The Cusqueña Art movement, which worked mainly in oils and blendes indigenous and Spanish iconography, was limited to the Cusco region in the sixteenth century, but during the seventeenth century it spread to Titicaca and Bolivia, after which much of its

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Born in coastal Piura, Pablo Seminario has been fascinated by ancient Peruvian pottery since his childhood encounters with huaqueros selling looted ceramics to the highest bidder. After  earning  a degree in architecture  in Lima, Seminario  moved to  Cusco  in  1979, but

The former Police front man Sting will be performing alongside Peru’s National Symphonic Orchestra this February 23 in Lima, Peru. From pop punk to classical music, Sting has distinctly varied his musical style throughout his career. In the last 30 years,

The Colca Valley in Arequipa, Peru should receive an estimated 210,000 visitors next year due to growth in tourism, predicted Jose Luis Talavera, manager of the Independent Colca Authority, known as Autocolca. Talavera expects the region to meet this goal thanks

If you are travelling to Lima and are looking for a flutter in a casino, you won’t be disappointed. Although we are not talking the Vegas strip, there are among a hand full of large casinos in the city, which offer

For a very long time coca has been an important part of the culture of Peru and Bolivia. When ancient burial sites are excavated coca leaves are often found. These leaves, many thousands of years old, actually maintain their potency ,

Every year thousands of kids from all over Peru get together in their local communities to participate in the Chocolatada. The more fortunate, but not always the wealthier members of Peruvian society join together to give unselfishly to those that are

 Some 40 minutes from Cusco in the eastern end of the Sacred Valley is the small village of Pisac. Visited principally for its vast Inca ruins set high up on the mountain top, this small slightly backward village has grown in

The Ministry of Transports and Communications announced Air Canada’s operations permit in Peru has been modified to increase flights, reported the financial newspaper Gestión. Air Canada will now have up to five weekly frequencies between Toronto and Lima, to carry passengers,