Between the Sun and the Moon: Andean and Amazonian Myths and Legends.: Entre el Sol y la Luna: Mitos y leyendas de los Andes y la Amazonia.

A magical clock in a castle full of hidden treasures. A family punished for its curiosity by being turned into stone. What do the above scenarios have in common? They are all part of the fabric of Peruvian tales that are retold on the pages ahead. Many cultures express ideas about their past and present through such a richness of myths and legends that magically describe what was, and what could have been, in a specific time and space. Each little Peruvian community I have visited in ceaseles…