‘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.
News
Hurray for Quinoa — You Can Drink It, Eat It, Take It for Medicine
By Harman W. Nichols
The Milwaukee Journal – June 1, 1949
Peru Scrabble® Tour & Tournament Oct. 4 – 12, 2013
[Originally published February 14, 2013] Two things that Rich Baker is passionate about are travel and Scrabble®.
Peru rejects French explorer’s bid to dig up evidence of Machu Picchu Inca tomb
[Originally published February 10, 2013] Contained in the official Machu Picchu Master Plan is an intriguing theory by Peruvian archaeologist Luis G. Lumbreras. He posits that the iconic Inca citadel is in fact Patallaqta, a “Royal Mausoleum” built — much like the Egyptian pyramids were for the ancient pharaohs — to venerate the Ninth Inca Pachacutec after his death.
Momentum mounting for stronger laws to protect Peru’s endangered Andean Condor
[Originally published January 9, 2013] In pre-Hispanic times, the Andean Condor was known as “Apu Kuntur,” a divine messenger from Inti, the Sun God.