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Gastón Acurio Jaramillo (born October 30, 1967) is a Peruvian chef and ambassador of Peruvian cuisine. He owns several restaurants in various countries, and is the author of several books. In Peru, he is the host of a television program and contributes to culinary magazines. [1] [2]
Gaston Acurio, chef [36] Lady Bardales; Analí Cabrera (1959–2011), actress, vedette, and athlete [37] Jorge Chávez, airplane pilot [38] Raúl Chávez Sarmiento, math prodigy, second youngest bronze, silver, gold medalist at the International Mathematical Olympiad; Alicia Delgado, folk singer; Virgilio Martínez Véliz, chef [39]
Peruvian cuisine reflects local practices and ingredients including influences mainly from the indigenous population, including the Andean and Amazonian cuisine, and cuisines brought by immigrants from Europe (Spanish cuisine and Italian cuisine), Asia (Chinese cuisine and Japanese cuisine), and Africa (Maghrebi cuisine and West African cuisine).
The term “power walking” might make you think of days past, but I’ll say it: It’s so back.Walking in general is beyond popular right now because this low-impact exercise has a bunch of ...
Papa a la huancaína (literally, Huancayo style potatoes) is a Peruvian appetizer of boiled potatoes in a spicy, creamy sauce made of queso fresco (fresh white cheese) and sautéed or grilled ají amarillo (yellow Peruvian pepper), red onion and garlic, all traditionally ground or pounded in a batán.
Claudio Pizarro, former captain of the Peru national football team. Football is the most popular sport in Peru. [30] [31] Football in Peru is governed by the Peruvian Football Federation (PFF), which organizes the men's and women's national teams.
Title page of a 1929 edition of El Perú. El Perú: Itinerarios de Viajes is an expansive written work covering a variety of topics in the natural history of Peru, written by the prominent Italian-born Peruvian geographer and scientist Antonio Raimondi in the latter half of the 19th century.
Quechua is the second language of Peru, in terms of number of speakers. It is the official language in areas where it is the dominant language, even though from a linguistic point of view, it's a family of related languages. (Ethnologue assigns separate language codes to more than 25 varieties of Quechua in Peru.)