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Celebrate Peru's Independence Day 2010 With Pisco!

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Next week is Peru's Independence Day on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.  And the best way to celebrate Peru's birthday is with a bottle of Pisco.  Pisco is a term from the main native language of Peru Quechua: pisqu, which means little bird. 

Developed by Spanish settlers in the sixteenth century, as a cheaper alternative to imported Orujo from Spain, it takes its name from the conical pottery in which it was originally aged, which was also the name of one of the sites where it was produced:  Pisco, in the Viceroyalty of Peru.  The first vineyards were planted in the coastal valleys in the Viceroyalty.  Even though Spain imposed many restrictions on wine production and commerce, the wine-making industry developed rapidly, such as in the Corregimiento of Ica. 

Pisco is 100% Peruvian!

Jon Bonne of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote - Humble pisco may find spot on top shelf. 

Here are a few of the top places to drink Pisco in San Francisco and celebrate Peru's Independence Day on Wednesday, July 28, 2010:

- La Mar Cebicheria Peruana

- Pisco Latin Lounge

- Limon

- Frescas

- Cantina

FIFA World Cup 2010 - Trailer!

Gasquet289 wrote ~ "World Cup 2010 trailer. This compilation that i made for the www.soccerfanbase.com CC1 is the probably last compilation before my full compilation for the SCCC5. I would like your opinions, and rate, comment this.

The Greatest Battle of them All!!, The World Cup Trailer. ?Who Will Win at South Africa? Video By anasian
Watch in High Defenicion Alta! 720p True HD!"

FIFA's Football World Cup, South Africa 2010; the first World Cup in the African continent will be the biggest televised event in world history .

 

Hugh Hefner's 84th Birthday Party At The Palms Las Vegas!

Watch Hugh Hefner as he celebrates his 84th birthday at the Palms Las Vegas, in the World Famous Playboy Club.

 

 

  

The Best Of Lima Is In Fashion 2009 - Las Mejores De Lima Esta De Moda 2009!

Castellano (Español):

Desfilaron las mejores modelos de bikini del Peru en el evento organizado por Nino Peñaloza en el gigantesco Plaza de Armas de Lima llamado "Lima Esta De Moda 2009".

English:

Peru showcasted their best bikini models in a huge event organized by Nino Peñaloza at the gigantic Plaza de Armas in Lima called "Lima Is In Fashion 2009".

Picture of Peruvian bikini & lingerie models Claudia, Delly, Maricris, Osiris (in the back), and Tilsa (up front) at this fashion show in late November 2009.

Former Miss Reef Peru 2007, Miss Reef International 2008, Miss Hawaiian Tropics Peru 2006, Miss Hawaiian Tropics International 2007, Miss Playboy Peru 2007, & Miss Playboy Latin America & Iberia (Spain & Portugal) 2008 champion from Lima, Peru - Tilsa

Tilsa

Amazon beauty from Iquitos, Peru - Claudia

Claudia

A few pictures of Maricris from Lima, former Miss Hawaiian Tropics Peru 2008

 

Maricris

 

Maricris

 

 

Live Coverage - FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 Draw!

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Check out the World Cup Final Draw Coverage to see which teams are placed into which groups.  Final draw coverage begins Friday, December 4, 2009 at 12 p.m. EST.

Source - Yahoo  Sports: 

Co-host for Friday's World Cup draw Charlize Theron played a little joke on FIFA during a rehearsal on Wednesday for the event. Says the Irish Independent:

Ms Theron, whose long-term partner is Irish actor Stuart Townsend, pulled out the 'Ireland' ball instead of a 'France' ball. But, unlike much of the rest of the world, Ms Theron was not laughing at us.

Instead, she was having a laugh at FIFA's expense after Ireland's failed bid to become the 33rd team at the event.

"Yes, she did, but it was only a joke," FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke said.

The rest of the Yahoo Sports' article -Charlize Theron plays a joke on FIFA

Favorites to win the World Cup according to CNBC before the final draw later today:

Brazil          9/2

Spain          9/2

England     6/1

Argentina 6/1

As the tournament gets closer, the odds will change a bit.  Rumors have it that the "Smart Money" will increase their wagers into the English side and their odds will change to 5/1.  As always, since the beginning of the World Cup 80 years ago at Uruguay 1930, the top four favorites to win the tournament have come from South America and Europe only.  In fact, South America has 9 World Cup wins and Europe has also 9 wins.  South America is the only region in the world to win the World Cup outside their own continent, Brazil in 1958 and 2002! 

FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 logo.

 

P.S.  South America is very strong this year with solid "Selecciones" from Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina.  Even with Argentina's problems and difficulties in qualifying to this year's tournament, they are a team that should not be taken lightly.  Individually, Argentina has the most talent and depth then any team in the world but they have the wrong head coach.  But you never know about Maradona, he has more lives than all the cats on Earth combine....    

The World Cup 2010 champion will be South American.....         

Lima Is In Fashion - Lima Esta De Moda 2009 | Bikini & Lingerie Show!

Summer time is coming soon to South America!!!

This Saturday, November 21, 2009, is the big annual bikini, trikini, and lingerie fashion show at the imposing "Plaza de Armas" in Lima, Peru call  "Desfile Lima esta de Moda 2009".  These top Peruvian models will showcase the latest in swimwear and lingerie for Verano 2009-2010 (Summer '09-'10).

The show will be lead by Peru's top and one of Latin America's premier bikini model - Tilsa.  She has won Miss Peru Hawaiian Tropic, Miss Hawaiian Tropic International, Miss Peru Reef, Miss Reef International, Miss Peru Playboy, and Miss Playboy TV Latin America & Iberia (Latin America, Spain, & Portugal) in the last two years.  In other words, Tilsa has a spectacular body that is second to none in bikini contest!!!

Pictures of Peru's 25 year old bikini beauty Tilsa:

 

 

 

A recent front page picture from the top Newspaper in Chile, El Mercurio - "Peru is in style".  An extensive report of Peru's dramatic transformation from an impoverish left wing, liberal, socialist, and dictatorship lead third-world country in the 70's and 80's to a leading capitalist power in Latin America from 1990 to the present and beyond.  The report describes Peru's emergence as a tourist, cuisine, cultural, historical, fashion, capitalist, business, and environmentally friendly world power.

This cover page showcases the giant Cathedral of Lima, the oldest cathedral in the New World, at the Plaza de Armas in Lima, Peru.           

Information about the Plaza de Armas, Lima, Peru and its panoramic views.
 

Here is the expanded panoramic view of the Plaza de Armas at NIGHT!!!

The 17th century historian Bernabe Cobo said of the Plaza de Armas in Lima, Peru:

..."it is the finest and most well-formed [plaza] that I have ever seen, even in Spain. It occupies an entire block, with the width of four streets on one side and four streets on the other, and with all four sides it measures more than two thousand feet; it is very flat..."

San Francisco's 2009 Halloween Party Guide!

via www.sfstation.com

Here are all the major Halloween parties this weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area! There are lots to choose from in this extensive guide.

Here are a few good ones:

Freak Beat Live 

The Haunted Ball

Halloween International Ball @ The W Hotel 

Skyparty's Halloween 2009

Once again, here are all the major parties: San Francisco's Halloween 2009 Party Guide

 

Picture of former San Francisco fashion model turned porn star Tera Patrick at a Halloween party in SF in 2008.

Winner Of The Miss Peru Universe 2009 Pageant - Karen Schwarz Espinoza!

Here is the new Miss Peru Universe 2009 Pageant champion - 24 year old Karen Schwarz Espinoza!  This beauty is extremely exotic, she is a "Criolla Amazonica" - a Peruvian girl of Spanish, German, and indigenous Amazonian heritage!

Look at the exotically beautiful Miss Schwarz of Amazonas, Peru sporting a spectacular figure!  Definitely a very bright, well spoken, and confident girl - a champion written all over her!!!

Karen Schwarz - Miss Peru Universe 2009.

A few single shots of Karen Schwarz Espinoza:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miss Universe 2008 Was Asked - What Wardrobe Item You Couldn't Live Without?

The current Miss Universe 2008 champion, Venezuela's stunning Dayana Mendoza was asked the following questions before she was crowned the winner last year -  "If there were one particular wardrobe item you couldn't live without, What would it be and why?

Here is Dayana Mendoza's response in her best broken English.

Here are a few pictures of the Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela:

 

 

THE 9TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO WHITE PARTY & COOL PIXS OF 2007's GALA!

Here are the info and purchase links for this Saturday's, June 20, 2009 - 9th Annual San Francisco White Party @ Ruby Skye.  

I know many of you have attended this super party over the years, but for those of you who haven't.  In the link are 339 cool pictures of SF White Party 2007 or alternatively you can see the album in the slideshow below:

Flyer

A few single pictures from the 2007 gala: