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NBC Nightly News to Report on Peru's Melting Glaciers and Water Crisis Next Week
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Dec 1, 2009, 3:25 pm
A heads-up to viewers in the United States: My sources at NBC Nightly News tell me that an investigative report on Peru’s pending water crisis will air on the show next Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 6:30...
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Confessions of a Redhead in the Callejón: What I Learned at the Bullfights
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Nov 29, 2009, 2:49 pm
November 29’s corrida marked the penultimate bullfight of the Señor de los Milagros festival, held in Lima’s historic Plaza de Acho bullring. The last day to see bullfighting in Peru&...
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A Puppy Named Arena
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Nov 23, 2009, 8:26 pm
Last month a Weimaraner named La Bruja gave birth to six puppies including Arena (”sand”), above. La Bruja belongs to one of El Fotógrafo’s cousins who lives in Jesus María. We h...
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Argentinean Doctor on Brink of Death after Eating Pickled Vizcacha
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Nov 21, 2009, 7:53 pm
Frank Zappa once warned: Don’t eat the yellow snow. The same might be said about the vizcacha, a reclusive member of the South American bunny family that some food experts have recommended...
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Pizza at El Italiano: Two Thumbs Up
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Nov 17, 2009, 9:47 am
It’s been more than a year since I had pizza at El Italiano, a classic pizzeria/trattoria in Lima’s rough-and-tumble La Victoria neighborhood. In that time I had forgotten that El Italian...
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Thank You, Lord of the Miraculous Chocolates
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Oct 30, 2009, 4:43 pm
I was raving the other day about the chocolates and other treats made by nuns and sold at the church of the Nazarenes, in downtown Lima, where El Señor de los Milagros lives. I made myself so hungry...
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Scenes from Noche de Arte 2009, Opening Night
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Oct 24, 2009, 1:36 pm
El Híjo and I accompanied El Fotógrafo to last night’s opening of Noche de Arte, in San Isidro. The art show was held in an enormous gallery owned by a Peruvian bank, and one of the amusing...
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El Fotografo's Works in Noche de Arte Benefit Sale
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Oct 23, 2009, 4:00 pm
El Fotografo’s photographs will be among the artworks for sale at Noche de Arte 2009, which opens tonight in San Isidro (BBVA – Banco Continental, Ave. Republica de Panama 3055), from 6:30...
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Peruvian Lord of the Miracles Batting .758, Survey Says
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Oct 18, 2009, 7:46 pm
A recent poll by the University of Lima indicated that more than three-quarters of devotees of El Señor de los Milagros say the Peruvian Christ figure has answered their prayers. Nearly 76 percent &...
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Three Jacks Play Miami Tonight
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Oct 17, 2009, 1:50 pm
My bandmates The Three Jacks will be rocking downtown Miami’s Gusman Center tonight to raise funds for Jackson Memorial Hospital. Remaining tickets are on sale for $15 each, $10 for students. ...
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Afro-Peruvian Cooking Queen in Lima this Sunday
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Oct 15, 2009, 6:42 pm
Mamainé will be cooking in La Molina this Sunday. If that news doesn’t make your mouth water, then you don’t know Chincha and you don’t know El Carmen and you certainly don̵...
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Goodbye, Pastoruri
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Oct 14, 2009, 10:50 pm
Once upon a time, the easiest way for a visitor to touch ice in Peru was to climb the tourist trail to Pastoruri Glacier, a flat-topped glacier 70 km south of Huaraz. Roads from the highway made t...
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Purple Month Strikes Again
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Oct 7, 2009, 9:58 pm
It’s mes morado(purple month) again in Lima, and the faithful are dressed head-to-toe in purple clothing, a sign of their devotion to El Señor de los Milagros. This miracle-working Christ figu...
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Off to Huaraz Again — Puya Raimondi in Bloom
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Oct 3, 2009, 9:53 pm
Tomorrow morning I fly to Huaraz to help out with a U.S. network shoot about melting glaciers in Peru. I’ll be taking the group to Pastoruri, which I didn’t get to visit the last time I wa...
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Day at the Spa
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Sep 29, 2009, 10:58 pm
A perk to living in Lima is that you can have your hair cut and styled for ridiculously low prices. A salon down the street from us charges S/.20 to do a full blowout, for any length hair. That’...
