Folklore
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The Secret of the Huatia
The huatia is one of the most popular typical dishes within the city of Cusco, and people wait until June…
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The Cuy (Guinea Pig) Who Became Gold
My grandmother tells me that one day a very poor couple was invited to a roofing for a neighborโs house…
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The รacacho 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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Cruz Velacuy, Cusco
One of the primary elements the Spanish have left us is the cross. This object served to impose their religion…
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The Mountain Takes Your Soul
In the Andes of Peru the mountains, also called “Apus”, have much power and mysticism. The Inca and pre-Inca cultures…
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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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Ollantaytambo is chosen as “Best Tourist Town” by the OMT
The living Inca town of Ollantaytambo was chosen as one of the Best Tourist Towns, along with 41 other cities…
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Linderaje: Feast and communal ritual in the sacred valley of the Incas
Every year in the mountains of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, the boundary is celebrated, a tradition where an…
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Congratulations and hugs to the โComadresโ on their day!
The day of the Comadres in the city of Cusco, is a fascinating celebration that overflows with color and joy…
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Celebration of โCompadresโ, A Carnival Prelude Party
Today is celebrated in the City of Cusco, “El dรญa de los Compadres” This festival is the prelude two weeks…
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