The Q'ero are Q'ero

The people of Japu are part of the Q'ero Nation. Most Q'ero men are shamans, following traditions passed down through the generations from Inca times. The Q'ero refused contact with the outside, modern world until the 1990s, which allowed them to keep their culture, traditions and language more intact than others in the Cusco region.

Covid in Cusco: Week 40

December 20th 2020
Sunday, 13 December, 2020 40 weeks is full term! Cusco has carried our Covid baby to full term, but now what? It has been a full nine months since Covid was officially diagnosed in Cusco, on March 13th. So much has happened, sometimes it feels like a full decade, not just one year. I don’t think that we’re yet at a point in the pandemic when we can actually have an idea of what the futur ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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