Chewing The Coca

Champions League Final – Inca Trail Style

chewingthecoca — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:52:39 +0000

Our guide searches for a signal. Moments later joyful shouts of Goooooooooooooooooool de Messi, Gol de Barcelona would punctuate the silence of the mountains. Tagged: Inca Trail, Peru, Radio

Machu Picchu Stars On The Shirt Of Cusco’s Cienciano

chewingthecoca — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:36:02 +0000

Peruvian Primera Division side Cienciano have unveiled their new shirt for 2012, which features an image of the World famous Incan site of Machu Picchu on its front, along with the inscription ‘Machu Picchu, Maravilla del Mundo’ (Machu Picchu, Wonder of the World). The Cusco based side have continued the Incan theme on the back …

Altitude of 2012 Copa Libertadores Clubs

chewingthecoca — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:13:07 +0000

With the qualifying round for the 2012 Copa Libertadores due to kick off next week, above is a breakdown of the elevation at which each of the clubs play. Perhaps unsurprisingly it is the three Bolivian clubs that dominate the top end of the scale, with Real Potosi’s Estadio Victor Agustin Ugarte winning out at …

Junior Claim Seventh Colombian Title With Penalty Shootout Win Over Once Caldas

chewingthecoca — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:35:54 +0000

It was third time lucky for Atletico Junior as after twice losing championship finals to Once Caldas – in 2003 and 2009 – they finally overcame their regular tormentors 4-2 on penalties to secure the 2011 Torneo Finalizacion title on Wednesday evening. Junior, leading 3-2 from the first leg, travelled to Manizales knowing that a …

Deportivo Quito Are The 2011 Champions of Ecuador

chewingthecoca — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:35:20 +0000

A late Matias Alustiza strike helped Deportivo Quito to their third Ecuadorian Serie A title in four years as they defeated Emelec 1-0 in Quito on Saturday, giving them a 2-0 aggregate victory in the championship decider. Having triumphed in Guayaquil, Deportivo Quito were clear favourites back on home soil at the altitude of Quito …

Peru: Juan Aurich Grab First Ever Title Win With Penalty Shootout Victory Over Alianza Lima

chewingthecoca — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:06:38 +0000

Juan Aurich emerged victorious after 300+ minutes of football to claim their first ever Peruvian league title with a penalty shootout win over Alianza Lima on Wednesday in the third, deciding, match in the title playoff. El Ciclon del Norte had finished three points shy of Alianza in the regular season, but reacted strongly to …

Bolivian League Average Age – Comparisons with Europe + Other South American Leagues

chewingthecoca — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:59:37 +0000

There has been a lot of doom and gloom in Bolivia recently regarding the fact that very few young players are coming through the ranks and challenging for places in a national team that many feel has become stale and is in need of fresh blood. In response to this, I decided to calculate the …

Williams F1 Are Not The Only Sporting Beneficiaries of PDVSA’s Largesse

chewingthecoca — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:09:35 +0000

News broke on Friday that the Venezuelan Congress were undertaking an investigation into the sponsorship of the Williams Formula One team by the state-owned oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., better known as PDVSA. Congressman Carlos Ramos wrote to Williams in an attempt to obtain a copy of the contract between PDVSA and the team, …

Your Search Queries Answered: How Much Does Jefferson Farfan Earn Each Game?

chewingthecoca — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:40:58 +0000

This attempted series of articles never really got going despite a promising opening piece on ‘How Did Jhasmani Campos Get Hurt?’. Many of the search queries that followed were either already covered by the content on the site or were so incomprehensible that it was hard to fathom exactly how to answer. This ones a …

Colombia Coach Alvarez Names Squad For Venezuela and Argentina Qualifiers

chewingthecoca — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:03:42 +0000

Colombia coach Leonel Alvarez has named his 24-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers at home to Venezuela and Argentina. Carlos Darwin Quintero of Santos Laguna in Mexico, PAOK Thessaloniki midfielder Diego Arias and Gerardo Vallejo of Deportes Tolima are the main new faces in the squad. Racing Club playmaker Giovanni Moreno misses out, …