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Customs
Musicians and Painters Enliven Cuzco’s Streets
As time goes by there are more and more street artists who perform wherever seem good to them. They do…
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Events
Cuzco Says Goodbye to Carnival with a Lively Kacharpari
Today, Sunday, is called Kacharpari, or the last burst of Carnival. It is an intense celebration. Joy invades Cuzco’s streets…
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Events
Carnival Sunday is Here
Happy Sunday. Carnival has arrived in the streets of Cuzco. It is a happy time. The streets are painted in…
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Cuzco’s Huayno Hour Promotes and Celebrates Tradition
The huayno, a song and dance, is very important in our Peruvian Andes. Nevertheless, lately it does not receive the…
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Commentary
The Song “El Condor Pasa” Celebrates 100 Years Today
One hundred years ago today, the well-known song “El Condor Pasa” was first played in public, according to an article…
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Travel
Music and Dance Unite Past and Present in Cuzco
Art in Cuzco is not pure. It is a fusion of our ancestral traditions that go back to the Inca…
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Commentary
“Cholo Soy” (I am a Cholo) Today
A song riffs from headphones and cafes. It bounces softly, rhythmically, almost hypnotically. Most of its words repeat one phrase…
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Customs
A Festival of Light and Sound Thrilled Cuzco
With much joy, Cuzco carried out las night its Festival of LIght and Sound. It was a great spectacle that…
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The Wisk’ahuara River and the Magic Spring
Sixty years ago, when there were only houses in the center of Cuzco and only a few on the hills…
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Food & Drinks
Food, Drink, and Joy When a Roof is Finished in Cuzco
The city of Cuzco keeps growing and, as a result, its hillsides are filling up with houses. When a house…
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