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31 December, 2009 14:49:20
Vote on the Best Of Peru in 2009!
LivinginPeru.com
There's less than 12 hours left in 2009! Quick, it's time to assess the best of the year. RPP.com is having a vote on categories like person of the year, Peruvian soccer team of the year, chef of the year, cumbia song of the year and more. We recommend that you all take a moment to enter LoMejor2009.pe to vote.
Here's where things stand as of 1:45 p.m., Dec. 31, 2009.
30 December, 2009 00:06:32
Kids Activities in Lima for Summer 2010
LivinginPeru.com
Here are ten activities to keep the kids in Lima busy during the summer. Know of any more? Send 'em in to editor@livinginperu.com, or place a comment below with detailed information.
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ
Where: Av. Universitaria 1801 San Miguel
Experimental Chemistry Workshop
The objective of this workshop is to introduce kids between the ages of 7 and 14 to the basic principles of Chemistry. Kids will be made to perform a series of simple experiments that hopefully will awaken their interest to science. Among these experiments are the violet volcano, the sugar monster, the invisible ink, and many more.
When: February 15 - February 26
Info: 626-2000 annex 4256, 4210 and 4211, evadill@pucp.edu.pe, fsolis@pucp.edu.pe
KALIMBÁ
Music and Dancing Workshops
Kids from the age of three onwards will be able to learn to play instruments such as the guitar and the Peruvian instrument el cajón and dance various different kinds of dances. There is also an elementary music workshop called Divertimusic to introduce music to small kids in a fun way.
When: January 4 - February 25
Info: kalimba@lesliepatten.com, 271-3987
29 December, 2009 22:20:19
The Magical Water Park in Lima: A photo essay
LivinginPeru.comNaming a park "magical" is ambitious, but Lima's El Circuito Mágico del Agua delivers. Thirteen colorful and vibrant fountains make a fantasy world within Parque de la Reserva where kids play and couples get married. Brenden Allen, Australian photographer and LivinginPeru.com contributor, sent in this photo essay. (See Allen's website here and a recent article on an Amazon River trip.)
Allen writes: "The laughter mixed with the relaxed ambiance of the place stays with you a while, even through a bone-shattering combi-bus ride back to Barranco."
Enjoy these photographs, and take a visit to the park soon.
El Circuito Mágico del Agua
Parque de la Reserva
between Av. Arequipa and Paseo de la República,
around cdra. 4 of Arequipa.
Open 4-10 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday and holidays
29 December, 2009 15:23:21
Four parks you need to visit in Lima
Text and photos by Rodney L. DodigIn all of my travels, Lima has some of the most beautiful parks for a city its size. These sometimes quiet, sometimes noisy places, refuges from the hectic pace of city life, satisfy a basic human need to interact with nature. Parks can be enormous in size like Central Park in New York City or as small as a grassy area with a tree and couple of benches. Lima has both and everything in between.
I am going to feature four of the magnificent parks here in Lima — along the Malecón, the water park, Exposición and Olivar —in the hopes that those of you who read this article will take the time to visit one or more whether you live here or are visiting.
29 December, 2009 12:45:06
How to embrace Barranco's humid, sluggish summer
By Larry J. Pitman |
| Honolulu: just like Barranco, right? |
Here’s a riddle:
What do Barranco and Hawaii have in common?
Most people would say nothing or very little. But having lived in both places I can tell you that summer time in Barranco always brings memories of my time in Honolulu.
Why is that?
It certainly has a lot to do with the ocean. In both places the ocean is a big presence.
Most of my walks with my dogs in Barranco feature an ocean view while in Hawaii the sea is everywhere you look.
23 December, 2009 09:53:18
Welcome 2010: Your guide to New Year's parties in Peru!
LivinginPeru.com
The aughts are almost over, can you believe it? We're excited about the new year, so we searched around and found twenty great ways to bring in the, um, 10s. Whether you're going to be in Lima, want to go to the beach, or want to escape to Tarapoto or Tarma (see way down below), the hottest parties, dinners and excursions are here.
When you return from partying, tell us how it went: write to editor@livinginperu.com, or leave a comment below. Cheers!
In Lima
Fiesta en Aura
This 31st, Aura disco in Larcomar, one of the best in Lima, will host a New Year's Eve Party. Dance the night away, and enjoy exquisite drinks and great entertainment.
Where: Aura, Larcomar - Malecón de la Reserva 610, Miraflores
Cost: S/.70
For tickets: click here
Joselito at Jockey Club
Enjoy a delicious New Year's Eve dinner and dance to the music of the popular Joselito and his orchestra in an unforgettable party at Jockey Club del Perú. At 4 am you will be able to taste the traditional aguadito. Bring your own drinks (corcho libre) and get ready to party!
Where: Jockey Club del Perú Av. El Derby s/n, Surco
Cost: Members: S/.200
For tickets: click here, reservations call 688-8201 or 250-1828
The aughts are almost over, can you believe it? We're excited about the new year, so we searched around and found twenty great ways to bring in the, um, 10s. Whether you're going to be in Lima, want to go to the beach, or want to escape to Tarapoto or Tarma (see way down below), the hottest parties, dinners and excursions are here.
