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The Chullo Keeps People Warm and Shows Pride
Andean men wear a distinctive traditional garb. Little worn during the day outside of festivals and rural areas their head…
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Customs
Children’s Dance Excites the Plaza Today
Cuzco continues to celebrate with a contest where its various institutions compete to best show off Cusco’s rich culture through…
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Commentary
Notes From Cruz Velacuy During the Month of Celebration
Cuzco’s month of Celebration, June, is filled with events. Last night, Cuzco’s Plaza de Armas embraced a staged performance of…
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Traditional Dances in Cuzco
Through movements, coordination, and choreographed sequences of bodies dance communicates the dancers feelings as well as a lot of information.…
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Song, Food, and Drink at the Cemetery on the Day of the Dead
Once November first has passed, and people have enjoyed their lechón, on the next day– November 2– the celebrate the…
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Food & Drinks
Roast Pork, Guinea Pig, and Music: The Cargos of Cuzco
Music embraces and spreads joy in the feasts celebrated by what in Cuzco are called the caguyoq, the holders of…
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Food & Drinks
Chicken Soup at Midnight
Chicken soup at midnight. That, or beef soup, is what people ate last night, one of the important feast days…
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Literature
To Dance with the Corn Flowers
Spring has begun, where I write, like the tentative pushing of daffodil buds above ground, but in Cuzco the rains…
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Customs
Food, Dolls, and Rain: Carnival in Cuzco
Carnival is a time of effervescence and renewal. In Cusco it rains, often heavily, while people play with water, celebrate…
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