Food & Drinks
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Api: Warmth, Migration, and Tradition
Night, cold, and difficult times find a solution in Cuzco in api [áh-pea], a hot, fruity, corn-based drink. Stemming from…
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Cuzco’s Aromatic Cacao
Plump, colorful fruit hang from stems. Large as melons, they seem somehow incongruous clinging to the trees, as if…
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Quinoa for Breakfast at the University’s Gate
As the sun rises over Cuzco, before many people are awake, already students begin to gather at Cuzco’s universities and…
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Boiled Eggs and Ocopa in the Street
Cuzco is a city of street food. From basic to elaborate, once can find many things to no whet…
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Canchitas, Kernels of Continuity
So much has changed since the child of a noble, mother and a Spanish father, El Inca Garcilaso de la…
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Tasty Finger Food, Breaded Yuca
Cuzco has lots of nibbles hidden in its streets and alleys. Sometimes they make it into restaurants, and sometimes they…
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Roast Cuy for Your Birthday
Emblematic of Peru, roast guinea pig (cuy al horno) is very important and popular in the city of Cuzco. While…
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A Culinary Revolution in Peru?
In a recent interview, Fernan Adrià, the famous chef and creator of the great restaurant El Bulli, said he wanted…
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Brava: A Refuge with Pasta
Restaurants abound on Cuzco’s main square and in the blocks nearby, where they compete with offices offering travel services and…
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