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Toritos de Pucará

Fall in love with the symbolism and art of Torito de Pucará

The “Torito de Pucará”: symbol of protection, happiness and fertility. In the South of Peru, specifically in Pucará-Puno, we can find a character full of mysticism and clay-based art: the Torito de Pucará. This peculiar character, full of colors and Andean details, is the most representative ceramic of the Pucará culture, which has transcended times, staying alive in the …

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Puente colgante en Cusco

Q’eswachaka: The last Inca suspension bridge

Every year, in a hidden corner of the Peruvian Andes, four Quechua communities renew a bridge that is over five centuries old During the Incas’ time existed a great net of roads called “Camino Real” that linked the Inca Empire. However, due to its difficult geography, many places were joined by suspension bridges made of vegetable …

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Chullpas de Sillustani

Sillustani Chullpas: The mysterious Puno cemetery

Impressive tombs or chullpas in the Umayo Lagoon 34 kilometers away from Puno are located the Sillustani chullpas, in the Peninsula that is introduced inside the brilliant and blue waters of Umayo Lagoon at 4000 meters over sea level. This amazing lagoon, which has a depth of approximately 14 meters, it is connected by the Chaullamayo and Ccaccapunco rivers at …

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Chicha de Jora

Chicha de Jora: History and Preparation of an Emblematic Peruvian Beverage

Chicha de jora is an emblematic Peruvian beverage with a taste longing for the ancient Inca time, still keeping its artisanal preparation since millenary times. Favorite Beverage of the Inca Nobility This traditional beverage made from corn was created by chance during the government of the Inca Tupac Yupanqui. A heavy rain spoiled the silos …

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