Puno
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Customs
The Fiesta of St.Sebastian Breaks out in Cuzco
Cuzco’s San Sebastian District, one of the classic neighborhoods of the city, is all dressed up for a fiesta. Today,…
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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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Customs
Caporales Rush the Main Square on Saturday Night
Cuzco's Main Square filled with the aggressive sounds of music from the highlands of Puno and nearby Bolivia Saturday night…
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Commentary
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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Commentary
International Year of Quinoa Begins
Tiny and multitudinous, quinoa stands as an intriguing symbol of wealth. But its greatest wealth may well be the unusually…
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