LUNCH ON THE AUSANGATE

A good guide, fun, outgoing, friendly and a cook to satisfy all your culinary questions on the mountain are two essential elements in the trek on the most powerful apu Cusco. But all this, there are always some doubts, and one of them has to do with food.

Is the food good in the mountains?, it was the question that came to me on my first trip to Ausangate, how about the food prepared on traditional way?

Well, it was a pleasant surprise, the best food I have eaten and not only was the food, was the environment, the company, landscape, nature. Now imagine yourself in the middle of nowhere, only Ausangate your right hand on your left all the way round, a beautiful landscape, behind you, a mountain range, a beautiful mountain, the beautiful Callangate. And in front of you a table set up especially for you, an invigorating soup and a spectacular main course , and finally, a refreshing beverage: lemonade, girl purple, passion fruit juice, etc ... You choose ...

Finally a walk on the sacred mountain of Cusco, Ausagante, the highest mountain in the region, the most powerful, the guardian of Cusco. Walk along its paths, see its beautiful lakes, rivers descending from the same mountain as if they were sources of life flowing from the sacred mountain in order to fertilize the soil, giving life on earth. That's the Ausangate trek, is a magical adventure, a magical feeling.

ALMUERZO EN LA AUSANGATE

Una buena guía, divertido, extrovertido, amigable y un cocinero para satisfacer todas sus preguntas culinarias en la montaña son dos elementos esenciales en la caminata en el apu más poderoso Cusco. Pero todo esto, siempre hay algunas dudas, y uno de ellos tiene que ver con la comida.
 ¿Es la buena comida en las montañas?, fue la pregunta que vino a mí en mi primer viaje al Ausangate, ¿qué tal será la comida preparada de manera tradicional?
Bueno, fue una sorpresa agradable, la mejor comida que he comido y no sólo era la comida, fue el medio ambiente, la empresa, el paisaje, la naturaleza. Ahora imagínese en el medio de la nada, sólo Ausangate la mano derecha a la izquierda todo el camino, un paisaje hermoso, detrás de usted, una cadena montañosa, una hermosa montaña, la hermosa Callangate. Y delante de ti una mesa preparada especialmente para usted, una sopa vigorizante y un plato espectacular, y, por último, una bebida refrescante: limonada, chica morada, jugo de maracuya, etc ... Usted decida ...
Finalmente un paseo por la montaña sagrada del Cusco, Ausagante, la montaña más alta de la región, el más poderoso, el guardián del Cusco. Caminar por sus senderos, ver sus hermosos lagos, los ríos que descienden de la misma montaña como si fueran fuentes de la vida que fluye de la montaña sagrada para fertilizar la tierra, dando vida en la tierra. Esa es la caminata Ausangate, es una aventura mágica, una sensación mágica.

Peru's archaeological sites to attract 3 million visitors in 2011

Lima, Apr. 12 (ANDINA). At least three million people will visit the archaeological sites run by Peru’s Ministry of Culture during 2011, according to Culture Minister Juan Ossio.
Minister Ossio praised the research, inspection and conservation work done by archaeologists in the country, as they have helped declare some 12,360 archaeological sites as cultural heritage of Peru.
The minister urged Peruvians to take care and defend our rich and varied archaeological treasures, including relics (ceramics, textiles, stone and wooden artifacts) and sites (temples, palaces and urban centers).
In 2010, 2.89 million people visited the archaeological sites and museums run by the Ministry of Culture.
The archaeological places in Cusco attracted the largest number of visitors with 1.06 million people, followed by Lima with 500,281, Lambayeque with 331,789, La Libertad with 288,240, Ancash with 132,751 and Cajamarca with 129,742.
Machu Picchu was Peru's top attraction with 583,480 visitors, followed by the Royal Tomb of Sipan Museum with 159,846 visitors, the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru (150,733), the Museum of Pachacamac (117,656) and the Huaca del Sol y de la Luna (108,640).

Cusco cuisine to delight locals, tourists in food festival

Cusco, Apr. 14 (ANDINA). Cusco’s traditional dishes such as chiriuchu, capchi de setas and cuy al horno will delight locals and tourists at the Sabor Andino food festival to take place on April 17 in San Jeronmio district, Cusco.
This festival aims to revalue Cusco’s cuisine, identity and tradition and make it part of the regional economic development.
San Jeronimo Mayor Policarpo Ccorimanya pointed out that the women participating in this event were trained on the revaluation of agricultural products that are grown in this region.
In addition, attendees will be able to taste sweets and desserts made with kiwicha, quinoa and cañihua. “The entire preparation has an excellent presentation, flavor and hygiene  in accordance with the needs of those who will visit us,” the mayor noted.
In addition, Ccorimaya said that the festival expects to attract nearly 2,000 domestic and foreign tourists.