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Ica’s Patron Goes out on the Streets

El Comercio

Only a few times a year do Peruvians forget about their material worries to follow the path of faith. This time the protagonist of their religious devotion is the Lord of Luren, patron of Ica.

Since the sanctuary of the Lord of Luren is currently disabled due to the earthquake that occurred in Pisco in 2007, this year, a provisional chapel was set up for the celebrations and the scheduled masses.

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Hospital for Injured Saints

By Renzo Guerrero de Luna
For El Comercio

All kinds of saints arrive at 47 year-old Edwin Ramírez Mendoza’s house to entrust their souls to him. Most of the time they come during emergencies, after having had an accident. Some have broken legs, others burnt wooden faces, there are also some headless virgins and angels. There are, as well, some idols that have not suffered any kind of mutilation but are just looking to regain the splendor that they had decades ago. 

Edwin welcomes them all in his restoration workshop that he has named the Hospital for Saints and tries to do his best to fix them. He is always guided – he says filled with emotion and raising his eyes to heaven – by the hands of God.

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Toscana: A bit of Italy in Lima

Just days after its opening, LivinginPeru.com had the luck to visit the store Toscana, located just minutes away from the Óvalo Gutierrez.

The store is filled with beautiful photo albums, journals, boxes, desk sets, all covered with exquisite imported Italian paper.

Toscana has various designs and collections, many of which are especially elaborated for children, weddings, and also has designs that range from classic Italian prints to cloth prints taken from the Shipibo tribe in the Amazon.

There is something for everyone in this store, with prices ranging from 10 to 300 soles.

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Señor Maíz: Cusco's Corn for the World

This week LivinginPeru.com will begin a monthly publication on up and coming Peruvian products.

This week we are focusing on the giant corn snack, Señor Maíz. Señor Maíz was developed by the businessman Edo van Hasselt five years ago. 

A product that is now being developed for exportation, LivinginPeru.com feels that Señor Maíz has great potential to bring renown to Peru.

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Welcome to Iquitos

By
Tom Schrieber

This week LivinginPeru.com will start a new monthly publication which will feature articles about life in various Peruvian cities and towns. This month we are featuring the jungle city of Iquitos, in an article written by Tom Schrieber. Tom is a freelance communicator, copywriter and events consultant. Hailing from Great Britain, he is currently working with indigenous communities in the Amazon.

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Ready to Die

Every day at exactly 6:00 PM Luis Alberto, my taxi driver, picks me up to make my way to the University.  We usually take my favorite route, “the beach road”.

I prefer this road for various reasons: the waves crashing on the beach give me a feeling of peace and tranquility; also I can often enjoy a beautiful sunset as we progress; and, finally, I love to watch the surfers practicing their art.

Those are the pleasurable parts of the journey. However, along the way we have several very great challenges.

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Peruvian Cuisine is a Revelation

By
Ricardo Serra Fuertes
Taken from El Comercio

The maximum representative of Nestle, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, a company which sells over $100,000 million a year, arrived in Peru a few days ago to attend to various subjects: to speak about the opportunities and responsibilities of the businessmen in a globalized economy; the 125 year anniversary celebration of bilateral relations between Peru and Switzerland; and to hike the mountains of the Cordillera Blanca in Huaraz. We had the opportunity to talk to him about his vision on the long-term global situation and his experiences in Peru.

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Peru this Week nears 30,000 Subscribers: Help us Reach 50,000!

As we approach our 100th edition of "Peru this Week" we are pleased to inform all our fine readers that we have nearly reached our goal of achieving 30,000 subscribers!  However we are not content to stop there, and would like to achieve 50,000 subscribers by 2010! 

"Peru this Week" was founded with the ambition of alerting the world to all the magnificent sights, events, flavors (our gastronomy is second to none), and cultural pageantry that can be found in this spectacular country! We deeply appreciate the enthusiasm our readers have shown for our publication.  Thank you for your continuing help in spreading the word, and ARRIBA PERU!

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Slumdogs vs. Millionaires

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Why the Dollar went up

El Comercio

Why does the dollar continue to increase in spite of it being the currency around which the financial crisis began and what is the recession currently centered on?
First of all, as many experts will explain, this is because there is no other currency to replace it with (nearly all world commercial transactions are done with dollars) and secondly because uncertainty leads to the search for liquidity. The dollar and the U.S. treasury bonds –which are bought as dollars- are the most liquid and secure on the planet.

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