Thursday, September 3, 2015

The Peruvian Cuisine - "The greatest way to experience a new culture is through food"




Welcome Dinner    Sea Bass Ceviche at Senorio de Sulco Restaurant

Lomo Saltado-traditional Peruvian Dish

Tacu Tacu a lo pobre




Chocolate Cake-Greatest dessert ever

Dessert options at Costanera 700

Ceviche at Callo's Home Restaurant

Callo's Home made "sudadito"soup a.k.a. sweat fish soup


La Rosa Nautica Dinner

Ceviche appetizer platter @ La Rosa Nautica


"Causa"-Peruvian mashed potato and seafood center





Costazul -award winning ceviche restaurant around the corner from hotel



Team Bravo experiencing the direct impact of Peru Champs and the love of soccer on Sporting Cristal's grounds.  The Innova School is shown in the background of this picture.



Gallito (C. Allaire) and Guapo (S. Lindemann) pose for a picture in a YOGA position called Dancer's Pose.  This pitch is where the Professional Soccer Team practices daily.  Yoga helped reduce the stresses of the project and travels.  Thank you YOGI MASTER Christian for the lessons that all of team Bravo enjoyed.


During our visit from Dr. Massoud (Left), he was asked to do a press conference in Sporting Cristal's press room.  El Chino (Carlos) on the right was asked to join him.


 
After a long week of 'Full Activity', Christian is pictured showing the drain of no Starbuck's four shot Americano's. 





(RIGHT) Dr. Massoud delivering a great toast.




Amazing Bar at the Sab Miller tasting room where we as a group got to taste their product after a great brewery tour.


Team Bravo posing with a local Peruvian at the Museo de Catacumbas.  WE WIN!!! #LimaCityGames



Another great pic with a local Peruvian for the City Games Challenge.  Guapo what are you doing? 


Team Bravo catching the bus to continue our success of smashing our competition in the Lima City Games Challenge.  Picture includes our resident gangster Gallito (C. Allaire) and our photographer Javier.  #Winners4Life





















(Left) - Our Champions and Client Sporting Cristal wearing their new yellow uniforms.  Thanks goes out to Vincenzo for being a great host and providing us with such great seats and experience at our first Peruvian Soccer match.  Go La Raza Celeste!!
(Right) - Don't wear your belt to a Peruvian soccer match as you have to take it off at the entrance.  Good luck finding your belt, thanks goes out to Monica for gathering our belts and putting them in the Bus for safe keeping.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015


A long flight from San Francisco to Mexico City and then finally to Lima, Peru. The picture above to the right is overlooking the the biggest city in the world, in terms of area, better known as Mexico City. 

A word of advice when traveling, arrive early and take of everything that is metal based when going through security, as well as listen and read the instructions. Our Chinese superstar Xiang Li, had an "interesting" experience at every airport on the way to Lima. 


The view from casa Hoopes y Guapos at Hotel Dazzler. 




The welcome dinner was top-notch, with a wide variety of foods and spirits which of both just kept coming. 


The yoga meister Christian "Gallito" Allaire, found a spiritual connection with like minded individuals on the local train. They came to be be called the "Spiritual Four" 






 Pictures from the visit at 3M and the notorious boxed lunch, enough to feed a small person. Which 3 of the team members of Team Bravo could not be classified as. 



Christian "Gallito" remained happy and alive throughout the trip due to the easy access of Starbucks. 



What a regular lunch could look like. Ceviche and another unknown dish enjoyed with Chicha Morada (an ancient Inca Indian drink).


The Adidas store changed their appearance completely to represent Sporting Cristal. 

Friday, August 21, 2015

Final Presentations

Today 8/21/2015 was the long awaited culmination of our trip when we presented our findings to our client Club Sporting Cristal. At the Dazzler hotel conference room each team was able to see the others presentations while they waited for their turn.

We presented to our client Carlos Benavides Escardo, the General Manager of Club Sporting Cristal and Andres Vitale a representative from the Austral Group who helped us coordinate throughout the trip.

We then had a delicious dinner with all the clients at Restaurant Cala in the Barranco district of Lima to celebrate.
Club Sporting Cristal
Austral Travel Group

Client Carlos Benavides Escardo, Team Bravo's Sebastian, Andres Vitale




View from restaurant




Final Dinner Toast

Christian a.k.a. (Gallito) a.k.a. The Yoga Teacher, was styling with his sophisticated wine expert partner in crime, Mr. Fantastic. 



Final Update: Sporting Cristal are the Champions!

The Sporting Cristal soccer club tied rival Universitario de Deportes on Sunday to win the Opening Tournament of Peru’s professional soccer league. Having won the second tournament of the year, Sporting Cristal secured a place in the national semifinals for the 2015 Decentralized Championship (which they won in 2014).


Congratulations to La Raza Celeste!