Posts tagged "mexico"

What’s the difference between Peruvian Cebiche and others?

What’s the difference between Peruvian Cebiche and others?

So, what’s the difference between the ceviche of Peru and the international dishes that share its name? To Javier Wong, perhaps Peru’s biggest ceviche expert and internationally renowned ceviche chef, the answer is simple: There is no other ceviche in the world.

December 4, 2009 | Peruvian Food

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Peruvian gastronomy could become world cultural heritage

Peruvian gastronomy could become world cultural heritage

Thanks to its extreme biodiversity and the history of cultural mixing, Peru’s cuisine is increasingly considered one of the world’s greats. It is for this reason that the government has unveiled plans to make the country’s gastronomy an item of World Heritage in the “culture” category.

September 29, 2009 | News, Peruvian Food

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Mexico flu: Maximum alert declared in Callao, Peru

Mexico flu: Maximum alert declared in Callao, Peru

Peru has stepped up efforts to monitor airports, sea ports and borders in light of the continuing threat from the swine flu inflicting Mexico and parts of the United States.

April 26, 2009 | News

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Peruvian restaurants seize on opportunities abroad

Peruvian restaurants seize on opportunities abroad

As Peruvian food becomes better known throughout the world, more Peruvian restaurants are seizing on the opportunity to expand into foreign markets. Some have already done this – Pardo’s Chicken is one, and Gastón’s La Mar is another – franchises of famous Peruvian restaurants are now found in the US, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and Chile.

March 17, 2009 | Commentary/Opinion, Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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World’s Biggest Ceviche

World’s Biggest Ceviche

As the birthplace of ceviche, Peru just couldn’t stand by and let another Latin American country hold the Guinness World Record for the largest dish ever made.

December 8, 2008 | Lima City Guide, News, Peruvian Food

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Machu Picchu is Mexican? Hollywood thinks so.

Machu Picchu is Mexican? Hollywood thinks so.

Walt Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua (trailer) will perhaps re-educate the next US generation to enlighten them of this fact that has been carefully researched by Hollywood writers.

July 30, 2008 | Commentary/Opinion, News

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Peru connection with Central America?

Peru connection with Central America?

A myth still lingers in Northern Peru, said to be a myth passed on by by-gone civilisations, particularly associated with the Sicán but also the Chimú. It goes something like this…

December 16, 2007 | Archaeology

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Colegio Nacional Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Colegio Nacional Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

This may just be the most famous school in Lima. The school of Lima’s elite since 1840, it has seen the rich, powerful and influential pass through its doors. Most of today’s political, military and business leaders are graduates and were students during the later part of Lima’s heyday.

April 17, 2007 | Modern Peru

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