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Local Traditions Cusco
11 Reviews There are little ceramic bulls on all the rooftops in the Sacred Valley. They are supposed to bring good luck, and fertility, to the household. Many roofs had a cross between the bulls. Some roofs...
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Information / Sources Machu Picchu
12 Reviews You probably have read this again and again in the Peru travel guides, but it's true --- Burping publicly is considered very offensive, disrespectful and rude when in Peru. Here in USA, one of my...
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Local Food Cusco
7 Reviews We had to try some and it did taste like a cross between chicken and pork. It's a delicacy and is usually the most expensive thing on the menu. Even though it tasted rgood especially the crispy...
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Llamas Machu Picchu
7 Reviews There are 16 llamas in Machu Picchu, with colorful pompoms on their ear tags—I think they serve as lawn mowers on the terraces. They limit the llamas to 16—if a baby is born, the oldest or sickest one...
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Local Drinks Cusco
9 Reviews A Pisco Sour is a cocktail containing pisco (8 parts), lemon or lime juice (4 parts), egg whites 1, simple syrup (3 parts), and bitters 1 dash. All but the bitters are shaken vigorously and the...
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Local Culture Cusco
7 Reviews The woman in this picture is selling garbage bags fill of coca. The thoght of that was at first strange but then I unamericanized my feelings a bit and it was more normal. Coca is lardly made to make...
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Local Festivities: Others Cusco
4 Reviews Christmas is essentially a religious celebration in Cusco. But for the visitor, there are some special traditions that make this a magical time to visit the ancient city. You won´t see the massive...
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Local Festivities: Inti Raimi Cusco
1 Review In Cusco several big celebrations take place, as well christian festivities as also festivities based on Inca traditions. One important christian celebration is the christ holiday "Feast of Corpus...
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The famour Pisco Sour.... I didnt even try this drink until our last day in Peru right before going home. I heard alot about this drink and I knew I had to try it. I even brought some Pisco home with me.I wasnt too impressed with it to tell you the truth. It tasted alot like a margarita but much more sour.Kancha is pretty good. Its a roasted corn. In Ecuardor its called tostado.
That is the family I was staying with in Peru.We communicated mostly through body language. I could not speak Spanish, they did not know English. But I could feel sympathy as well as support and understanding. Great people, I should say!
It was the first thought that stroke me when I sow the houses in Cusco. After I have done many trips around prosper Europe and rich Canada, I didn’t expect to see such a poor country. Half finished houses, awful leaving conditions-cold water or no water at all after 12 in the afternoon, no TV, no washing machines, 4 persons living in one small room-, dirty from the gas air in the city-streets are filled with the old cars.
"El Nacimiento" is a construction at Xmas time in every home, and other places, too. It's a show about Betlehem when Jesus was born. There are dolls, or small stetues, representing Maria, Josef, and other people there around Jesus baby. Jesus is added there in the midnight of the Holy Night.
In the Holy Night, 12 o'clock the Xmas food is served. It´s not much plentyness as in Finland, rather quite simple. But it's good, because it's middle of night. Only turkey with vegetable salada, pieces of ananas, apple jam and majones is served. Drink is champagne. After the food the presents are opened.
Ceviche or cebiche is fresh white fish with onion, paprika and lime juice. Some other spices also possible. It is offered soon after prepairing, beacuse it does not have salt. The fish can be tuna, for instance.
"La hoja de coca no es droga" ("the coca leaf is not a drug"). You´ll find T-shirts with this sentence wherever you go in Peru.Drinking coca tea or chewing the leaf is a historic custom in andean countries (also to minimize the effects of soroche, the altitude sickness).I drank the tea when I arrived in Cuzco. Don´t know if it has helped me though, because I´ve had strong headaches on the first 2 days. The taste of the tea is very soft (at least the one was given at the hotel)... it´s almost like drinking hot water with little bit of sugar...
Lhamas and alpacas have been part of peruvian culture for centuries. Nowadays they´re created basically for wool extraction. You´ll find woollen clothes of all qualities and prices, so you can buy some nice stuff over there.In Cuzco and Machu Picchu, you´ll also find some lhamas walking around for the delight of the tourists that can help taking some pictures. At least I couldn´t help it...
When we went to Aguas Calientes, some dude clucked at us (like clicking his tongue) in the way that dudes usually whistle at girls. Does anyone know if that is some sort of Andean thing?This picture, on the other hand, is an example of how Americans (us) hit on Peruvians (our adorabe little bellboy at the Hotel Stefano)
i`m catholic so i attended a service one day in their cathedral.....when giving each other the sign of peace people hug each other! back home we just shake hands! i think i got hugged twice then they noticed i was uneasy so they just shook my hand.
7 Reviews and 251 Opinions We did not stay here, but it was pointed out to us as the hotel used for some of the VIPs that came...
Hostal Rumi Punku Cusco
7 Reviews and 486 Opinions Very nice hotel including all amenities, even wi-fi. Recommend the tours booked via Sergio at the...
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Q: We will be traveling in Dec. can only spend about 6 days in Peru. Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best use our time. ...
A: Firstly, if you stay on the coast, be prepared for heat and humidity. If you go inland, be prepared for altitude. I imagine you will be arriving first off in Lima? Six...
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