Culture
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The Beautiful Road (Qhapaq Ñan) Still Unites the Andes
The Inca Highway, called Qhapaq Ñan, or great / beautiful path, was in the news lately for two things. First,…
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On the Past’s Edge Pitumarca Celebrated its Culture
On June 8th, I visited Don Timoteo’s home village of Pitumarka to watch their annual folkloric festival. Apart from university…
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Stories Tied to Place, the Temple of the Moon and Inti Raymi
Cuzco has numerous Inca shrines visible around the city. Some fifty are found within the boundaries of the Sacsyhuaman Park…
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Saqsayhuaman, A House of Learning
Saqsayhuaman, a ceremonial Inca fortress, is an very important archeological complex for Andeans. It is known as a house of…
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Stars, Llamas, and People: The Origin of Ancasmarca
A city’s walls rise up on a hill top, above the surrounding valley. Unlike Machu Picchu, it is unrestored but…
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Viewing Inca Cuzco
Cuzco impresses visitors, though it is a shadow of its former glory. Unlike another imperial capital, Rome, it does not…
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Marcavalle Returns as an Important, Active Archeological Site
Underneath the city of Cuzco are layers and layers of the past, a past that extends back long before the…
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The great Creator God Wiraqocha Is Still Visible in Cuzco
In the time of the Incas, we are told, there was a high god, or a supreme energy who was…
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New Thought on Q’enqo
Inca Cuzco was grand, like Rome and imperial capital filled with religious and political monuments. While much of Cuzco, again…
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The Temple of the Moon and its Marvels
Cuzco is a small city but a charming one. The city holds many attractions, for tourist and locals. Saqsayhuaman and…
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