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Traditional Mud Stoves and Ovens Make the Best Food
The traditional dishes of Cuzco represent us and all our culture. That is why we call them typical. But it…
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Food & Drinks
Hands or Forks in Cuzco
In East Asia chopsticks are the utensils of choice, while in Euroamerica one must know which fork to use in…
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Peruvian Food
The Instituto Latino Americano Builds Cuisine in Cuzco
As in its days of glory when it was the capital of a great Empire, Cuzco is a crossroads and…
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Celebration
Burned Clothes, Gold, and Fireworks: Cuzco’s New Year
“Happy New Year” erupts in popping fireworks and bursting rockets as everyone gives every near a hug and a wish…
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Food & Drinks
Recipe for Lechón, Cuzco’s Festive Roast Pork
The traditional dish of Cuzco’s All Saints (Todos Santos) and many other celebrations is a delicious roast pork called lechón.…
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Customs
Roast Pork, Bread Babies and Cuzco’s Day of the Living
Bread babies and bread horses people Cuzco today as its population gathers together, eat lechón (roast pork) and, following tradition,…
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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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