Traditional Food
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Basil Cures, Seasons, and Blesses
Fresh Basil Cures (Walter Coraza Morveli) Cusco’s rainy season will last until March or April approximately. It does not rain…
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For Abundant and Tasty Food Visit a Huarique or a Picantería
The people of Cusco enjoy fully the different foods found in the city. We tend to eat a lot and…
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Cusco’s Chicherías and Picanterías Named Cultural Heritage of Peru
In moments of heat in Cusco, there is no drink that slakes thirst like chicha of jora, or corn chicha.…
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A Hardy Pea Stew (Ají de Arvejas) Warms up Cold Days
A Hearty Pea Stew for a Cold Day It was a revelation on a plate, a simple stew of dried…
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A Classic of Cusco, Cucumber Salad
Cucumber, Fresh Salad Homemade Cusco’s food is good and agreeable. We have a variety of dishes in which any person…
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A Perfect Combination, Corn and Cheese (Choclo con Queso)
Cheese and Corn Ready to Be Eaten (Walter Coraza Morveli) Because of the incomparable combination of flavors that is choclo…
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Meat, Potatoes, and Dance Help Pay Medical Emergencies in Cusco
A Parrillada in a Neighborhood On Cusco’s tables you often find the traditional chicken, beef-pork, or trout, generally called pollada,…
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Opposites Meet in Family, the Living and the Dead in Cusco
Day of Dead in Almudena Cemetery The living and the dead come together in a feast, one day for each.…
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Bread Babies and Bread Horses Fill Cusco with Color and Love
Every year at this time it is our custom to enjoy a bread baby or a bread horse. From the…
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