Ultimos Posts 1. 19/09/2008 09:34 - Peruvian food pictures: the sky room at hotel crillón For decades, the Hotel Crillón, on Lima's once-stately Avenida Nicolas de Piérola, popularly known as La Colmena or The Beehive, was the grande-dame of Lima's hotels. The Hotel Crillón has been closed for many years now, in part due to family squabbles, as well as the evolving face and demographics of Lima's historical center. But during its apogée , there was no more a chic addres... 2. 14/09/2008 02:01 - Peruvian food video: street stall black clam ceviche Peru is all about the street food. I admit, I sometimes chicken out, but I promise: if I lived in Peru, I would be less wary (and when I did, I was). Especially of a Peruvian food stall as tempting as this one. In this video, elwayqui visits a street stall in the vicinity of the main entry to the Bellavista Market in El Callao (near the corner of Avenida Faucett with Avenida Venezu... 3. 10/09/2008 02:57 - How to eat ceviche in lima This excellent article , by traveler, writer, and photographer Nicholas Gill, recently appeared at the online travel magazine, World Hum , chockablock with "travel dispatches from a shrinking planet", and part of the Travel Channel family. World Hum describes itself as a magazine interested "not on destinations, but on the journey; on travel in the broadest sense of the word. [A ma... 4. 06/09/2008 02:46 - Off topic: yma sumac video THE voice. No more need be said.... 5. 04/09/2008 07:58 - A peruvian food story in quechua: iskay hawas ruruchamanta Photo: Mundo Quechua In Peru, habas are broad beans, also known as fava beans, or in Latin, vicia faba . Originally from Asia and Africa, this ancient crop traveled to Europe and then crossed the Atlantic during the Columbian exchange , eventually reaching Andean Peru. In the Andes, habas are now considered a traditional food. They are often boiled in their skins and half the fun i... | Estadisticas Posicion del Blog en Nuestro Ranking Hits Semanales Hits Mensuales |