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Cusco, Peru
5 customs and traditions in Cusco — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
Chewed or brewed as mate de coca, offered everywhere as the traditional response to soroche.
The Inca festival of the sun, re-enacted at Sacsayhuamán each winter solstice.
Backstrap weaving with natural dyes; genuine pieces take weeks and are priced accordingly.
Despacho ceremonies of coca, seeds and fat offered to the earth, still performed before major undertakings.
Fermented maize beer sold from houses flying a red plastic bag or flower on a pole.
