From the land to the table: the restaurant in Cusco that rescues over 400 native potatoes is awarded for its sustainable impact

(Agraria.pe) Recently, the restaurant Nuna Raymi—feast of the soul—(Cusco) won the Sustainability Award at the "Perú Mucho Gusto" fair, highlighting its work with distinguished seed guardian farmers such as Julio Hancco and Alberto Chura. Half a block from the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, this establishment offers 480 types of native potatoes, cultivated up to 4,200 meters above sea level. Among them, the Michisillo (shaped like a feline's claw), the Mashupapa (sweet and yellow), the Qhachun Wacachi (with an unpeelable skin, meaning to make the daughter-in-law cry), the Puka Punchu (red on the edges and another color inside), the Puma Maki (puma's fist), and the Yanabole (circular purple potato). Each variety arrives at the table with traceability from the farmer, in dishes that celebrate their origin. Nuna Raymi does not only serve potatoes: it articulates a network of 60 farming families, paying up to 30% more for their crops. "We vindicate their role as protectors of the land and ...