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Commentary
Llipcha y Jaucha: Andean Food
The people of the Peruvian Andes use many plants and herbs. With them they cover different needs such as folk…
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Drinks
Telar (of the) Cusqueña, an Advertising Campaign and a Model of the World
Sounding for all the world like something indigenous to the Imperial City of the Incas, Cusqueña beer belongs to one…
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Protecting Cusco’s Giant White Corn Seeds
A Peruvian artist once told me that the salty and sweet combination of choclo y queso holds as much culture…
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Culture
The tumi or ceremonial knife
The Tumi, a Quechua word meaning a knife, was one of the most used surgical ceremonial instruments to carry out…
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Commentary
Christmas Trees, Here and There
This week in Utah, the annual Festival of Tress was held, and as I gazed in wonder at some of…
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Peruvian Food
Is Peruvian Cuisine Mestizo?
The rains delayed the flights to Cusco, they announce on the loudspeaker. I sit in Lima’s airport knowing I shall…
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Food & Drinks
Solterito, a Surprising Delight from Cusco’s Cuisine
Peruvian cuisine is filled with surprises, and not just because it has amazing chefs and restaurants among the world’s best.…
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Food & Drinks
Making Mexico Mole and Talking Chiles
Many cultures concoct dense and warming chile sauces whether it be curry in East Asia, mole in Mexico or the…
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Commentary
The Meaning of Bread Babies in Cusco
Two halves that meet each other and can be folded over and over to make complex forms. That is the…
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Travel
Learning to Read Peruvian Textiles
One of the most fascinating things to explore in Peru is the endless maze of textile markets. Wandering through Pisac’s…
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