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Ricky Martin is back in the news. but no new album from the three-time Latin Grammy winner — this time, Ricky’s making headlines for cyber smacking a woman. Allow us to explain. In a recent interview with Peru21, Cindy Mejia, aka Miss Peru, made some controversial comments about gay children: (translated) “In my case, the Read More
Summertime means more family time, and for Latinos, this family often extends across national borders. Fellow Book of the Month members may remember the following lines: “Every summer Santo Domingo slaps the Diaspora engine into reverse, yanks back as many of its expelled children as it can…Like someone had sounded a general reverse evacuation order: Read More
When you saw his pasty pale-skinned face, your eyes became glued to TV. You debated his innocence as if he was O.J. Simpson. Blowhards, from Nancy Grace to me to Dr. Phil kept track of his every movement. He is Joran van der Sloot, and ever since his high profile role in the disappearance of Natalee Read More
Friday Night Cocktails Both Chile and Peru lay claim to the pisco sour, a popular drink made with lime juice, pisco, egg white and bitters. The roots of this drink date back to the 16th century and colonial rule. The drink is so popular in Peru that they have been celebrating a national pisco sour Read More
Friday Night Cocktails Cocktail de Algarrobina (Algarrobina Cocktail) If you like sweet drinks, you’ll be in paradise with this cold cocktail. It contains algarrobina, pisco and condensed milk. The Pisco Sour is by far, the most popular pisco cocktail in Peru and elsewhere, but you must also meet his “sister,” the Algarrobina Cocktail. Algarrobina is Read More