Category Archives: People and Culture
Peru’s Glorious Food Fest! Enjoying Mistura!
By Emily Guilmette, Kuoda Travel Dear Kuoda Friends and Family, While I know that gourmets have been savoring the world’s most fabulous foods since the dawn of time, I do think that the past few years (at least in the … Continue reading
Machu Picchu at 100: Expert Christopher Heaney Answers Our Questions About Hiram Bingham.
By Emily Guilmette, Kuoda Travel Dear Kuoda Friends and Family, On July 24, Peru marks 100 years since Hiram Bingham, a Yale professor sponsored by the National Geographic Society, came upon the vine-covered ruins. Bingham and his team, with the … Continue reading
Cusco’s Post-Colonial Traditions: Corpus Christi and Inti Raymi
By Emily Guilmette, Kuoda Travel Dear Kuoda Friends and Family, For those of you contemplating a visit to Peru, there is no better time to experience Cusco and Machu Picchu than at the end of June. Not only is the … Continue reading
Kuoda Travel Off the Beaten Track: Visit to Queswachaca Bridge
By Emily Guilmette, Kuoda Travel Dear Kuoda Friends and Family, Our day-long adventure took us South (photos at the end of the post!), zipping with our chatty driver out of the historic center of Cusco. We passed the city’s more … Continue reading
Festival Season in Cusco: Day of Children’s Dances
By Emily Guilmette, Kuoda Travel Dear Kuoda Friends and Family,Cusco is a city that loves celebration and June marks the height of its glorious festival season. In the past few days the streets have been bedecked in the rainbow flags … Continue reading