nationalism
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Commentary
Marca Peru, Patriotic Flashmob
On Saturday, July 27th, Marca Peru released the video of a flash mob dancing in plazas around Peru as part…
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Commentary
Creole Music and Culture, the Sounds that Silence
Peru rises, propelled by the rocket of economic growth, and yet its feet stand in an Andes and Amazon of…
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Customs
Flash Mob Spins and Pounds Pavement Today in Cuzco
A siren sounded and a flash mob began dancing in Cuzco’s Plaza de Armas, as part of a spot being…
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Peruvian Food
Tradition and Change in Peru’s Lomo Saltado
Perhaps the most well known Peruvian dish, lomo saltado is both codified and constantly being recreated these days. Like so…
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Empire of Confusing Words and Cuisine in Cuzco
The boom in Peruvian food brought a lot of attention to a well-deserving cuisine. At the same time it has…
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Happy Pisco Day
Today Peru celebrates it banner drink, a brandy called Pisco. Obtaining recognition for this beverage named after the region of…
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Food & Drinks
Bembos in Cuzco
The Haucaypata, Cuzco, the main square where idols from all over the empire would be set in a coat of…
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Mistura and the “Mystery” of Peruvian Gastronomy
The powerful annual food festival Mistura is in full swing today in Lima. Begun in 1998 and still sponsored by…
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Ingredients
Cheers, Pisco and Peru
This week Peru celebrates its anniversary in an outpouring of national pride. While patriotism is part of the air people…
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Food & Drinks
Exile, Rediscovery, and Power: The Story of Novo-Andean Cuisine
A new cuisine was born in Peru around 1986, at a time when democracy had returned, two guerrilla groups fiercely…
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