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Culture
Love in the Time of Starbucks
So solid and fixed, like the mountains of Cusco, is the image one might have of the great Spanish language.…
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Customs
St. Valentine’s Day in Cusco
The day of those in love has arrived and there is no place more romantic than Cusco to celebrate this…
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Commentary
Love as Spanish Changes
We are promiscuous with the word love in English. We apply it to people, animals, things, and even abstract objects…
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Literature
The Story of Elvis and Eliana
Once upon a time, there was a young couple of lovers who lived in the neighborhood of Ayuda Mutua of…
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Customs
On Being From Cusco
What does it mean to be from Cuzco, to be a Cusqueño? To be from Cuzco is to share lo nuestro,…
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Sometimes Maria Angola Sings and Sometimes She Cries
When a country is rich in traditions, myths, and legends, sometimes these get confused with reality. Thousands of legends have…
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Commentary
The Power of Sharing–Love–in Cuzco
So much in Cuzco is just like anywhere else. Still, there are things that are different, even if hard to…
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Food & Drinks
Drink My Love, Cariño and Values in Cuzco
The people of Cuzco rely on a key value to guide themselves, especially as they interact with other people. It…
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Happy Valentine’s Day, a Day for Friends and Love
It does not have to be the 14th of February to tell someone how much you love them, or what…
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Literature
Nieto’s “Romance of Song and Sorrow”
The master of Cuzco's verse, Luís (El Cholo) Nieto Miranda, writes of the ways love can exalt and leave one…
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