Stone
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Archeology
Stones’ Connecting Identity: Wakas and Architecture
One of the main elements considered sacred in the Andes is stone. According to our founding myths, the god Wiracocha…
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Folklore
The Tale of a Pageant, Water, and an Impossible Love
At the feet of the mountains in the Sacred Valley, where the earth unites with the air and the inspiration…
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Folklore
The Inca’s Secret for Working Stone and the Ñaqacho
Cuzco has many stories, legends, and myths about the amazing buildings and other structures our ancestors, the Incas, left. We…
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Customs
Pisac and the Legend of the Enchanted Princess
In the memory of the traditional town of Pisac, a picturesque place in the Sacred Valley of ancient customs, lives…
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Literature
A Big Cat Slinks: Poems on Cuzco
One of the world's great tourist attractions, Cuzco is also a living city whose name has great resonance among indigenous…
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Customs
Condors and Stone, A Conversation
Some stories tell of how potatoes came from stones, originally, and how one of the first Incas, Ayar Uchu became…
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