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Celebration
Day of the Living and the Dead
Peruvians traditionally danced and feasted with their dead. They would keep them in caves or mausoleums, such as the circular…
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Food & Drinks
Roast Pork, Lechón, and Tamales Celebrate Life Today
Today, the first of November we celebrate the feast of todos santos, All Souls, in the city. On this day…
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Events
The Witches’ Night in Cuzco
The purple month ends today. We have had some beautiful times, celebrated various happenings, such as the Lord of Miracles,…
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Desserts
Sweets and Desserts for Halloween in Cuzco
The Day of Witches falls on the 31st of October each year. For this day many people decorate their houses…
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Ingredients
Our Markets Fill with Products, Usual and New
We always seek the best products for our food and love them to be natural. That is why many of…
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Traditional Food
Chicken Milanesa Delights and Pleases
A chicken milanesa is a very common dish in Cuzco’s restaurants as well as in its picanterias. In both it…
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Ingredients
Peru’s Hass Avocados Saved the US East Coast Summer
Peru surged this year as an exporter of avocados, validating its national plan to seek non-traditional exports. It ranked as…
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Peruvian Food
Acurio’s Peruvian Hot Sauces
Peru has wonderful sauces made from hot peppers. Indeed aji, the Peruvian word for these piquant chiles, is the foundation…
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Peruvian Food
The Poor Man’s Beefsteak, Bistec a lo Pobre, a Peruvian Tradition
By Brayan Coraza Morveli Extraordinary flavor and ease of preparation makes this dish a favorite. But in reality the dish…
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Nabo Greens, the Most Typical of Cuzco Dishes
Every weekend in the city of Cuzco, its people go about making their respective purchases in the markets. On those…
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