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Food & Drinks
The Typical Breakfast of Cusco
Every Sunday, after the first mass at 6:00 A.M. in the Cathedral of Cusco, we eat the typical Cusco breakfast.…
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Celebration
The Ponches and Other Preparations for After Mass
It is common in the city of Cusco to have a mass in any church, be it for reasons of…
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Fiestas
Power, Pasion, and Drama in Paucartambo
The festivity of the Virgin of Carmen brings together joy, fiesta, color and faith. The thousands of pilgrims who arrive,…
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Fiestas
The Wonderful Central Day of Celebrations for the Mamacha Carmen in Paucartambo.
I remember Paucartambo, its two-storied adobe houses painted white, some with blue balconies. I remember its narrow streets where the…
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Customs
The People of Cusco Have a Strong Faith
Faith The region of Cuzco has many beliefs, customs, and different histories and myths that can amaze anyone. Besides this,…
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Commentary
Christmas Morning, Cuzco, 2014
Sun streams through the clouds on a tranquil Plaza de Armas, in Cuzco. Women stroll through, their Christ Child, carefully…
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Singing Before the Christ Child, Cuzco’s Villancicos
One wonders who has not heard a Christmas carol. There are international Christmas songs sounding in Cuzco like you hear…
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Fight the Cold and Build Community, Ponche de Habas
Both people and their communities pass through moments of transition. In these moments that which is of greatest importance to…
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