“…Piscos, which is the name of birds…” Pedro Cieza de Leon, General Chronicle of Peru, 1550. “There are some small bir...ds… called Pichiu…” Garcilaso de la Vega, Royal Commentaries, 1609. “Pisco could more than a Peruvian word, native that generally means bird for the name of the Port that exports it, a made famous Brandy” Juande Arona, Diccionario de Peruanisimos, 1884 In...