The Marampaqui team

From left, Sair, Auqui, Grimaldo, Henry and John. Sair is from Colombia and has been living in Cusco as long as I have. The mayor of Ocongate, Grimaldo Quispe Kanayda, was the best government official we've worked with so far. He was kind and respectful of the villagers and also participated in giving out clothes and distributing the other donations. John works in the mayor's office and helped set up all the logistics for today.

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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