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79Life is a puzzle!
The role that jigsaw puzzles and their magic have played in three generations of a family. Jigsaws were always popular at Easter, Christmas time, or during school holidays. Compares different sites, like Jigzone, Jigidi, National Geographic and Just Jigsaw Puzzles.
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82Coca: sacred leaf of the Incas!
Talks about the coca plant and the diverse products that are now available, like tea, cream, extracts, powder and liquor. Also mentions the chewing of the coca leaf to reduce pain from hungr and to give strength and endurance. Shows the variety of coca products and gifts currently available.
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81Christmas and the seasons!
Comparing seasons and Christmas time in Peru, Australia, Dominican Republic and Austria.
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81Baking and cooking frustrations in Austria!
I tried Sacher Torte the first time I was in Vienna and loved it. When I moved to Austria bought recipe books, but it was a frustrating experience, as they don't measure ingredients with cups and spoons, but weigh them! I also had problems with baking pans and with ingredients like brown sugar, vanilla, baking powder, cream of tartar, gelatin and condensed milk!
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79The Llama, a symbol of the Andes and Peru!
Author is Peruvian, so llamas are a symbol of her country and the Andean region. Covers llama as food, their milk and their food, as well as trekking and general llama trivia (stamps, jewelry, pottery, stuffed animals).
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77Maca: superfood of the Andes!
Maca is a plant native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru. It is used as a root vegetable and medicinal herb and it resembles the radish and turnip, to which it is related. The plant varies greatly in the...
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74Tejas, a Peruvian sweet!
Inspired by the Stillwater Workshops in Kuranda and their kiss wrapped sweets, I searched on the Internet for the word Tejas and was surprised to find that there was Tejas del Solar, a site run by Carmen...
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73Mercedes Sosa: Latin American folk singer is gone, but her music prevails forever
Argentinean Mercedes Sosa, passed away on October 4, aged 74 and she was the most renowned Latin-American singer of her generation. She was known asLa Negra for her long, jet-black hair and she was famous...
73Toucan, tucán!
I have always like toucans, for their brightly colored beaks and also because they are found in my homecountry Peru, as well as many other Central and South American countries. Toucan Who can, who...
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71Coca: head and heart!
Looking for coca sites for writing another blog, author runs across an interesting site about drugs and strategy. That site has articles, pictures and even jokes!
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