Till The Money Runs Out

Drinking in the Desert

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Thank you Nick Biller for titling this post 🙂

The area surrounding Ica (the big city) and Huacachina (the mini oasis clustered around a green lagoon) is known for its Pisco bodegas.

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As Peru is known for its national alcohol (pisco) and national drink (pisco sour), visiting this region is a li’l like being in the heart, or at least the liver of the country.

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Pisco is a strong (about 45% alcohol content), distilled, grape brandy that has been made in Peru since the 1500’s- when the Spanish settlers made it in an attempt to get drunk more cheaply than they could on imported Spanish Brandy.
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Good job “the Spanish” Pisco still works and is still cheap.

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Jenny

I think of California as officially "home" but can usually be found a lot closer to the equatorial belt. After finishing a Masters program in 2011 I found myself trying to decide between a couple of different high-powered career options. I decided I wasn't quite ready to "grow up" and went with an entirely different plan which involved selling off everything I owned with my partner Tom and buying a one-way ticket to Colombia. Our plan was to travel "Till The Money Ran Out" and then go home to start our grown-up lives. Instead, we started our own app development company on the road and have been criss-crossing the globe, traveling, working, eating spicy food and refusing to "grow up" ever since. You can find me on Twitter, , Facebook or send me a message using our About Us page.

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2 Responses

  1. Rebeca says:
    July 4, 2011 at 11:46 am

    Whats up, guys!! So excited to read these great posts, and so glad I had no idea you were going on a buggy ride until you were safely done! I did that with Luis in Brazil- totally crazy. It looks amazing in Ica.

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