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APEC Leaders Photographed in Peruvian Ponchos

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# