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 LORD OF TREMORS: HOLY WEEK IN CUSCO
The most moving and public part of Holy Week celebrations in Cusco takes place the Monday before Holy Friday when the most important religious symbol in the region -the Lord of Tremors or Señor de los Temblores- is taken out in procession from the Cathedral along the streets....
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 CAÑETE: CRADLE AND CAPITAL OF THE BLACK NATIONAL ART
Yes sir... Cañete is one of the most attractive valleys on the central coast, at only one hour and a half to the south of Lima. Cañete is, for many people, synonymous of Black Art. It is one of the major settlements of Black People in the country. As a demonstration that the...
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 THE PERUVIAN HAIRLESS DOG
It is said that the dog is "the man's best friend. " In fact, it has been his best friend since the ancient times of the Andean settler approximately 4 thousand years ago up to the modern period. This dog is as Peruvian as the "Caballo de paso", the "Pisco", the "Papa a la Huancaína"... |
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 THE LORD OF SIPÁN ON THE BIG SCREEN
The representative of the Spanish Producer Company Explora Films, José Manuel Novoa, and the discoverer of the Sipán Royal Tomb, the archaeologist Walter Alva, announced that the shooting of the full-length film named "El Señor de Sipán" ("The Lord of Sipán") would begin
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 UNANUE'S CASTLE
While Hipólito Unanue was studying Medicine at the University of San Marcos, he lived with the Landaburu-Belzunce family, owner of several estates in the Guarco Valley: "Isque de Gómez", "Pepián", "Cerro Blanco", and "San Juan de Arona". Without a doubt, it was one of the
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 WHEN "THE CONDOR GOES BY"
The National Institute of Culture has issued a National Executive Resolution Nº 219/INC, published on the official newspaper "El Peruano," declaring Cultural Patrimony the Peruvian Song "El Condor Pasa" (The Condor Goes By) written by Daniel Alomía
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