Catching a Cab at Jorge Chavez Int’l Airport in Lima
I’m writing a short series on public transportation “on another network” so to speak. Rather than repeating all the information here, I thought it would be groovy to simply link to the information. I hope this is super helpful to anyone who comes to visit Lima – and if you have tips for travelers, feel [...]
World Tourism Day
Did you know today was World Tourism Day? It’s actually the 30th anniversary of this day which has been set aside to commemorate tourism and diversity throughout the world. Each year, the day has celebrated a different theme, like eco-tourism, tolerance and communication. This year, the theme is Biodiversity. Wow – there is no better [...]
Popcorn!
You know what’s good? Cheese grits! Ok, that’s an inside joke and a whole other post sometime – but for the month of October (which starts next week!) what’s good is popcorn! October is Popcorn month, it seems. I’m not sure who decided on that, but we love popcorn around here so we’re just gonna [...]
Causa con Pollo
Image by MarcoIE via Flickr Now that we’ve learned a little about potatoes, let’s make something with them! Causa is one of my very favorite Peruvian dishes. It’s made by mashing yellow potatoes (papas amarillas) and then layering or filling them jelly roll style with … well, whatever you like. There is causa filled with [...]
Receiving packages from SerPost
Image by Smithsonian Institution via Flickr Serpost is the Peruvian postal service – and it seems every one has different experiences with them. Some people claim that they have dozens of packages that never arrive, while other say the service is exemplary. I’ve always been in the group that has received great service – even [...]
Finding Books in Peru
I’ve mentioned before that I hang out on the Expat Peru website quite a bit – actually, I’m one of the moderators of the forum. Something that comes up very frequently on our forums is the problems people have with finding English reading material here in Peru. For those of us in Lima, a lot [...]
More Peruvian Potatoes
Last time, I wrote about three of the most popular potatoes eaten in Peru. But there are literally 100s of different potatoes in this country, so those three were barely scratching the surface. Here are a few other potatoes that you can find in Peruvian markets and grocery stores. Papa ccompis – this is a [...]
Peruvian Potatoes
Image by Carolina Murga via Flickr When I was young and learning to cook, a potato was just a potato. Sure, I knew there were different types of potatoes, but I didn’t really think much of it, other than buying big baking potatoes for baking, and small red-skinned for salads or corned beef and taters. [...]
Quinoa Soup – Sopa de Quinua
Image via Wikipedia The Incas really knew what they were doing when it came to nutrition. Quinoa (or quinua) was a major part of their diet, second only to the potato. They held it sacred, and called it the ‘mother of all grains’. The truth is that quinoa isn’t actually a grain. Grains come from [...]
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