| Usually they celebrate with generous quantities of a fermented drink called chicha, which is often made from corn. |
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| They involve music, dancing, and the consumption of alcoholic beverages such as chicha, brewed from corn. |
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| We are into our third round of chicha, a black cow is ruminating at the barn door. |
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| For example, in the Andean region of South America chicha is traditionally made from pulverized corn. |
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| These men mingled late at night in Sucre's chicha taverns after the lesser customers were shooed out. |
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| They were expected to spin and weave, pasture llamas and alpacas, work in the fields, gather firewood, make chicha, cook, and clean the house. |
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| Yesterday's winners were loitering about, looking hopeful, but the chicha had given us bellyaches, and it was time to go. |
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| Native people of Amazonia and the Sierra prepare chicha, a brew made from manioc and maize, respectively. |
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| Neighbors are offered chicha, cigarettes, and food in return for their help in the construction of a new home. |
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| They cooked and washed, men drank and played charangos, older kids whined about the rustic boredom, and Fabrizio, age five, made a first disastrous experiment with chicha. |
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| Salvador argued that when he asked for chicha, the women in the chicheria, and a man he did not know, chased him out, threw rocks at him, and beat him with sticks. |
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| Our guide wants us to see a local chicharia, a place that sells chicha. |
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| Maize is also an ingredient for drinks such as pinolillo and chicha as well as sweets and desserts. |
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| Maize was also an important crop for these people, and was used for the production of chicha, important to Andean native people. |
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| Atahualpa listened then gave one a gold cup of chicha which was not drunk and given no attention at all. |
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| However, archaeological evidence shows the Wari preferred the spicy chicha made from molle. |
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