Customs
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Kiwicha Claims Growing Demand Internationally while Increasingly Rare in Cuzco
An Andean grain, Kiwicha is experiencing a boom in exportation these days. Because of its great nutritional and medicinal value…
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Happiness and Joy, the Main Value of Cuzco’s Fiestas
In Cuzco you often hear the sounds of a fiesta, whether a grand social event that embraces the entire population…
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Boys Work Carrying Heavy Bags in Cuzco’s Markets
From time immemorial, we know our ancestors were very strong because they ate Andean food. Even today features from those…
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The Legend of Saqsayhuaman’s Tunnel or Chincana.
Throughout the history of Cuzco first the chroniclers and then ethnohistorians have mentioned the belief that uzco is underlain by…
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A New Sun Rises as Crosses are Feasted in Cuzco
Today is a feast day with historical resonance throughout the Andes and especially in Cuzco. It is the Feast of…
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Festive Meals, the Guinea Pig, and the Fox in Cuzco
In Cuzco people love guinea pig. Not only is it a common animal kept in the house, it is also…
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The Rope Bridge of Q’eswachaca, an Example of Living Culture
Considered by locals “The Incan Bridge”, Q’eswachaca is one of the hanging bridges of the great road system that once…
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A Visit to the Sanctuary of Lord of Huanca
Two weeks ago my friends and I made a trip through the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The valley, as…
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Nettles Not Only Sting, They Create Fun, Color, and They Heal
Nettles grow commonly throughout Cuzco with its temperate climate and a fair amount of warmth. You do not have to…
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The Weather of Cuzco, Male and Female
These days are sunny in Cuzco, but when the Pachamama, the Earth Mother, wishes everything can change in an eye…
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