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Culture
Syncretism in The Rural Community of Chinchero
Chinchero is one of the communities that to this day has maintained many traditions from Inca times. It has an…
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Commentary
Atahualping Challenge: The Challenge of Throwing a Bible to the Ground
Every day many videos are uploaded to YouTube. Some of them are becoming viral depending on the content that is…
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Commentary
The Saints Go Marching, Change and Glory
The saints are marching and Cusco’s traffic is tied up as processions take over streets throughout the city. Yesterday the…
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Events
Playing Boys Guide and Create Passion and Fertility in Qoyllur Rit’i
Play, like winds whistling around a glacial peak or two boys rolling in the snow or even on grass, seems…
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Fiestas
People Live their Faith during Holy Week in Cusco
These days people in Cusco are said to “live their faith”. Such a rich phrase, to “live faith”, and yet…
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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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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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Making Desires Real in Qoyllur Rit’i
“Your dreams can become reality” proclaimed a sign by the food court in Cuzco’s new mall. While it refers to…
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Cuzco’s Apus, Its Sacred Mountains
The people of the Andes who live among the mountains recognize in them the dominant character of their presence within…
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Archeology
Conopas and Illas, Miniatures and Amulets in Andean Religion
Religion was one of the fundamental principles of the Inca Epoch. The people were polytheists, since they worshipped various gods.…
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