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Culture
A Popular Tale on the Origin of Cocaine
One custom that is much honoured down to our days in the popular neighbourhoods of Cusco is drinking Chicha. The…
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Health
Remedy for a cold
Nowadays, with climate change, the different seasons of the year have varied, increasing either the heat or the cold. Temperatures…
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Culture
The Kuka Mast’ay, Knowing the Future
Although it is known that the tradition of chewing coca in the Andes can still be seen, especially in the…
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Tourism
5 Things That You Need in Your Backpack When You Visit Cusco
Every year people from different countries come to the city of Cusco to visit tourist attractions such as Machupicchu and…
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Customs
The Glories and Challenges of Coca
The Andes are a zone of many marvels, among them great and amazing constructions and wonder foods. There is another,…
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Chefs
Chocolate-Covered Coca Leaves, Box Lunches, and an Enterprising Young Chef
Trained in Lima and Chef at the Casa del Fray Bartolomé hotel, Chef Darwin Estrada Cutiri offers a catering business…
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Culture
Coca Leaves and their Llipt’a in Cuzco
Coca leaves come from a shrub that grows on the Eastern slopes of the Andes. Though controversial today because of…
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