Customs
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“Pachamama”: Movie animated by the Argentine Juan Antin
An amazing animated film, full of adventure, and set in the best scenarios of the Andes mountain range and Cusco…
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Cusco and the New Year
The celebration of the last day of the year 2018 has already begun. The people who live in Cusco, as…
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Santurantikuy: Memories of the popular Christmas fair
For us the santurantikuy will always be … .. the Christ Child, the visit of children from the surrounding communities,…
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Andean Queperinas
The peoples of the Andes of Peru maintain ancestral traditions that range from food, to drink, clothing, dance, music and…
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The Virgen of Mercedes of Huaypo, A Celebration to The Mother Earth For The New Beginning of The Rain ]s
In the community of Huaypo Grande of the District of Chinchero in the province of Urubamba on September 24, 25…
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The Work of The Midwife and Ancestral Rituals to Bring a Child to The world
Within Andean thought, childbirth is considered an ancestral ritual where the midwife interacts. The midwife is a woman who is…
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The Wasichacuy, An Ancestral Tradition in The Andean World
One of the most important tasks for a family is the construction of their house. For this necessity the Wasichacuy…
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The Kasaracuy, an Ancestral Tradition in the Andean World
In spite of time, changes, and religion, in some communities of the city of Cusco and Paucartambo, ceremonies and traditions…
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Poqco Hispay: An Andean Natural Remedy
There are many conventional remedies that the people of the Andes still use to cure ills that affect them day…
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Cusco Celebrates The Month of Pachamama
With beautiful ceremonies, the new agricultural year was started. It began at the Apu Mama Simona and Machu Kimón where…
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