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Food Businesses Boom in Peru
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Sep 26, 2009, 12:01 pm
BBC Online published an insightful overview yesterday of Peru’s booming food industries (”Food business taking off in Peru,” 9/25/09), to coincide with this weekend’s seco...
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Finnish Designer Trees Bear Fruit in Andes
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Sep 22, 2009, 9:08 am
Last week I dropped in on a very cool Finnish design exhibit being hosted at Lima’s ICPNA center. “Northern Stars” showcases more than 100 years of innovative design from Finnish des...
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Soy Andina Film Premieres on New York PBS Tonight
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Sep 20, 2009, 10:35 am
Peruvian culture will get a major public-awareness boost tonight when New York PBS stations broadcast the awarding-winning documentary Soy Andina. (Sept. 10, 10 p.m.; check local listings. The film a...
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French Fries vs. Choclo and Boiled Potatoes: Why Peruvians Aren't Fat
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Sep 15, 2009, 10:42 pm
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking this week about obesity in the United States vs. weight and nutrition in Peru. We’re currently exploring these topics in the conversation class I tea...
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Deadly Negligence: Peru's Red Cross & Cold Deaths in Andes
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Sep 6, 2009, 5:24 pm
At last count (mid August), 514 Peruvians had died of pneumonia brought on by extreme cold this year, most of them children under five. Most reasonable people would call that an emergency. Not Peru...
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Robbers Hold up NatGeo Team at Nasca Hotel (and the place where you don't want to book a room is…
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Aug 8, 2009, 5:23 pm
Great timing, criminals in southern Peru. First a Peruvian trucking company diverts 100 tons of UN rice for cold-spell victims to the black market in July. SUNAT seizes three truckloads (32 tons) of ...
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Government Extends State of Emergency in 21 Regions; More Children to Die from Cold in August
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Aug 7, 2009, 10:27 am
Peru is finally acknowledging that the humanitarian crisis caused by extreme cold in the Andes isn’t going away; the problem is getting worse. A state of emergency declared by the Peruvian gov...
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Thanks for Shout Out, NatGeo
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Aug 6, 2009, 12:31 pm
Got a minor thrill yesterday when I learned that An American in Lima is mentioned in the latest edition of National Geographic Traveler. Writing for the Sept. ‘09 Lima destination guide (”...
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AlmaZen Organic Cafe Thrives in Lima
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Aug 4, 2009, 11:45 am
I haven’t seen much of my brother-in-law El Filósofo and his wife La Orgánica lately. That’s because they are busy until 1 in the morning every day with their new vegetarian restaurant A...
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Citizen Journalists Respond to Cold Deaths in Andes
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Aug 2, 2009, 2:08 pm
Juan Arellano recently posted an excellent update on the continuing deaths of children due to extreme cold in the Andes and how reporters, bloggers and citizen journalists are responding to the hu...
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Of Poisoned Dogs, Pigeons and Fujimori
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Aug 1, 2009, 11:57 am
Many thanks to the concerned people who’ve sent their good wishes to our dog Lola, who was poisoned last week in Parque Leoncio Prad0, in Miraflores. Lola recovered thanks to the efforts of her ...
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Seven Gastronomic Wonders of Peru Contest Extended
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Jul 29, 2009, 5:28 pm
The never-ending promotional hooplah that is Las Siete Maravillas Gastronómicas del Peru has been extended an additional month, from July 25 to August 23, announced the contest’s organizers la...
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Happy, Fiestas Patrias, Peru!
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Jul 28, 2009, 12:56 pm
July 28 marks Peru’s declaration of independence from Spain in 1820, and today Peruvians are celebrating Fiestas Patrias with almuerzos, parties and plenty of booze. More than 1300 litres of pi...
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The Sport of Dog Poisoning in Peru
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Jul 26, 2009, 1:12 pm
I wish I never had to write this post, but since my Labrador nearly died from ingesting poison in a Lima park this week, I must share what I’ve learned to alert other pet owners. A surprising ...
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Peru's Politicians Lock Horns with Scientists, Deny Crisis as Water Shortage Looms
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Jul 24, 2009, 4:21 pm
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