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Celebration
In the Plaza Tupac Amaru you can but your sweets for Easter
Today, Holy Thursday, all the plazas of the city of the Cusco like the plaza Tupac Amaru, San Francisco, Belén,…
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Commentary
The Enchanting Tucumanas of La Paz
To wander the streets of El Alto and of La Paz, Bolivia is thrilling and involving. You rub shoulders with…
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Hidden Pleasures, Cuzco’s Empanadas
Empanadas are winning ever more the palates of the people of Cuzco and visitors to the Imperial City. Various kinds…
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Customs
Palm Sunday Opens in Cuzco
Every year, Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, today. On this day people celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into…
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Peruvian Food
Variation on Lomo Saltado
One of the typical Creole dishes of Peru, the lomo saltado (stir-fried beef loin) has carried forward the flag of…
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Peruvian Food
Empanadas, Pastries Filled with History
The scent coming from the oven makes you fall in love. It crosses through your pace, golden and enticing. You…
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Palm Sunday in Cuzco
Cuzco enters into a period of ritual intensity, today, with Palm Sunday. The plaza will fill with people buying and…
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Recipes
Cuzco’s Special Sweet Empanadas
Cuzco has its own sweets, like the “Holy Week empanadas”. Though their largest demand is on Thursday of Holy…
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Restaurants
A Study in Contrasts: Salteñas in Cuzco
A wonder, crusty and slightly sweet pastry outside and spillingly juicy and piquant inside, salteñas [salt-táyn-yuhs] are claiming ever more…
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Customs
Corn, Squash, and Potatoes for the Saints on Holy Thursday
Ears of corn and freshly harvested potatoes were placed yesterday midday in the Temple of San Sebastian, a suburban and…
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