Tamales
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Food & Drinks
Duality: Sweet and Savory Tamales
Tamales are an exquisite food with different sweet and savory flavors. Their composition varies depending on the zone where you…
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Commentary
The Sound of Tamales
The tamale is a product that since ancient times has a great significance in Peruvian cuisine and that in the…
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Customs
The Typical Breakfast of Cusco
Every Sunday, after the first mass at 6:00 A.M. in the Cathedral of Cusco, we eat the typical Cusco breakfast.…
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Events
Day of the Living Celebrated with Lechón and Family Joy
After having celebrated the Day of Creole Song and the stupendous Witches Night, now people get ready to enjoy the…
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Events
Roast Lechon and the New Year
People in Cuzco pay close attention to New Year’s Eve. It is a heightened, freighted time. What you do that night,…
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Celebration
Day of the Living and the Dead
Peruvians traditionally danced and feasted with their dead. They would keep them in caves or mausoleums, such as the circular…
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Roast Pork, Lechón, and Tamales Celebrate Life Today
Today, the first of November we celebrate the feast of todos santos, All Souls, in the city. On this day…
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Cuzco and its Wonderful Tamales Have Changed
Some years ago, when I was still a child, Cuzco was different. There were large hectares of fields on the…
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The Delicious Gift of Our Ancestors: Tamales and Humintas.
Corn is a product that raises the name of Peru on high. It is one of our most important foods…
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Recipes
Roast Baby Pork (Lechón), the Food of Todos Santos
One of the traditional feasts of Cuzco is the day of Todos Santos, the 1st of November and the 2nd.…
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