Pachamama arrived at Beatas Street in 2016, when Peruvian cuisine still sounded like an absolute novelty in the Center. Cristina González, from Malaga, and Carlos Chávez, Peruvian, met in Lima for professional reasons and decided to return to Malaga to raise … a project in itself quite rare at the time: drinks, snacks and Creole recipes which quickly slipped into the neighborhood’s gastronomic agenda.
The concept, which began modestly, developed as guests returned. What started with cocktails and small bites eventually grew into a larger menu, with chomemade lasicos that many customers said had been “transported to Peru.” This desire led them, years later, to consider taking a more important step.
A transfer that did not go as planned
At the end of last year, with a full house for several days and a loyal community behind it, The couple decided to move to a larger premises in the Atarazanas area. The plan was to keep the original Beatas as the beverage space and move most of the restaurant to the new location. But the reality was different: transfer did not work and, after a few months, they had to close Olozaga and return to their first location.
A return which, far from stabilizing the situation, it only delayed the inevitable. The economic and commercial situation ended up outweighing the desire to continue. Last December, they announced the closure of the original site, the one that started it all.
Terrace of La Pachamama restaurant
A farewell with the door ajar
On social networks, the La Pachamama team said goodbye with a message mixing nostalgia and hope. They speak of a “break” and the intention to rebuild the project to come back later, when the scenario is good.
Nearly a decade later, this little Peruvian who paved the way for the Center is closing his stage. There is no date for their return, but they maintain the intention of returning when they can, and when their bodies and wallets allow it.
For now, The kitchen at La Pachamama turned off its stoves this Monday. And it leaves an important mark: that of the restaurant which introduced many Malagasians to Peruvian cuisine when no one else was offering it in the city center.