Some unknow wonders of South America
Travelers, who love the adventure and enjoy the life by knowing new places and meeting in amazing people. I will tell you a few places...
The Chicha Morada: A sweet violet experience
Chicha morada is a drink between purple and black that looks like blood. It is made of boiled purple corn infused with pineapple,...
Easter Celebrations in South America
The majority of South America countries are Catholics and they have many traditions which have a religious Andean background. Generally...
Qhapac Ñam: The Way of the Righteous
Inca’s times did not last hundreds of years, actually were less than century. But it represents a sum up of 5000 years of history. And...
The Chakana: the Inca Cross
One of my favourite’s questions during the trips is when the tourist ask for the Chakana when they buy souvenirs, it seems a particular...
The Guinea Pig, an ancestral delicacy
Remember that before the Spaniards arrival the majority of the people from the Andes have their own animals to eat. For example in Peru,...
Pachamama: World Mother
Many people when they travel through the Andes listen to this word many times: Pachamama. A word use in rituals, traditions,...
Chicha de Jora: the beer of the Andes
Let’s have a toast with Chicha! Wait…Chicha? Believe or not this drink came from the Inca Empire and keep many fans around Peru during...
Coca Tea: to drink or not to drink it?
Among the travelers to the highlands in Peru, the typical questions that Tour guides listen every time is: What is the Coca Tea? It is a...
The Soroche or high sickness
The Soroche or high sickness Most people are afraid of the symptoms of the high sickness or most well known as Soroche at the Andes. It...
