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- Folklore
Don Toribio and One of the Damned
Toribio’s Expensive Black Sheep and the Condemned In a town of the Peruvian Andes lived a family that had a…
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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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Enchanted Gold Attracts and Fools
A man tells a story of an unreachable cache of gold that is visible. You can even touch it with…
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Making Desires Real in Qoyllur Rit’i
“Your dreams can become reality” proclaimed a sign by the food court in Cuzco’s new mall. While it refers to…
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A Key and the Toad, Oropesa’s Chuta Bread
More than a food, Bread rises with meaning in society after society. It begins with something magic, the rising of…
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