After the Surquillo Market visit and fruit tasting, we moved on to cooking! The menu: Papas a la huancaina Causa de pollo Ají de gallina 3…
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It’s getting a little Nat Geo up in here. Máncora, known locally for its seafood catches, diverse sea life, and temperate weather is becoming known…
1 CommentThe Peruvian potatoes in the photo above are preserved and can last for 10 years. The white color you see on the outside is a layer of…
3 CommentsI know we’ve moved on from Lima to Máncora, but I’ve so many yet unposted adventures from Lima, foremost, the cooking lesson we enjoyed! We…
3 CommentsOur flight from Lima to Talara was short and sweet, just 90-ish minutes. Lima’s got the only international airport in Peru, but it’s not all that…
1 CommentDid you know that there are about 3,800 types of potato native to Peru? Or that the large influx of Chinese immigrants brought rice over and…
2 CommentsFast chocolate facts, courtesy of the Chocomuseo: When Hernan Cortéz (Spanish conquistador) first entered Montezuma’s warehouse, he found close to a billion cacao beans stored…
1 CommentIK is truly a fine dining establishment. Upon entering the main room, La Jaba (or fruit box), you’re immediately surrounded with the scent of earth, fruit, and…
2 CommentsA new attraction in Lima next to the national stadium is the Guinness World Record holder for largest fountain complex in the world. The Circuito Mágico…
3 CommentsYou might be wondering “more animals?!” Yup! More animals, this time at Güira Oga, an animal sanctuary that sits between Iguazú park and Puerto Iguazú. It’s…
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