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Intersections
National Parks Challenged Here and There
To whom does the land in a country belong? Does it belong to businesses, individuals or does it belong to…
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Commentary
The Image of Cusco and the Agricultural Problem
The symbol of Cusco is not an urban cholita, even if from small towns, nor even less people of higher…
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Events
Protest against Mining near Qoyllur Rit’i Takes Cusco’s Plaza Today
Banner of All Nations United in Protest (Brayan Coraza Morveli) Today, January 18th, under gray skies, Cusco lives a protest…
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Events
Protests and Concern Rock Cusco
Normally filled with rain, this year September is sunny and sufficatingly hot. It makes the most sun-loving person seek shade…
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Commentary
The Massive Jungle is At Risk
The jungle seems endless, a mass of trees filled with life. A whole world, as if a separate planet somehow…
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Customs
Tales of Gold from Cusco
Gold is one of the most precious metals and has significant value, both economic and symbolic. There are various ways…
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Commentary
The Life and Conflict of Peru, Water
Rain has come to Cuzco. Water falls from the sky and the land is transformed. The hills and mountains turn…
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How Gold Fever Becomes Metal, Mining near Cuzco
From ancient times mining has been important to the Peruvian economy. It has also been controversial. Today, both large-scale legal…
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Customs
Tupac Amaru Lives in Cuzco’s Hearts
In the Main Square of Cuzco, two-hundred twenty years ago, Túpac Amaru II was killed in a bloody show intended…
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