Search Results for: The San Pedro market
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Boys Work Carrying Heavy Bags in Cuzco’s Markets
From time immemorial, we know our ancestors were very strong because they ate Andean food. Even today features from those…
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Traditional Food
A Market’s Enchantment in Cuzco
The market of San Pedro, Cuzco’s central market for the colonial core has become an important tourist destination. Every day…
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Customs
San Pedro Cactus Fuels Mystical Practice in Cuzco
Around Cuzco, the continent holds a richness of plants that produce altered states. Though in traditional, highland, Cuzco they do…
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Commentary
Plaza San Francisco
One of Cuzco’s most popular plazas and one with much culture and tradition is the Plaza San Francisco, some three…
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Ingredients
Peru’s Delight, Chicha Morada
On a corner within the San Pedro Market, in the section specializing in rice with egg, I saw a crowd…
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Folklore
Cuzco’s Roof Top Bulls Bring Good Fortune to Its Houses
A couple of ceramic Bulls stand on the middle of most rooftops in Cuzco where they stand as if on…
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Food & Drinks
Chuño is a culinary delight and a millenary secret of the Andes
In this frosty season that is lived in the months of (June to July), it is comforting to enjoy a…
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Customs
The secret of Chuta Bread in Cusco
The bread in the city of Cusco has an importance beyond being edible. It is an indispensable product in all…
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