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I would like to know where I can find a Peruvian Paso Horse Show DVD
(El Show del Paso Peruano en DVD) I always see part of this show in the Chanel Sur on my TV and I try to ask friends and family with no results.
I appreciate if you can get me address,phone number or place where I can get this DVD.
Thank you for the attention to this comments,hopefully I get knews
soon.

Elena Moscoso [REPLY]

I think Ms Kilcher is a very beautiful young lady, but I think this new part she is playing as Hawaiian Princess Kai`ulani is a bad move for her in many respects.
First, she is not Hawaiian although from some angles she does bare a very strong resemblance to the princess.
Second, the script seems to type cast her as the exotic love interest of young white men at the expense of cultivating her skills as an actress in a role that is anything but a story about tragic love.
Third, the script writer would do her and our Princess justice by illuminating the audience as to the difficulties and prejudices that the Princess had to deal with.
In short this Movie is just Pochihantis in a lei, and not the true story of Princess Kaiulani or a true test of Ms Kilchers skills as an actress. [REPLY]

hi"  you dont show anything about power cost or energy cost in your country.could you please email me back,im doing reseach in south africa. [REPLY]

we always love u flor i will never foget u as a fan i wish i can see u we will always wache u on t.v!!!!!!!

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Good day fellow golfers,
As a Peruvian golfer I am both proud and amused about Jim's post. Although I haven't had the opportunity to play in La Oroya yet, believe me than now more than ever I'm committed to change that. Just one correction though, La Oroya is a nine hole golf course, not eighteen hole.
About decent accomodation nearby I would recommend the hotel Los Portales in Tarma since most of the hotels in the town of La Oroya are of very low standards and the traffic is horrible because the "Carretera Central" a main highway cuts the town in half. I have driven through this town about 20 or 30 times already on my way from Lima to Chanchamayo.
Other places to play golf around Lima are La Granja Azul and Los Andes golf club, they're both inexpensive and within a half an hour drive from Miraflores.

If you need more information do check the site of the Peruvian Golf Federation, www.fpg.org.pe

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Hello to all golfers. I have played the Lima courses and they are very nice courses. Many of the caddies in Lima could be pros but for the economical difficulties of Peru.

I am a member of the Arequipa Golf Club. The course is a long and challenging course. Rounds of golf are inexpensive and the caddies are very good golfers. It is possible to rent clubs, but it is better to bring your own clubs. Be prepared to walk the course, as there are no carts available. The fairways are changing because the grass is limited in some areas. The oiled sand greens can be a challenge for putting and approaches. The weather in Arequipa es perfect with cool mornings with lots of sunshine. There is seating to stop for a break at every tee box. You will need it do to the high altitude of the city. The are nice hotels in the city with easy transportation to and from the course. If you make reservations in advance, the course will send a car to provide transportation to and from the course. All the staff and members of the club will welcome you and you will have a great time. I must tell you that the club has an excelent chef and provides very delicious and inexpensive meals.

If you are looking for a nice place to visit and play golf, you will enjoy your visit to Arequipa and Arequipa Golf Club. If you would like more information, you can contact me at: sccashs@aol.com.

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Sra Rospigliosi: Leer su email hizo que se me humedecieran los ojos y se me escapara una lagrima y se me hizo un nudo en la garganta, Ud. lo describe todo con magistrosa exactitud y como bien dice Ud. hay mucho, mucho mas, que no nos alcanzarian los dedos para escribir y narrar todas las bellezas de nuestro Peru, nuestras costumbres, nuestras comidas en familia los domingos ,  nuestras fiestas de Ano nuevo llenas de alegria innata , nuestras Penas criollas , Barranco y su puente de los suspiros , nuestro fervor cristiano, la hermosura de la Punta que aun sigue siendo linda, las fiestas de antes de carnavales, hay tanto por decir,  asi como Ud. yo anoro todas esas cosas tan bellas de nuestra Lima que se fue, tanta hermosura muchas de  las cuales han desaparecido, asi como Ud. recuerdo el mar , nuestro querido y viejo mar,  nuestro cielo azul que cada vez que puedo tengo la dicha inmensa de contemplar, tantas cosas que aprecio mas ahora que estoy tan lejos de mi patria, sus calles que aun conservan muchos jardines como los que antes hornaban toda Lima , Lima parecia un inmenso jardin de preciosas rosas, sus iglesias coloniales,  el heladero de D'onofrio con su trompeta , mi helado favorito el de lucuma,  las anticucheras, los archi-deliciosos picarones calientitos, el pan frances de las cuatro de la tarde,  nuestros mercados llenos de tantisima frutas, nuestro ceviche , nuestras conchitas a la chalaca, hay tanto por escribir que no acabaria.
Peru es un pais unico lleno de tradiciones,  rescatemos esas costumbres, no cambiemos y quisiera pedir a los que siendo extranjeros (no peruanos) que opinan en Living in Peru .com, sobre Peru, que tengan la delicadeza de no insultar a Peru, que es un pais que recibe con los brazos abiertos al foraneo y lo trata como a un peruano mas, nosotros no hacemos diferencia, queremos mucho a nuestros hermanos sudamericanos especialmente, porque estamos muy cerquita uno del otro  y apesar de nuestras pequenas diferencias somos una inmensa familia siempre.


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Calgon.....take me away..... [REPLY]

Beautiful things are happening in Lima now, art , music, folklore, etc. it seems that Lima is improving , I found the city more clean and in order , lets thank the mayor Luis Castaneda for all his work.
Good for you Mayor,  Lima needs you!!
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wikipedia says the name "panama" stuck because the hats went to the usa and europe from there (port of ciudad de panama), the north americans that came for the construction of the canal probably called it panama hats for simplicity's sake and popularized the name.
the hat itself (straw hat from ecuador/peru) has been around
for centuries but i guess the name (such and such hat) wasnt very important back then.

maybe gonzalo can tell us the history of another item thats very
popular from peru to cuba: the guayabera shirt.
maybe its not of cuban origin
like everybody thinks...the northern part of the continent and the caribean countries have many things in common, including sugar, good rum, love of salsa...

tks again for a great article [REPLY]