ritual
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Customs
The Red and Black Wayruro Seed Charms in Cusco
Used as an amulet since Inca times, the wayruro (ormosia coccinea), also spelled huayruro is a red and black seed…
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In the Time of Corn
This month may be more about Mother’s Day in Cuzco than almost anything else (though the windup to Corpus Christi…
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Commentary
Ritual, the Knot Creating Cities, Towns, and Fields
A mist cloaks the hills this morning and slowly lifts as the sun heats the Watanay valley. I am in…
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Commentary
Ayni and Cuzco’s Lord of Temblors
Cuzco lived the most sacred moment of its year yesterday. The much venerated Lord of Temblors made his once a…
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Customs
Passion and Ritual Take Over Cuzco
Cuzco is a city of ceremonies. Every week, all year round, it seems something is going on somewhere in this…
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Food & Drinks
Chef’s Sunday: A Miraculous Sweet, Doña Pepa’s Turrón
Every year in October people celebrate the passage of the Lord of Miracles through the streets of Lima. Thousands of…
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Archeology
Cuzco’s Plaza de Armas’ Energy Draws Visitors and Locals
A green and leafy space with flowing water that opens among orange tile roofs, Cuzco’s Plaza de Armas provides an…
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Food & Drinks
Palm Sunday in Cuzco
Cuzco enters into a period of ritual intensity, today, with Palm Sunday. The plaza will fill with people buying and…
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Ingredients
Giant White Corn, Cuzco’s Heart
Peru has many distinctive foods, but the ”giant white corn of Cuzco”, known for its large kernels, is one of…
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