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2 November, 2009 17:41:45
Ayuda con amor – Another success story from Peru
By Carsten KorchPhotos by: Isabel Guerra
Many people believe that diplomats’ spouses enjoy a life of sipping wine, eating delicious lunches, drinking tea, and participating in receptions when they are not out shopping.Perhaps a few generally fit that description, but definitely not all of them.
And especially not here in Peru, where those I know work every single day to make a difference.
19 October, 2009 12:31:52
Peruvian National Book Chamber
By Luis Felipe Gamarra
For El Comercio
During the economic crisis of the 80’, one of the sectors that was endangered the most was the editorial industry. With the exception of El Virrey, La Casa Verde, Época and La Familia, bookstores all around Lima disappeared, even in districts like Miraflores, Barranco, San Isidro and Lima, where the cultural offer was very important. Nonetheless, now, the book market has gained strength and steady growth thanks to the improvement in the national economy.
For El Comercio
During the economic crisis of the 80’, one of the sectors that was endangered the most was the editorial industry. With the exception of El Virrey, La Casa Verde, Época and La Familia, bookstores all around Lima disappeared, even in districts like Miraflores, Barranco, San Isidro and Lima, where the cultural offer was very important. Nonetheless, now, the book market has gained strength and steady growth thanks to the improvement in the national economy.19 October, 2009 11:58:42
Handicapped but Without Limitations
By Bruno Rivas
For El Comercio
Painting, sculpting or playing an instrument are, without a doubt, privileged gifts. Despite having no physical or intellectual disabilities, many find themselves being mere spectators. This is not the case of Felipe Castillo, Emilia Fuentes, Félix Espinoza, Ángel Tafur, Margarita Mora and Max Hohagen. All of them are great artists in spite of having no hands, being visually impaired or suffering from Down syndrome.
The Day of the Handicapped was celebrated October 16th here in Peru, but it was during that week that various activities related to this event were held. Amongst them, expositions and fairs in which paintings, sculptures and crafts were not the only source of admiration but so were their creators. These are some of their stories.
For El Comercio
Painting, sculpting or playing an instrument are, without a doubt, privileged gifts. Despite having no physical or intellectual disabilities, many find themselves being mere spectators. This is not the case of Felipe Castillo, Emilia Fuentes, Félix Espinoza, Ángel Tafur, Margarita Mora and Max Hohagen. All of them are great artists in spite of having no hands, being visually impaired or suffering from Down syndrome. The Day of the Handicapped was celebrated October 16th here in Peru, but it was during that week that various activities related to this event were held. Amongst them, expositions and fairs in which paintings, sculptures and crafts were not the only source of admiration but so were their creators. These are some of their stories.
5 October, 2009 12:36:45
Dog Fight
ByLarry J. Pitman
We’re having a dog fight in Barranco. Let me explain. It’s not what you think. The area where I live in Barranco is changing. Where there were individual dwellings, now apartment buildings are sprouting up all over. The natural consequence of this, is that more people are living in our neighborhood.
With that comes something else--- we have lots more dogs.
28 September, 2009 15:34:58
Fire Emergencies: A Good Reminder
Walter Raffo, LivinginPeru’s independent security consultant, brings us all a reminder in his monthly safety column: be prepared in case of a fire emergency. Here are a few of his tips to keep in mind while traveling. However, as we all know, these suggestions can be applied to any situation.28 September, 2009 14:52:53
The Shaman of 9 de Octubre
byDan Jordan
For South American Explorers
Both medicinal healers and conduits to the mysterious spiritual world, shamans are the doctors and psychologists of the Amazon. Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, in the small village of Nueve de Octubre, I visited a shaman named Liborio. Tucked along the banks of one of the Amazon River’s largest tributaries, Nueve de Octubre is home to a few hundred of the 42,000 people who live within the government-run Pacaya-Samiria Reserve.
Here, as in most villages in the area, shamans play an important role in the everyday lives of the ribereños – the local term for floodplain farmers and fishermen.
22 September, 2009 11:11:54
La Casa de Las Columnas: Living in a Historical House in Lima
ByRonald Elward
When you walk from the Plaza de Armas in Lima along the Jr. Conde de Superunda, past the church and convent of Santo Domingo, you will then pass the magnificent blue Casa de Osambela. Next to it is an entrance, number 316. Welcome to the Casa de Las Columnas. You enter a different world. It could be the nineteenth century, or earlier.
It smells of humidity and urine. Laundry is drying everywhere. Women are busy washing clothes by hand in the courtyard.
This place, during the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, was a center where boys learned to become monks within the convent of Santo Domingo.
16 September, 2009 16:11:48
Constructing the Future of Peru
byAnikó Kraft
Photos: Courtesy of Un Techo Para Mi País
If you want to see a typical bottom-up non-governmental youth organization, Un Techo Para Mi País is definitely what you have been looking for. Founded in Chile in 1997 by a group of university students, Un Techo Para Mi País grew to become an international organization which is now present in 15 Latin American countries, amongst them Peru as well.
Want to know more about what they are doing? Read on!
25 August, 2009 16:42:38
Keep it sunny!
ByAnikó Kraft
Now that the sun is back in Lima (even if it is only temporary) you might feel a greater need to just step out from home and enjoy the city! If you do not yet have plans for Saturday, August 29, we recommend that you join Rotary's fundraising lunch for the "Caravan of Happiness" at the Sachun restaurant in Miraflores, near the beach.
25 August, 2009 15:45:19
Wishing for Smiles on the Faces of all Children
ByKatrina Heimark
It is an organization that puts smiles on the faces of children who seem to have little reason to celebrate. And with that smile, Pide un Deseo (or, as it is more famously known, Make a Wish) gives hope, strength and new life to children who are suffering from the gravest of illnesses.
Pide un Deseo has been lighting up the faces of children in Peru for the past six years. Children with life-threatening illnesses from the ages of three to eighteen are given the chance to make and fulfill a wish, and this non-profit organization excels in pleasing children who often have so little to look forward to. Up to now, they have not been presented with a wish that they could not fulfill.
While wishes may range from an MP4 to visiting the Pope, this organization is prepared to do everything in its power to help these kids, as Pide un Deseo’s President Aida Vurnbrand says, “the smile of a sick child is something irreplaceable.”
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