Isabel Allende
Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of eight novels, including, most recently, Zorro, Portrait in Sepia, and Daughter of Fortune. She has also written a collection of stories; three memoirs, including My Invented ... [... more]
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Rob Rachowiecki
National Geographic Traveler: Peru Rob Rachowiecki All the travel experts agree—consumers want more and different experiences from travel than they did in the past. They want to deeply understand their destination before they go, feel a ... [... more]
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Ají de Lentejas (Bolivian spicy lentil stew)
Serves 4. Cooking time: 35 minutes. While this recipe is Bolivian, ají is also typical of Peru/Bolivia/Ecuador and northern Chile, as is the salad that accompanies it, the Sarsa. Sarsa: Mix ingredients, and set aside--the longer this sits, the ... [... more]
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Edgar Prado
Edgar Prado is one of the world's premier jockeys. In February 2008, he became the sixteenth North American jockey to win six thousand races. Later that year he was inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame. Born in Lima, Peru, ... [... more]
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Meg Rosoff
Meg Rosoff was born in Boston and lives in London. She is the author of How I Live Now and Just In Case My biography will prove incredibly inspiring to anyone who wasn't born in Beijing or Kathmandu, wasn't sent to school in Switzerland or Peru, ... [... more]
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Anita Croy
Let the experts at National Geographic act as your guides to Peru, land of stunning beauty and endless contrast. Look and learn in wonder at the diversity of landscape within this surprising country: barren deserts, green oases, snowcapped peaks, ... [... more]
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John Forrest
Peru - Culture Smart! John Forrest and Julia Porturas Written by John Forrest and Julia Porturas [... more]
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Julia Porturas
Peru - Culture Smart! John Forrest and Julia Porturas Written by John Forrest and Julia Porturas [... more]
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Vegetarian Recipes Around the World - Empanadas
Empanadas are a traditional food in many countries of Latin America. I have seen them in Peru and others, but our empanadas, the chilean empanadas are so special. Obviously most of people eat empanadas with meat, or shellfish, but we do them with ... [... more]
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Garlic Quinoa
Quinoa is a very high protein grain which originated in the Andes mountains of Bolivia and Peru as a staple food of the Incas. It's gluten-free and rich in L-lysine, phosphorus, calcium, iron, B vitamins, and vitamin E. Sauté onion in olive oil ... [... more]
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Paul Cuadros
Paul Cuadros's family moved to the United States from Peru in 1960. An award-winning investigative reporter, he has written for Time magazine and Salon.com, among others. In 1999 Cuadros won an Alicia Patterson Foundation fellowship to write ... [... more]
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Chilean Pisco Sour
Pisco is a clear brandy that is popular in both Peru and Chile. The white muscat grapes, from which pisco is distilled, were first grown in Peru by the Spaniards in the 16th century (at that time Peru & Chile were both part of Spain's American ... [... more]
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