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Huaca Pucllana
A unique experience in Peru
Peruvian gastronomy is the result of a long and historic fusion with different influences. Dishes which have survived since the pre-Inca times and the Inca times are part of this cultural richness. Visiting Lima is a bit getting to know this variety, as you can try food from different regions of the country in both their traditional way and the fusion one. Alba Paloma Carrillo
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Courtesy Huaca Pucllana
t Lima, inside the archeological complex of Huaca Pucllana, ancient ceremonial and administrative centre of Lima culture, from Vth century, we can find the restaurant Huaca Pucllana, serving from traditional dishes following grandmother’s recipes, to creative stews coming up from the chef Marilú’s ideas, always with the base of the traditional Peruvian cooking’s flavor, but presented with a much more friendly style towards today’s world. “Contemporary cooking” is the restaurant’s proposal, as Mister Arturo Rubio, owner of the place, told us.
The restaurant is nearly ten years old, and its owners have changed in this time, but it has always kept a unique model regarding the administration, as being in a historic setting commits it to enhance it, to which it designates a part of its sales. And it really worths it. The sight from the main room towards the archeological monument is great, and it is remarkable how well cared it is.. About the traditional food that we can found at the restaurant, Rubio told us that they are their own recipes, saved from the memories of food