Demonstration Pounded through Cuzco Yesterday

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 at 11:52 am 
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Marchers Entering Cuzco's Plaza de Armas Wednesday, July 22, 2012

Marchers Entering Cuzco's Plaza de Armas Wednesday, July 22, 2012

Suh-lam! And the Plaza de Armas shook yesterday as smoke rose from the “white rat”–a roughly six inch long and one inch thick, illegal, stick of gunpowder.  The explosion may have made many tourists wonder or worry as normality seemed severely shaken.  People jumped in their chairs with shock as the percussion pounded the cafes and restaurants on the Plaza.  Though tourist officials, and workers, might wish such explosions never happened they are a part of the real Cuzco.  Read the rest of this entry

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Struggle over Espinar

Thursday, May 31st, 2012 at 8:48 am 
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Demonstration against State of Siege in Espinar

Demonstration against State of Siege in Espinar

By David Knowlton

A couple of hundred people, mostly of university age, marched around Cuzco’s plaza yesterday with banners and signs held high. The plaza is Cuzco’s central ceremonial place and often is the site of ritual, including the troupes of dancers that captivate the tourists and locals. While many of these young people may once have danced around the plaza, today they are marching in another important ceremony, this time political, of concern for happenings within the region (state) of Cuzco. Read the rest of this entry

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