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Ingredients
Farm to Table Time with Fava Beans in Cusco
Fresh and Green Beans from the Farms of Cusco The season of green fava beans has arrived throughout the region…
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Folklore
The Legend of Fire and the Hummingbird
Once upon a time there was a woman who went to her chacra, her fields, to gather yucas, beans, and…
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Commentary
The Invaluable Small Fields of Peru
The mountain and hill slopes of Peru look different from those where I grew up int eh Western United States. Around…
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Food & Drinks
Capuli Fruit and Tree, a Peruvian Treasure
Capuli is a fruit tree that is native to the Andes of Peru. Its leaves are long and green. Its…
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Food & Drinks
From the Field to the Pot, From the Ground to your Hands
People who live in the countryside enjoy being able to eat the best, healthiest, and freshest foods. When families get…
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Customs
The Andean Footplow–Chakit’aqlla–Opens the Earth for Planting
Most agricultural work in Cuzco still follows our ancestral traditions. For example in the case of planting corn people still…
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Customs
Growing Food and Culture in Cuzco
In Cuzco food still goes right from field to pot, although increasingly people rely on middlemen and markets in the…
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