Momentum mounting for stronger laws to protect Peru’s endangered Andean Condor
[Originally published January 9, 2013] In pre-Hispanic times, the Andean Condor was known as “Apu Kuntur,” a divine messenger from Inti, the Sun God.
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Chilcano Cocktail Week 2013 is soon upon us
Peru is set to celebrate it’s Fourth Annual Celebration, Chilcano Cocktail Week (Jan. 11-17, 2013).
U.S. junk food dilemma in the land of the Inca
[Originally published December 31, 2012] It was a sad day in Cusco when the Archdiocese refused to renew the lease of the iconic Cafe Ayllu, forcing it to relinquish its spot after decades under the Portal de Carnes, next to the Cathedral on the Inca capital’s main plaza.
Consider donating to Manos Unidas, benefitting special needs children and their families in Cusco
Over the last eight years, our friends Celeste Marion, a Seattle, Washington native, and Mercedes Delgado Chavez, from Cusco, have tackled a seemingly insurmountable problem: the cultural stigma in Peru against special needs children.
Peru growers harness mammal’s digestive tract to strip bitter-taste from very costly coffee beans
Reuters reports that two Peruvian coffee producers — Cecovasa and Chanchamayo Highland Coffee Co. — are now making one of the most expensive coffees in the world by retrieving arabica beans from the dung of a long-nosed jungle mammal called the coati, a tropical cousin of the raccoon.