folk tales
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Folklore
The Story of Yanacocha Lake
In the area of Vilcabamba there was a lake called Yanacocha. Translated from Quechua this means black lake. It measured…
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Folklore
Quyllur Rit’i and its Condemned Ones (Condenados)
I walked rapidly, because I was hungry, to the San Pedro Market, four blocks from Cuzco’s Plaza de Armas, its…
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Literature
The Dog and a Condenado, a Classic Tale
There once was an old man who had a flock of sheep and a faithful dog. Everyday he would get…
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