The Peru national football team represents Peru in international football. The national team has been organized, since 1927, by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF). The FPF constitutes one of the 10 members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). Peru has won the Copa América twice and qualified for FIFA World Cup finals five times ; it also participated in the 1936 Olympic football competition and has reached the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The team plays most of its home matches at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, the country's capital.
A pisco sour is an alcoholic cocktail of Peruvian origin that is typical of the cuisines from Chile and Peru. The drink's name comes from pisco, which is its base liquor, and the cocktail term sour, in reference to sour citrus juice and sweetener components. The Peruvian pisco sour uses Peruvian pisco as the base liquor and adds freshly squeezed lime juice, simple syrup, ice, egg white, and Angostura bitters. The Chilean version is similar, but uses Chilean pisco and pica lime, and excludes the bitters and egg white. Other variants of the cocktail include those created with fruits like pineapple or plants such as coca leaves.
La Prensa is a frequently used name for newspapers in the Spanish-speaking world
José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón is a Peruvian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the manager of Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo.
A salchipapa or salchipapas is a fast food dish commonly consumed as street food. The dish's name is a portmanteau of the Spanish words "salchicha" (sausage) and "papa" (potato). Salchipapas typically consist of thinly sliced pan-fried beef sausages and French fries, mixed together with a savory coleslaw on the side. The dish is served with different sauces, such as ketchup and mustard, crema de aceituna, along with aji or chili peppers. Sometimes a fried egg or cheese is added on top; it can also come with tomato and lettuce, and is occasionally garnished with oregano.
Delfín Quishpe is an Indigenous Quechua Ecuadorian singer-songwriter, celebrity, performing in a style he calls "Andean techno-folklore". His popularity largely comes from the comical nature of his music. Quishpe's song "Torres Gemelas" remains the song that has received most attention.. He is currently the mayor of his Hometown Guamote since May 2019.
The Media of Peru includes a variety of different types of media, including television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based web sites. Much of the print-based media in Peru is over a century old, with some newspapers even dating back to the time of independence.
Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce was a Spanish sailor and military man who was Governor of Chile between May 1625 and December 1629.
Argentina–Peru relations are foreign relations between Argentina and Peru. Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 10, 1822. Argentina has an embassy in Lima. Peru has an embassy in Buenos Aires, 3 general consulates and 2 honorary consulates.
Canelazo is a hot alcoholic beverage consumed in the Andean highlands of Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and northern Argentina.
The Rumichaca Bridge is the principal highway passage between Colombia and Ecuador. The bridge is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the city of Ipiales, Colombia and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the city of Tulcán, Ecuador. The bridge is located in the Andes at an elevation of 2,763 metres (9,065 ft). The Pan-American Highway crosses the bridge.
Don Agustín Maria Muñoz y de Borbon, 1st Duke of Tarancón, Grandee of Spain was the eldest son of Maria Christina, Regent of Spain, and of her morganatic husband Agustín Fernando Muñoz, 1st Duke of Riánsares.
Jason Cuthbert Day del Solar, is a Peruvian actor. He currently stars as the protagonist of Playing with Fire, a Telemundo-Netflix series.
The 2014 Torneo del Inca is the 2nd season of the Peruvian domestic cup. A total of 16 teams are competing in the tournament from the 2014 Torneo Descentralizado. The Torneo del Inca began on February 14 and is scheduled to end on May 21.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lima, Peru.
The America Group of Daily Newspapers is a consortium of 11 major newspapers in Latin America. GDA was founded in 1991 by O Globo (Brazil), La Nación (Argentina), El Mercurio (Chile), El Tiempo (Colombia), El Comercio (Ecuador), La Prensa Gráfica, El Universal (México), El Comercio (Peru), El Nuevo Día, El País (Uruguay), and El Nacional (Venezuela), including these newspapers and their magazines. GDA only has one member in each country. Brazilian newspaper Zero Hora was originally also part of GDA.
The Ecuador Open Quito was a men's tennis event on the ATP Tour held in the Ecuadorean capital of Quito. Begun in 2015, it was part of the ATP 250 Series. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts. The event replaced the Chile Open.
Anti-Venezuelan sentiment also known as Antivenezuelanism and Venezuelanophobia refers to hostile sentiment toward the nation of Venezuela and/or its people. The phenomenon has intensified in the 2010s, due to the Venezuelan refugee crisis.
