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Peru Culture Bulletin


It’s no secret that your worldview is a direct reflection of your environment. That’s why it’s so much fun to broaden it.
 

If The Last Supper Has a Peruvian Caterer


Leonardo Da Vinci wasn’t the only artist to depict the last supper. You can see Peruvian painter, Marcos Zapata’s, version in Cusco. And it definitely has a Peruvian flavor.
In Cusco, be sure to include your customers a visit to the Cathedral Basilica to behold Marcos Zapata’s lesser-known depiction of the Last Supper. Da Vinci began work on his Last Supper in 1495. Zapata’s version came centuries later, in 1753. While the two paintings—each considered a masterpiece—deal with the same subject matter, there is one obvious difference in how the artists envisioned that historic meal: the food.
Zapata’s version shows Jesus and his disciples dining on various fruits and vegetables, bread, chicha (a fermented corn and fruit beverage) in place of wine and, for the piece de resistance—cuy (Guinea Pig). There is simply no mistaking it. While some may be squeamish regarding the main course rodent, cuy is a common food in Peru. It can be found everywhere from street vendors, to some of Lima’s finest restaurants.

Where Ancient Civilizations Come to Life


The Cusco area's only private museum, the Inkariy, is located just outside the town of Calca, near Urubamba, and is devoted to the numerous pre-Hispanic cultures that inhabited the Sacred Valley for centuries.
The museum is the work of the Merida family, who worked to bring the Inkariy Museum to life from 2002 to the museum's opening in 2015. Their vision was to spotlight the most influential pre-Hispanic cultures in an immersive, visceral and almost cinematic way. Eight cultures, spanning over 10,000 years of history, are featured chronologically in the museum; each showcased in two rooms. The scenes, like expansive dioramas, feature realistic, life-sized statues and sculptures in traditional dress and come to life with dramatic lighting, music and special effects.
When it is safe to travel again, and your customers decide to visit Peru's Sacred Valley, be sure to make them time for a visit to the Inkariy Museum, and get a unique and satisfying glimpse into the ancient cultures of the area.

 
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