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Culture
Who Are We, Thoughts on News and Pronouns
Peru’s other main indigenous language, Aymara, gained this last week a national television news program spoken in it. This advancing recognition…
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Commentary
How does a potato taste? What words do you use?
Delicious Huatia Baked Potato How do you describe the taste of a good potato? Or the meat that is by…
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Steps to Seem More Cusqueño
The language we use in Cusco is different. It is rich in words and expressions because of our mother language,…
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Commentary
Spain, California, and Paris, All in Cusco
The creativity and imagination of Cuzco’s people has no end. It shows itself in many ways, including in their language.…
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Customs
Values of Quechua in Cuzco
The traditional language of the City of Cuzco was Quechua. With the arrival of the Spanish everything changed. Now, thanks…
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Customs
Cuzco Has Its Own Slang
Every day more people come to the city of Cuzco. Not all are foreigners. More Peruvians are traveling and visiting…
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In Search of a Suffix and Path, More on Huachafo
Huachafo is a weird word, as I found out while studying its usage. It is an adjective, though one site…
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Ingredients
Peruvian Limes Hold a Mystery
You may not have noticed it, but you seldom–if ever–see lemons in Peru. Instead, that niche is filled by a…
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How do You Talk to a Stranger in Cuzco, the Use of Mami and Papi
How do you talk to people you do not know? What terms do you use to speak to them? In…
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