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Chicha de Jora

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The figure on the left side of the entrance to this Inca bar, part of a walled compound that includes living quarters, a bar, a room for the Guinea pigs (a domestic food source), a small room for the sale of homemade souvenirs, a small court yard with a few local gaming contraptions,and a small area for growing corn and potatoes, advertises Chicha de Jora, a homemade alcoholic drink. Chicha de Jora is a local beer made by germinating maize, extracting the malt sugars, boiling the wort, and fermenting it in large vessels, usually earthen ware vats. Chcicha de Jora is traditionally made with Jora corn from the Andes. It is a pale straw color, has a slightly milky appearance, and has a slightly sour aftertaste. It is drunk either young and sweet, or mature and strong. It usually has about a 2% alcohol content. Chicha de Jora has been prepared and consumed in communities throughout the Andes for millennia. The Inca used Chicha for ritual purposes and consumed it in vast quantities during religious festivals. Mills in which it was probably made were found at Machu Picchu. In recent years however, the traditionally prepared Chicha is becoming increasingly rare. Only in a small number of towns and villages in Bolivia, Peru, Equator, Colombo, Costa Rica, is it still prepared. (Sources: Tourguide, Wikpedia). This Inca bar is located in a small village along the road between Urubamba and Chinchero, Sacred Inca Valley, Peru. The owner, a woman, is preparing a new batch everyday, and serves it in 1 Liter containers. This picture was taken on 27 August 2014, Sig...

Comments (21)


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jocko500

11:57PM | Sun, 26 October 2014

look like you have to drink a lot of it to pass out haahhaha. cool shot

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junge1

12:01AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

It is consumed in large quantities the chance of passing out is slim lol!

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starship64

12:39AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

What a cool place! Great picture.

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giulband

1:25AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

Beautiful picture !

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farmerC

4:27AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

Shining shot.

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ontar1

5:11AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

That is cool, thanks for the info, outstanding capture!

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jayfar

6:40AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

I like the shot and very interesting reading Sig.

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drifterlee

6:52AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

Very interesting shot and walls.

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casmindo

7:17AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

I would think this would be a must see when visiting there! Nice

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Faemike55

7:51AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

Very cool capture and great information very interesting art work

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junge1

8:59AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

If I had traveled on my own I would have missed this. I am glad the tour company included this. There were no other tourists there while we stopped. It was sort of out of the way!

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Cyve

9:37AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

Fantastic capture !

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virginiese

10:06AM | Mon, 27 October 2014

Great capture. I love these paintings on the wall ! Thanks for the informations too !

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emmecielle

1:08PM | Mon, 27 October 2014

Very interesting info and image! Great capture! :)

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flavia49

6:59PM | Mon, 27 October 2014

fabulous picture

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CavalierLady

9:30AM | Tue, 28 October 2014

Fascinating shot and narrative!

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bobrgallegos

5:33PM | Tue, 28 October 2014

Outstanding capture and great informative narrative!!!!

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auntietk

7:56PM | Tue, 28 October 2014

I like the asymmetrical doorway and the geometric pattern. Glad you got to stop!

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kgb224

3:52AM | Wed, 29 October 2014

Superb capture my friend. God bless.

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debbielove

8:18AM | Sat, 01 November 2014

Think I could even handle 2% mate lol Though, not sure I could manage Guinea Pig! Although I don't S'pose it looks at all like a live one when dished up.. Neat shot and great info Rob

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danapommet

8:50PM | Sun, 14 December 2014

I like the primitive artwork on the outside and fascinating info Sig, about 'Chicha de Jora'!


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