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Events
The Hero and Rebel Túpac Amaru Honored Today
Cuzco joins together in honoring one of its great heroes and most painful historical events today. On the 18th of May…
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Sound and Dance on the Plaza Today
The great pilgrimage to Qoyllur Rit’i, the Shining Snow, begins today with its official send off in Cuzco’s Plaza de…
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Recipes
Outstanding Peanut and Cheese Uchukuta (Hot Sauce)
For the mother’s day feast of huatia, earth-roasted potatoes and sweet potatoes accompanied by tallarines al horno (oven-baked fettuccine) and…
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Ingredients
A Fruit like Nothing You Have Tasted Before, Lúcuma
With a flavor that is deep and reminiscent of meat, while still sweet and fruity, the native Andean fruit called…
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Customs
Of Men and Dogs
Day after day in the city of Cuzco people live and maintain to their fullest traditions and customs. Besides the…
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Ingredients
A Friend From Far Away Intrigues and Delights at La Nonna
A marvelous surprise met me yesterday when I visited one of my favorite places in Cuzco, Trattoria La Nonna on…
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Food & Drinks
May Brings Abundance and Huatia for All
Everything that the Mother Earth offers us is incredible, especially when understood in light of the traditions and knowledge of…
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Food & Drinks
In the Time of Corn
This month may be more about Mother’s Day in Cuzco than almost anything else (though the windup to Corpus Christi…
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