When you return from partying, tell us how it went: write to editor@livinginperu.com, or leave a comment below. Cheers!
In Lima
Fiesta en AuraThis 31st, Aura disco in Larcomar, one of the best in Lima, will host a New Year's Eve Party. Dance the night away, and enjoy exquisite drinks and great entertainment.
Where: Aura, Larcomar - Malecón de la Reserva 610, Miraflores
Cost: S/.70
For tickets: click here
Joselito at Jockey Club
Enjoy a delicious New Year's Eve dinner and dance to the music of the popular Joselito and his orchestra in an unforgettable party at Jockey Club del Perú. At 4 am you will be able to taste the traditional aguadito. Bring your own drinks (corcho libre) and get ready to party!
Where: Jockey Club del Perú Av. El Derby s/n, Surco
Cost: Members: S/.200
For tickets: click here, reservations call 688-8201 or 250-1828
22 December, 2009 18:37:15
Take a historical tour of Peru's powerful: Barrios Altos cemetery
By Rodney L. Dodig
Photos: Rodney L. Dodig and Jose Perochena
I recently had the opportunity to tour the Presbítero Matias Maestro Cemetery in Barrios Altos with Frida Galdos Rubatto. She is a genealogist here in Lima with an extensive knowledge of the cemetery and the people — wealthy, common, famous and infamous — interned there. She also arranged for us to have special permission to take photographs inside the cemetery. She has lectured at several Universities on her work and she knows this cemetery like the back of her hand.
The cemetery has more than 700 neo-classical mausoleums and marble statuary that rivals the well known works in Italy and Greece. The detail on some of the statues is just incredible.
Photos: Rodney L. Dodig and Jose Perochena
I recently had the opportunity to tour the Presbítero Matias Maestro Cemetery in Barrios Altos with Frida Galdos Rubatto. She is a genealogist here in Lima with an extensive knowledge of the cemetery and the people — wealthy, common, famous and infamous — interned there. She also arranged for us to have special permission to take photographs inside the cemetery. She has lectured at several Universities on her work and she knows this cemetery like the back of her hand.
The cemetery has more than 700 neo-classical mausoleums and marble statuary that rivals the well known works in Italy and Greece. The detail on some of the statues is just incredible.
22 December, 2009 13:13:16
Peru to compete at 2010 Winter Olympics! Interview with skier Roberto Carcelen
By Ben JonjakPeruvian Roberto Carcelen is set to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in a sport many of his countrymen have probably never heard of. But although cross-country skiing isn't known in South America, in some parts of the world it's more popular than futbol.
We recently caught up with Roberto to ask him a few questions about his recent success in this sport from the Northern Hemisphere.
How many other Peruvians are participating in the 2010 Winter Olympics? Although interest is always high in Peru on the summer Olympics, I don't believe they have even broadcast the winter Olympics in the past. Perhaps you will give them reason to do so this year.
So, far I'm the only one who has met the qualification criteria and therefore got a spot in the Olympics. As a matter of fact, I'm the first Peruvian ever to qualify to the Winter Olympics.
Yeah, I don't remember watching the Winter Olympics on TV while living in Peru. I hope the fact of Peru going to a Winter Olympic would attract more people's interest in knowing about winter sports.
What is your athletic background and how did you get involved with cross-country skiing?
I grew up surfing, lots of surfing and running too. But surfing was my main thing and I did pretty well at national surfing contests (back in the ’90s).
21 December, 2009 22:25:08
The Best Gift: Memories of a Christmas Past
By Larry J. Pitman
Christmas time. Here in Peru we’ll be hosting a traditional Christmas Eve family celebration. I’m looking forward to that, but my thoughts keep coming back to another Christmas many years ago.I hadn’t been home to California for almost nine months because I was in Washington, D.C., in graduate school. While I was gone, my father had retired. So I came home for Christmas that year to find that a once vigorous and healthy man had seriously deteriorated. He was dull, lifeless and starting to have major health problems.
After leaving his job, he had spent his time doing repairs in the house, and whatever else he could think of. That took a few months. Then he had nothing to do.
I could see that he was bored and restless. Unfortunately, he had no idea what to do to get back on track. Right then, I realized that if something wasn’t done soon, we were going to lose him.
But what to do? I decided to take a risk and buy him a dog.
21 December, 2009 15:24:15
Gourmet food for Christmas: Lima order-in options
LivinginPeru.com Christmas eve is coming, along with the feasts of la noche buena. If you're in Lima, here is a collection of some of the best places to order gourmet meals, appetizers and desserts. Call right away to make your order — these places get mobbed with orders.
SAVORY
Azul Marino
617-8929, Nextel 815*2474
Lobster tails, jumbo lobsters, swordfish, smoked trout.
Café Tostado
Delivers in Barranco and Miraflores only
José Giuffra is offering glazed ham in fruit, jamón porcheta, baked pork and bittersweet pork (lechón), and different salads.
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