Let me talk to you about one of my favorites drinks: “Pisco sour”.
Pisco (from Quechua: pisqu, “little bird”) is an alcoholic brandy-like liquor distilled from grapes (40-45% alcohol).
Pisco sour is the national peruvian drink, containing Pisco , lime juice, egg whites, simple syrup, and regional bitters.
Here is the recipe I normally use to make 2 to 3 servings of this wonderful drink:
- 3/4 cup pisco
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 egg white
In a blender, whirl 8 ice cubes, egg white & sugar, then add pisco and lime juice, whirl until smooth (you’ll no longer hear the ice cracking against the side of the blender) and serve straight up with a wedge of lime.
I saw the newest movie few days ago, excited to know that this time they were going to talk about my country.
It may be a fiction movie, but I honestly think that every director, writer or whoever is in charge of the plot, should do their homework and learn more about the culture, the people, the music, and most of all the geography of the country they will talk about in their movies.
I mean we are talking about “professionals” who will get paid millions for making good movies for the audience. And I think that audience and fans deserve better.
Here a few of the unbelievable mistakes from the last Indiana Jones movie:
-The Nazca Lines are located in Nazca- Peru a west coast city, and not in Cuzco a south-east city, as they say in the movie.
-The music that is played while they landed in Peru, at an airport that doesn’t exist, is a Mexican “ranchera” music.
-In the movie Indiana mention that he learned Quechua (a native Peruvian language spoken by the Incas) from Pancho Villa, a Mexican revolution hero.
-The pyramid of Chichen Itza is located in Mexico and not in the Peruvian jungle.
Anyway I can go on with the list, but I dont want to ruin the “magic” of the Indy’s movies.
In my opinion, I wont recommend the movie because I think they don’t respect the audience enough to get a 3rd grade History book or to “google” it and study more about my beautiful country and my culture.
Juan Diego Florez a peruvian tenor, is one of the most recent names to appear on the international opera scene, yet he is already making a name for himself as one of the most important tenors of today. Florez is a curious talent with an extraordinary agile voice and by many considered the most solid tenor around.
In Florez, opera critics have seen the lost link to the great tenors of the past and marvel at his stylish singing and the solid evenness of his instrument.
The 35-year-old tenor, who has been called the successor of Luciano Pavarotti, is featured in the New York Times following his history making solo encore, something not done since Pavarotti performance in 1994.
The Times have called it “one of those thrilling moments that opera impresarios live for.”
“It was Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez as the lovesick Tonio who brought the crowd to its feet late in Act 1 on Monday night by sailing with ease through the nine high Cs in the aria, “Ah! mes amis…Pour mon ame” — and then singing it a second time.”
Located in Cuzco-Peru, the ruins of Machu Picchu (quechua for Old Mountain) are one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world.
Also known as ‘The Lost City of the Incas’ Machu Picchu is a wonderful place that is a must see, a must feel and a must enjoy! I’ve been there and the experience cannot be expressed in words…
I must say that there is nothing like soccer, I’ve been in an american football game before and i liked it, its just that it will never be the same emotion, the same feeling of seeing your country (La blanquiroja!) playing again other teams, sometimes we win, most of the times we lose hahaha, but I love my country, I love my team, and I will always cheer for them, and I will always be proud of wear my peruvian jersey…the next World Cup will be in 2010 this time in South Africa, so here it is a video that Coca Cola made to cheer on the team.
