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The Guy With The Shirt!
UTMB Canyons 25K race report.
Apr 29 • Nico Vera
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Decolonize Your Diet
Mar 1, 2025 • Nico Vera
Cooking for My Mom
Sep 1, 2022 • Nico Vera
Empanadas Sin Carne
Jan 1 • Nico Vera
Welcome Back to La Yapa
Feb 1, 2025 • Nico Vera
Carapulcra de Garbanzos
Afro-Peruvian chickpea stew with peanuts.
Apr 17 • Nico Vera
The Nostalgia of Inca Kola
Peru's soda is part of the national identity, at home and abroad.
Apr 10 • Nico Vera
Palta Rellena
Chickpea salad stuffed avocado.
Mar 21 • Nico Vera
Negra Soy / I Am Black
A poem by Afro-Peruvian activist, singer, and dancer Victoria Santa Cruz.
Feb 21 • Nico Vera
A Chifa Cocktail for Chinese New Year
At Museo del Pisco, one drink celebrates Lima’s Chinese-Peruvian culture.
Feb 7 • Nico Vera
From Trails to Roads
Stoked to be running for the 2026 PF&H Team!
Jan 15 • Nico Vera
Empanadas Sin Carne
Baked plant-based beef empanadas.
Jan 1 • Nico Vera
The Evolution of Pisco Trail
What I'll be writing about in the New Year.
Dec 6, 2025 • Nico Vera
Picarones
A 120-year-old recipe for Peru's doughnut-like street food fritters.
Nov 1, 2025 • Nico Vera
Pisco Trail
Pisco Trail
A personal exploration of ethnocultural connections between Peru’s creole food, art, music, dance, literature, film, and the traditions of my Quechua ancestors—while training for my next marathon.
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