medicine
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Celebration
The Q’eros and the Festivity of Qoyllurit’i
The religious festival of the Qoyllorit’i of the department of Cusco, is one of the most intriguing events. It takes…
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Traditional Remedies
Honey, Delicious and a Medicine
Besides it sweet flavour and its Golden, seductive color, honey nourishes the whole human body. It is a source of…
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Traditional Remedies
Susto, A Story of Shock, Fright, Souls, and Places
A Frightened Boy and His Mother Who hasn’t had the experience that whether as a child or a grownup they…
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Commentary
Food, Mental Illness, and Healing in Cuzco
The people of Cuzco pay great attention to food. They focus this area of life to such an extent that…
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Ingredients
Flavorful and Scented Fennel Fronds Heal and Soothe in Cuzco
The rains fall on Cuzco these days and all around vegetation flourishes. There are plants that people plant and ones…
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A Distillation of Sunshine in Cuzco, Honey.
A stinging in the back of your throat announces an impending cold. What should you do? In Cuzco people will…
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Aloe Vera, Plant of Many Uses in Cuzco
The earth is our mother and as such she gives us natural remedies. For many people in Cuzco, despite the…
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Food & Drinks
Sauco Heals and Pleases Cuzco
The Sauco tree is filled with life, its leaves dance in each breeze as if filled with vitality and it…
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Food & Drinks
The “Seven Flours,” a Popular Breakfast and Medicine.
The “seven flours” may sound like something from Snow White. But it is a Cuzco label for a ground meal…
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Customs
A February Treasure Called Capulí
In Cuzco we have a treasure that germinates year round and dazzles in February and March. With the bright and…
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