Commentary
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Cuzco Surges in the New Wonders of the World Voting
The city of Cuzco flies like the wind, above all competition in the South American rankings of the Cities that…
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“Cholo Soy” (I am a Cholo) Today
A song riffs from headphones and cafes. It bounces softly, rhythmically, almost hypnotically. Most of its words repeat one phrase…
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The Power of Sharing–Love–in Cuzco
So much in Cuzco is just like anywhere else. Still, there are things that are different, even if hard to…
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How do You Talk to a Stranger in Cuzco, the Use of Mami and Papi
How do you talk to people you do not know? What terms do you use to speak to them? In…
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How Gold Fever Becomes Metal, Mining near Cuzco
From ancient times mining has been important to the Peruvian economy. It has also been controversial. Today, both large-scale legal…
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Andean Cedar, An Important Tree of Cuzco.
Before the Spanish came, the Valley of Cuzco was filled with trees, especially the Andean cedar. The air was clean…
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Thirst on the First in Cuzco, a Story
It was an afternoon like any other Wednesday. One more day of the routine on which life sometimes hangs. A…
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Changing Games Excite Cuzco’s Children
During the year, Cuzco pumps and jumps to a whole series of fiestas and celebrations. They are like a calendar…
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A Fight for Quechua in Cuzco
A handful of people gathered in Cuzco’s Kusipata (Regocijo Plaza), in front of its Municipality, to protest a culture and…
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A Sacred Mountain Modeled: Teteqaqa in Cuzco
When the Incas ruled Cuzco there were shrines of greater and lesser importance all over the Huatanay Valley in which…
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