lightning
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Folklore
Lightning (Illapa) Has a Rich Meaning in Cusco
Lightning strikes the ground and many times. It likes to run through the thick ichu grass of the pampas, moving…
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Folklore
Cuzco’s Roof Top Bulls Bring Good Fortune to Its Houses
A couple of ceramic Bulls stand on the middle of most rooftops in Cuzco where they stand as if on…
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Lightning Loves Gold and Silver
“Watch out for lightning!. Make sure you are not wearing any metal when you are out in the street: rings,…
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Commentary
Drama and the Child’s Image Thunder in Cuzco these Days
A clap of lightning, like a gash in the sky, tore the afternoon on Christmas Eve in Cusco, where the…
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Commentary
Lightning Shakes the Earth and Makes Food in Cuzco
Lightning crackles across the Andean sky in great bursts. Sometimes it crashes into the ground and shakes all around. If…
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Literature
A Big Cat Slinks: Poems on Cuzco
One of the world's great tourist attractions, Cuzco is also a living city whose name has great resonance among indigenous…
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Food & Drinks
Soup, Hail, and Thunder
Food and stories go together like soup and cold days. Right now, the sun shines, though it does not heat…
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