Arequipa
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Peruvian Food
Carnivals of Abundance, Puchero
“Carnival is arriving,” as the famous song goes This feast before Lent pulls the Andes, rural and urban, into celebration…
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Commentary
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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Ingredients
Uncucha, A Healthy and Tasty Treasure
The uncucha (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) is a well known tuber that is consumed in many parts of the world, as well…
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Arequipa’s Passion Takes On Peru
Queso Helado, frozen cheese, is a well known desert in Peru. Day by day its taste captivates more and more…
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Ingredients
Machas to Return Soon
Machas are a very popular mollusk in Peru, a member of the Ensus genus of clams. In past years it…
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Recipes
Cuzco’s Well Clothed Rocoto Relleno
The rocoto relleno, stuffed rocoto pepper, is one of the most typical dishes of Cuzco. Often people say that it…
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Restaurants
Cuzco’s Traditional Food: Picanterías
A simple table in a room pulsing with the uneven beat of huaynos and the moan of yaravies, indigenous song…
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Food & Drinks
Llantán, Cuzco’s Hot Sauce
Peru is a land with a rich variety of hot sauces made from its rainbow of ají peppers and herbs.…
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Food & Drinks
Beer at the Heart of Cuzco’s Modern Life
Gold and white, a glass of Cuzco’s beer shines in most social events in Cuzco and is crossing new borders.…
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