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Culture
The Chinchero and Its Resistance to Spanish Colonization
Chinchero is a district of Urubamba. Located at approximately 3770 meters above sea level, it is also known as the…
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Commentary
Happy Andean New Year, a Cultural Quest
Happy New Year. What, you say. That is in January but increasingly throughout the Andes today is celebrated as the Andean…
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Events
Cebiche-Style Sweet Potatoes (Yams) for Thanksgiving
Four Different Kinds of Sweet Potatoes in Utah Without Peru we would have no Thanksgiving in the United States. The…
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Peruvian Food
Doña Pepa’s Turrón Rules Peru This Month
October is a month of processions, masks, creole music, and Doña Pepa’s Turrones. This desert is just as historical as…
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Commentary
The Legend of How Rain Began
One day the God Pachacamac lifted the Andean Ñusta, the princess, to the highest part of heaven we call it…
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Commentary
The Rains Continue and Our Land Blooms
Cuzco is dressed in color, these days, thanks to the rainy season. For several months, now, we have had almost…
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Drunken March Tumbles towards the Season’s Change
March is when the rains begin to wind down. We have had wonderful rains this year. Thanks to them we…
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Food & Drinks
The Cantu Flower and the Hummingbird
The national flower of Peru is the cantu, also spelled kantu or qantu. This flower comes down to us from…
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The Time of Bright and Dangerous Lights
In the time of storms, rains, and cold, nature shows us surprising things. From the beginning of the month of…
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Customs
The Symbol and Memory of the Inca Empire Flies Freely in June
June is the jubilee month of Cuzco. The people of Cuzco make preparations for it as a month of celebration…
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