In the framework of the 10th Vilcas Raymi and national days, the youth organizations CEFOSS and TURISMO organized the gastronomic festival “Ñuqanchikpa Mikuyninchik” (Our food in Quechua language) in the province of Vilcashuaman.This activity had the objective to revalue the gastronomic art in Vilcashuaman, by promoting the consume of typical Andean dishes with ingredients such as corn, khawinca, pumkin, quinua, haba, charqui among others. The youth organizations exposed different dishes such as: lawa quinua, chilly lever, fried corn, olluquito with charki, carapulcra a la vilquin, pumpkin huatia, hot huallhua, caputo drink, cebada drink, chilji, among others. In this way, youngsters aim to promote a social trend in favour of licit productive activities, which take advantage of the local culture and identity in Ayacucho.
