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n village of Băiţa, called Kérő in Hungarian

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, see Gherla.

A kero (also spelled qero or quero) is an ancient Incan drinking vessel used to drink liquids like alcohol

Alcoholic beverage

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, or more specifically, chicha

Chicha

For the musical genre, see Peruvian cumbiaChicha is a term used in some regions of Latin America for several varieties of fermented and non-fermented beverages, rather often to those derived from maize and similar non-alcoholic beverages...

. They can be made from wood, ceramics, silver, or gold. They were traditionally used in Andean feasts.

Keros were decorated by first cutting a shallow pattern on the surface of the cup, then filling the pattern with a durable, waterproof mixture of plant resin and pigment such as cinnabar

Cinnabar

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They were frequently used as a ceremonial vessels by the Incas in important religious ceremonies. One is generally decorated with lavish, hand-painted, geometric designs that follow the traditional techniques in Písac

Písac

]Písac is a Peruvian village in the Sacred Valley on the Urubamba River. The village is well-known for its market every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, an event which attracts heavy tourist traffic from nearby Cusco....

 ceramics. Others, however, may be painted with narrative scenes that could possibly be true historical events. Many times they are solitary, other times they are found together with other types of Peru

Peru

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vian pottery. Kero production reached its peak between 1000 and 1200 CE but continued after European contact. Keros are most commonly found in Moquegua

Moquegua

Moquegua is a city in southern Peru, located in the Moquegua Region, of which it is the regional capital. It is also capital of Mariscal Nieto Province and Moquegua District. It is located 1144 kilometers south from the capital city of Lima.-History:...

, Peru

Peru

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. The Museo Contisuyo in Moquegua has keros on display.