Documents that would support the Peruvian origin of pisco are registered with UNESCO

( Spanish) – The government of Peru announced that documents were registered with UNESCO that support the thesis of the Peruvian origin of pisco.

These are manuscripts dated between the years 1587 and 1613 that, according to the Peruvian authorities, were found in the basements of the General Archive of the Nation and, after their restoration, they establish 1587 as the oldest date of production of pisco and the Peruvian origin of the distilled beverage.

These documents mention the production of grape liquor in its territory and the constitution of companies dedicated to its shipment from the port of Magdalena de Pisco to other places on the continent, which reinforces the thesis of the designation of origin of this drink related to the city. from Pisco, south of Lima.

On December 16, a ceremony will be held in which the certificate of registration with the Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean of the “UNESCO Memory of the World” program will be delivered to the Peruvian authorities.

The registration of these documents is part of the dispute that Peru and Chile have waged for years over the designation of origin of the spirit drink.