Cafe Extra, Conversation and Coffee as a Cuzco Tradition

Monday, September 10th, 2012 at 9:15 am 
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Door to Another World, Cafe Extra

Door to Another World, Cafe Extra

By David Knowlton

Heads bow and lift as people whip thick conversation in Cuzco’s classic Cafe Extra (Espaderos 116.) Cups of local coffee or tea, mugs of rich hot chocolate, glasses of fresh-made juice, and plates of pastries or sandwiches listen in as they beat the themes of Cuzco’s intellectual life and politics. Read the rest of this entry

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The Historic San Pedro Market and Its Juices.

Friday, November 11th, 2011 at 11:29 am 
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Juice in San Pedro Market

Juice in San Pedro Market

By Walter Coraza Morveli (Translated by David Knowlton)

Natural colors and fresh scents rise from the heart of fruit. These, along with fast moving hands, wide smiles, and flirtatious looks draw many to the juice sector of Cuzco’s San Pedro Market. Read the rest of this entry

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Hooray, Eureka, and Yajúu: Smoothies in Cuzco

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 at 7:06 am 
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Lúcuma and Maracuyá Smoothie

Lúcuma and Maracuyá Smoothie

By David Knowlton

Smoothies of fresh fruit, many of them unusual tropical fruits native to Peru, in wide and tall glasses, boom among Cuzco restaurants. Once relegated to the market and odd sidewalks — where they still are found — fruits blended into a smooth delight not only claim restaurant menus in Cuzco, but have become stars in places of their own. Read the rest of this entry

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