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Commentary
Cuzco Celebrates its Compadres Today
Throughout Cusco, compadres have taken the time today to call each other and send greetings. The markets and many streets…
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Folklore
Dolls and the Condenado (the Condemned One)
A Girl and Her Doll (Walter Coraza Morveli) In a town near the city of Cusco lived a family made…
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Dolls, Fiestas, and Fun Honor Comadres Today
Four days before the main day of Carnival, the comadres celebrate their day. In Cuzco’s traditional neighborhoods this is a…
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Cuzco Springs into Carnival by Celebrating Compadres
Cuzco celebrates today. Parties will last until late, perhaps dawn, just like every other year on this day, In all…
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Customs
Dolls and Misfortune Flame Tonight
In Cuzco, the end of one year and the beginning of another, draws on different kinds of customs. Some get…
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Customs
Food, Dolls, and Rain: Carnival in Cuzco
Carnival is a time of effervescence and renewal. In Cusco it rains, often heavily, while people play with water, celebrate…
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