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Commentary
Coffee and Social Crisis in Cuzco’s La Convención
Hello. My name is Ernesto Solórzano Vizarreta. I just turned 23. My friends call me Neto. I am neither a…
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Don Bosco, 200 Years of Passion for Youth
One hundred ten years ago, a group of Italian priests, followers of St. John Bosco, decided to settle in the…
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Cuzco’s Rocotos, a Varied World of Shape, Color, and Type
The major hot pepper of Cuzco, the rocoto, flames with heat and yet has a flavor that entices. It comes…
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Folklore
The Inca’s Secret for Working Stone and the Ñaqacho
Cuzco has many stories, legends, and myths about the amazing buildings and other structures our ancestors, the Incas, left. We…
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Commentary
The Sun Avenue’s Mysterious Owl
There is a very large mural in the City of Cuzco where you can see spectacular images concerning the Andean…
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Drinks
Vitamin C Makes Peru’s Camu Camu Important.
Camu camu is native to the Peruvian Amazon and grows on the edges of rivers and lakes. It is considered…
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Food & Drinks
Where Are the People from Cuzco?
After I snuggled into the small taxi, the driver pulled out and then said “where are you from?” I answered…
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Restaurants
Coffee and Breakfast at Jack’s
Breakfast found me in Jack’s this morning. It is a well-known American style eatery which serves breakfast during all the…
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Traditional Food
Hidden Pleasures, Cuzco’s Empanadas
Empanadas are winning ever more the palates of the people of Cuzco and visitors to the Imperial City. Various kinds…
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Customs
Unity and Fighting, the Qhapaq Qollas of Qoyllur Rit’i.
Dancers from one of the troupes making up the Nación Tawantinsuyo will gather every night this week to the side…
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