preceding the present Peruvian gastronomic revolution. He also had his own gastronomic/astrological radio program at Radio 1160 for a year and a half, together with his sister, the Peruvian cuisine chef teaching at Cordon Bleu Peru, Gloria Hinostroza. He crowned his gastronomic period publishing a luxury Peruvian cuisine book "Primicias de Cocina Peruana" (Everest, 2005) including -besides some of the best Peruvian recipes with full color photographs- a very illustrative 100 page essay about the history of Peruvian cuisine, which he claims, started in 1492, when Columbus actually arrived on South American soil looking for exotic spices... The book was awarded three international prizes (Spanish National Gastronomic Academy in 2005 -2nd place-, Gourmand Award 2006, Latin Book Award NY 2006 -2nd place-). Writing and poetry In 1987, he was awarded the first place in Juan Rulfo International Short Story Award for "El Benefactor". In 1994 he published "Fata Morgana" and in 1997 he won the national "Arte Nuevo" prize for his play "Cuadrando el Círculo", a comedy which traveled throughout Peru and had an audience of over 75.000 viewers. In 2001, he published his short stories book "Cuentos de Extremo Occidente" and in 2005, after a long poetic silence, "Memorial de Casa Grande". In June 2006, "Extensión de la Palabra" was published by Mexican group Aldus, an anthology of his poetry, theater and short stories. In 2007, Visor Editores from Spain published his "Poesía Completa". In 2009, he was granted the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. In July 2012, Tribal Editores published "Pararrayos de Dios", a compendium of short chronicles where he describes a series of juicy personal experiences with some reputed deceased Peruvian poet-colleagues. In November 2013, he was awarded the National Award of Culture 2013, Category Career, by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture and PetroPeru. Hinostroza died at the age of 75 on November 1, 2016, leaving 7 unpublished books. Awards 1972 Maldoror Poetry Award, Barcelona, Spain, "Contranatura" 1987 First prize, Juan Rulfo International Short Story Award, Paris, France, "The Benefactor" 1997 Arte Nuevo Theatre Award, Lima, Peru, "Squaring the circle" 2006 Gourmand Award Best Foreign Language Book, Peking, China, "Primicias de Cocina Peruana" 2007 National Gastronomic Academy, 2nd prize, Madrid, Spain, "Primicias de Cocina Peruana" 2007 Latino Book Awards, 2nd prize, New York, USA, "Primicias de Cocina Peruana" 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship, Washington, DC, USA 2013 National Award of Culture 2013, Category Career, Lima, Peru Poetry "PROBLEMAS CON BRABANCIO"; "LOS