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Christmas Day

So, as I noted before, Christmas Eve is really the tradition here in Peru.  On Christmas, they actually just kind of do whatever they think of that day.  This Christmas, our Peruvian family decided to take us to some hot … Continue reading

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Chocolatada

A tradition in Cuzco (and maybe all of Peru?) is to host chocolatadas around Christmas time.  A chocolatada is basically an opportunity to hand out hot chocolate and other goodies to locals, spreading the Christmas cheer. Kenzo and I had … Continue reading

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Pavo 59 | Turkey #59 . . . WARNING

Meet “Pavo Cincuenta y Nueve” or in other words Turkey #59.  He was our Christmas Eve dinner. It was an interesting experience, going with the family to pick out our live turkey.  Watching them tie him up and put him … Continue reading

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Nacimientos ~ Nativity Scenes

I kind of mentioned what a big deal Nacimientos, or Nativity Scenes, are here in Cuzco – but I thought that it’d be fun for you to actually see.  About a week before Christmas sellers starting setting up camp in … Continue reading

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Foto Friday 21 – “Selling”

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Christmas Eve Celebrations!

Kenzo and I had the honor of celebrating Christmas here in Cuzco with the Vallenas family! As a part of Life Writing Photography’s Twelve Posts of Christmas series – I have posted all about our Christmas Eve Celebration HERE.  So … Continue reading

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Foto Friday 20: “Christmas Shopping”

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