Living in Peru : Features http://www.livinginperu.com/ your everyday companion! The ultimate guide to Lima and Peru Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:24:04 +0000 http://www.livinginperu.com/ en How much does it cost to insure a house in Peru? http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1253 http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1253 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:27:05 +0000 Diana Schwalt General http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features
By Ricardo Serra Fuertes, El Comercio Adapted from Spanish by Diana Schwalb The Chilean earthquake and its aftermath resulted in serious personal injuries and damage to the country’s infrastr...[more] ]]> http://www.livinginperu.com/feeds/features Renovation plan looks to transform huacas into nighttime archaeology spots http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1254 http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1254 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:29:51 +0000 Diana Schwalt General http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features
By Henry Lopez Tafur, El Comercio Adapted from Spanish by Diana Schwalb Nine huacas in Lima, Peru will no longer be viewed as voids for tourism. The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur)...[more] ]]> http://www.livinginperu.com/feeds/features A Peruvian UN officer in Afghanistan: Reflections on overcoming terror http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1260 http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1260 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:09:06 +0000 Nathan Paluck history http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features
By Gonzalo de Cesare I left Peru in June 1987 after graduating from the American School of Lima. When I left, Peru was probably one of the most dangerous places in the Americas and possibly the wor...[more] ]]> http://www.livinginperu.com/feeds/features The huacas of Lima, Part One: Huaca Pucllana http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1250 http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1250 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:39:59 +0000 Nathan Paluck history http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features
Essay and photos by Rodney L. Dodig Another of the many hidden treasures of Lima is its numerous huacas, or sacred places. They are located throughout the city and are in various stages of excavati...[more] ]]> http://www.livinginperu.com/feeds/features Enjoying the sites, smells — and just surviving — as a pedestrian in Peru http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1251 http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1251 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:06:58 +0000 Nathan Paluck art, culture, lifestyle http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features
By Mike McGhee One of the things I enjoy about being in Miraflores, a coastal district of Lima, is I am able to walk for most of my daily functions. Day after day I walk through the streets to arri...[more] ]]> http://www.livinginperu.com/feeds/features An expat visit home: Seeing family and gawking in stores http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1248 http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1248 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:23:15 +0000 Nathan Paluck art, culture, lifestyle http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features
By Larry J. Pitman Over the years I’ve lived and worked in many countries. So you might say that I have lived an active and restless life. For the past five years, however, I’ve settle...[more] ]]> http://www.livinginperu.com/feeds/features Fish on Peru's Coast: Endangered and Overexploited http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1238 http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1238 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:32:14 +0000 Diana Schwalt environment http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features
By Paola Nalvarte, Somos Adapted from Spanish by Diana Schwalb “There’s more fish in the sea” could become an obsolete expression in a couple of decades. While deforestation in th...[more] ]]> http://www.livinginperu.com/feeds/features A destroyed village in Cusco, Peru struggles after floods http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1247 http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1247 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:04:05 +0000 Nathan Paluck General http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features
By Jessie North In January 2010 I finally fulfilled a lifelong dream and took a flight to Peru to hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. Unfortunately my arrival coincided with heavy rains and landslid...[more] ]]> http://www.livinginperu.com/feeds/features Wanted: Who stole my laptop at Starbucks yesterday morning? http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1245 http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1245 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:24:55 +0000 Nathan Paluck art, culture, lifestyle http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features
By Carsten Korch Editor, LivinginPeru.com Yesterday morning my bag with my laptop was stolen at my favorite Starbucks Café here in Lima. It is very irritating and a terrible loss: information...[more] ]]> http://www.livinginperu.com/feeds/features The process of getting a Carnet Extranjería in Peru if married to a Peruvian http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1244 http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features/1244 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:15:29 +0000 Nathan Paluck General http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/features
The carnet de extranjería is the residency card for foreigners in Peru. Below, two expats who recently obtained their carnet meticulously show us the process. The labyrinth of bureaucracy is al...[more] ]]> http://www.livinginperu.com/feeds/features