Cusco
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Travel
The Sun Rose Over the Jungle
Just as in every other year, the fiestas of Cuzco were transferred to the town of Paucartambo, some 100 kms.…
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Restaurants
Rankings Do Not Always Tell the Truth: La Bodega 138
A city of restaurants, Cuzco offers surprises and delights on almost every street in the colonial core. Among the offerings…
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Literature
Incas Work the Night on a River above Cuzco
In a place of sleeping rocks, the Miskawara River runs. Hills surround it and if one looks closely one can…
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Customs
Corn Drying
The sun hangs in the sky these days in Cuzco and temperatures rise. The dark clouds and rain seem to…
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Commentary
Drink My Love, Cariño and Values in Cuzco
The people of Cuzco rely on a key value to guide themselves, especially as they interact with other people. It…
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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
Children Dance around Cuzco’s Plaza and Begin a Month of Celebration
The high tourist season takes shape, after the Feast of the Cross, which is still being celebrated in some neighborhoods…
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Commentary
The Great Inca Highway Qhapac Ñan Creates Excitement These Days
Cuzco recently celebrated the nomination of the Qhapaq Ñan, the Royal Inca Highway, for the status of a UNESCO World…
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The Sacred Flower of the Incas and National Flower of Peru, the Cantuta
The sacred flower of the Incas is called cantuta, although in Cuzco people know it more by its Quechua name,…
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