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Video description:
Valicha, huayno from Cuzco, Peru, with images of Choquequirao.
Valicha is a well known huayno from Cuzco. It was composed by Miguel Angel Hurtado
in honor of Valicha Willca, a very beautiful Incan woman who broke the heart of lots of men in her hometown named Acopia,
Cuzco.
Huayno is a genre of popular Andean Music from Peru. It is especially common in Peru and Bolivia. It originated in Peru as a combination of traditional rural folk music and popular urban dance music. High-pitched vocals are accompanied by a variety of instruments, including flute, harp, panpipe, accordion, saxophone, charango, lute, violin, guitar, and mandolin. Some elements of huayño originate in the music of the pre-Columbian Andes. Huayno utilizes a distinctive rhythm in which the first beat is stressed and followed by two short beats.
Source: Wikipedia,
Huayno.
Choquequirao is a partly excavated ruined city of the Inca in the south of Peru. It bears a striking similarity in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu and is referred to as its 'sister'. Choquequirao receives far fewer tourists than its sister but the ruin is no less delightful and is a good alternative to the sometimes overcrowded Machu Picchu. Unlike Machu
Picchu, Choquequirao cannot be reached by train or bus. The only way to visit the site is to go on a scenic 2-day hike from outside Cusco.
Source: Wikipedia, Choquequirao.
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