Morenada
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Commentary
Dance and Unity among Regions in Cusco
Every day people carry out their activities and interact with others without any distinctions of region of city. More and…
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Commentary
We’re Here, We’re Fun . . . Oops: Caporales in Cuzco
Brightly colored, energetic dancers bounding here and there, when they could, filled the Sun Avenue and the Plaza yesterday evening…
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Events
Cuzco’s Corpus Christi and La Paz’s Gran Poder, Different Combinations of Faith, Culture, and Country
Cuzco celebrated Corpus Christi this week while last Saturday the people of La Paz Bolivia carried out a different, massive…
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Customs
Dancers Celebrate Candelaria in Cuzco
Puno, a region near Cuzco, has been awash in celebration these last days. It has been the annual feast of…
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Commentary
Culture and Conflict around the Altiplano
Devils dance throughout the mining zone of the altiplano and into its cities in memory, if nothing else, of the…
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Celebration
The Virgin of Candlemas (Candelaria) Feast Honored by UNESCO
Puno, Peru breaks into sound and movement when its Patronal feast day, the 2nd of February and Day of the…
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Dances Enthrall in Cuzco’s Celebrations
Cuzco is a city that has great celebrations during the year. Each of them is carried out with passion and…
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The Telling Oddity of Morenada in Cuzco
It’s Sunday morning and I am sitting above Cuzco’s main plaza, writing. Since it is also June, the cacophony of…
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