Ausangate
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Folklore
The Cochas, Lakes, and Beliefs About Them
The cocha is the name with which the lagoons and lakes are popularly known. Some are called savages or virgins…
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Travel
Cusco: Top 5 Energy Places to Visit in 2022
Mother nature has different energy centers, which are considered as sources of power. They are charged with energy and human…
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Travel
Ausangate As a New Regional Conservation Area Of Cusco
In Cusco there are many architectural and geological wonders that amaze everyone, places like the seven-colored mountain, the sacred valley,…
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Travel
Getting to the Amazing Qomercocha in Ausangate
Qomercocha, the Green Lake, is one of the bodies of water found at the feet of Mount Ausangate. On the…
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photography
The story behind a photograph
As a week end adventure, my friend Hebert and I decided to leave the city and escape the overwhelming days…
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Customs
The Condemned Roam the High Mountains of Peru
The condemned wanderers, the ones we call condenados, are very famous in legends from many of Peru’s communities. Some people…
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Travel
Apu Ausangate, the Mountain Lord of Cusco
The great mountain Lord (Apu) of Cusco is called Ausangate. On a clear day Ausangate’s north face is visible to…
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The Passion of Qoyllur Rit’i Strikes Cuzco
After days of clouds and some rain, the enormous mountain Ausangate showed itself recently on the north end of Cuzco’s…
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Customs
Soldiers of the Old God Yaya, the Pablitos of Cuzco
With the feast of Corpus Christi, another real challenge of faith begins. While most Cuzqueños are drawn up into the…
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Commentary
Tourist Escapes and Cuzco’s Life
In a brilliant little essay Alberto Fuguet upends the standard understanding of tourism. He writes that more important than the…
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