
Mountains surround Cuzco, as is fitting for a very mountainous Peru where the mountains stand up from the coast like…
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Isolated Peoples Moving towards Contact
When father David Martinez de Aguirre, Dominican Missionary in the native community of Kirigueti told me that those called “Indigenous…
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Peru’s Favorite, Arroz con Pollo, Chicken with Rice
Rice and chicken is a typical dish from the coast of Peru. Its flavor and color characterize it once it…
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Among Cuzco, Cusco, or Qosqo, I Prefer Cusco
There is a very interesting controversy about how one should spell the name of one of the most emblematic cities…
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Chiles are now Grown in Peru and Exported to Mexico
If there is anything more Mexican than guajillo chiles, reddish, spicy, and yet a bit sweet, or the green fire…
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