This is a guest post in Spanish by a special Peruvian friend of mine who will be going by the alias Sciencewoman.  She will be writing articles in Spanish to start with, but eventually she will also be writing articles in English.  This article is talking about La Reserva Paisajística Nor Yauyos-Cochas, a beautiful nature reserve in Peru.  I hope you all enjoy it and learn something new about Peru.  Feel free to comment on Twitter or Patreon!

Hoy en día el Perú, no solamente es reconocido mundialmente por su gastronomía si no, por su cultura ancestral, su “Belleza natural” y a lo que me refiero son a sus Areas Naturales Protegidas, en la cual encontramos variedades de ecosistemas, microclimas, flora y fauna.

Dentro de las Areas Naturales Protegidas, encontramos varias categorías, una de estas es la Reservas Paisajística que son áreas donde se protege ambientes cuya identidad geográfica muestra una armoniosa relación entre el hombre y la naturaleza, albergando importantes valores naturales, estéticos y culturales (Ley de Areas Naturales Protegidas – Ley n°26834). Continue reading “RESERVA PAISAJISTICA NOR YAUYOS-COCHAS, BELLEZA NATURAL DEL PERU”

So a few months back I took a trip to Lima, Peru.  I stayed in a lovely Airbnb by the ocean with a wonderful view that was just a great thing to look at throughout the day.

Now I had never stayed in an Airbnb before but I choose to rent one for four reasons.   Continue reading “Why I Choose to Stay in an Airbnb in Peru”

Aji Amarillo is a yellow chili pepper common in Peru.  Much of Peruvian food uses this pepper to add flavor and heat to the dishes.  It is about as hot as a jalapeño pepper, but the burn you feel is quite different.   Jalapeños burn in the back of the throat, where aji amarillos burn mostly on the tongue making it easier to handle in my opinion.  The smell of the peppers is considered grassy, and the flavor is very unique. Continue reading “Aji Amarillo, A staple of Peruvian cooking”