Viracocha
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Folklore
Cuzco’s Roof Top Bulls Bring Good Fortune to Its Houses
A couple of ceramic Bulls stand on the middle of most rooftops in Cuzco where they stand as if on…
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Entertainment
The Importance of Water in the Andean World and Its Destruction Today
Water is considered one of the most important elements of nature and the world where we live since it is…
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Archeology
The Restitution of God Viracocha in The Cathedral of Cusco
In the Inca empire they had a polytheistic religion. They believed in many deities, most of them from nature, but…
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Commentary
Soup, the Forgotten Mainstay of Peruvian Cuisine
Hen Soup to Reinvigorate You When you think of Peruvian food, or Mexican food, you probably do not think of soup. Yet…
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The great Creator God Wiraqocha Is Still Visible in Cuzco
In the time of the Incas, we are told, there was a high god, or a supreme energy who was…
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Archeology
Two Stories, Two Suns, and Inca History
Inca history is like a pot smashed in time whose pieces are scattered. Scholars and others pick up the pieces,…
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Customs
Cuzco, A Sacred Place, and the Deity Viracocha
Cuzco has long been a holy city. Of course, today, its holiness is manifest in the millions of tourists who…
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Food & Drinks
How the Inca Got His Wife
On the slopes that drop down to the city of Cuzco from the archeological park of Sacsayhuaman there are some…
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Food & Drinks
Manna in the Streets
Wide, white kernels of soft corn adorn many street corners in Cuzco where they join many other snacks that keep…
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Entertainment
Night and Teqsicocha
As night fallsTeqsicocha Street lights up. Live music burns in the bars and discotheques with a variety to please most…
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