The chequered origins of chess in Peru: the Inca emperor turned pawn
The first native South American to learn and master the game of chess was the Inca Atahualpa — taught by his Spanish executioners. As you'll…
Books on Peru
All Arts Festival underway in hommage to Arguedas
This weekend, Peru’s highland city of Andahuayas is celebrating the artistic spirit of its native son Jose Maria Arguedas, the writer and anthropologist whose life was spent understanding and celebrating Andean culture.
Why did Peru’s most famous writer Mario Vargas Llosa punch his best friend Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the face?
It’s one of the great literary feuds. Mario Vargas Llosa is a prolific and prize winning novelist who ran for President of Peru in 1990.
Peru’s pre-eminent historian María Rostworowski is 98 today
Few historians have made as great an impact on our understanding of pre-Columbian Peru and the mysterious Inca Empire as María Rostworowski Tovar de Diez Canseco.
‘Pisco Allegories’ winner at International Gourmand Cookbook Awards in Paris
The Peruvian book “Pisco Allegories” took top prize in the Lifestyle category for Wine Literature this past weekend at the prestigious 2013 Gourmand Awards in Paris.