Sacred Valley
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Food & Drinks
Corn, An Ancient and Modern Staff of Life
Corn is one of the most ancient foods that we eat every day. It is certainly important in the Andes…
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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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Events
Dramatic Protest in Cuzco this Morning
The Defense Front in Defense of Calca (a province of Cuzco) arrived in the city of Cuzco this morning in…
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Literature
Ollantaytambo is a Treasure
Known as the living Inca city, Ollantaytambo maintains the lines of an Inca town’ its streets and neighborhoods come down…
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Customs
A Visit to the Sanctuary of Lord of Huanca
Two weeks ago my friends and I made a trip through the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The valley, as…
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Ingredients
The Corn of Cuzco
Corn is the sun that illuminates Cuzco’s native food. This time of year, while the celestial orb often hides behind…
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Travel
Enjoying Inca Jungle, A Different Route to Machu Picchu
One sunny afternoon, after a lot of running around and waiting, we finally began the trip we had proposed to…
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Food & Drinks
The “Seven Flours,” a Popular Breakfast and Medicine.
The “seven flours” may sound like something from Snow White. But it is a Cuzco label for a ground meal…
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Archeology
Popcorn in Cuzco
You know it is magic. In this day of science we take so many things for given and this is…
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Traditional Food
Growing Food and Culture in Cuzco
In Cuzco food still goes right from field to pot, although increasingly people rely on middlemen and markets in the…
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