About churpa

Felisa Churpa Rosa Rogers is the daughter of Steve Rogers (of Gruntarama fame) and travel writer Tina Rosa. She grew up in rural Oregon and on the back roads of Mexico. She later attended The Evergreen State College and connived to spend every winter term "studying" in Mexico. She is now an editor and writer for The People's Guide to Mexico and ThePeoplesGuidetoMexico.com, and she writes about food and culinary history for Salon.com. Her favorite subjects are cooking, Mexican history, and hammock culture. She lives in the Oregon Coast Range with her husband Rich Peterson; they escape to Mexico whenever possible.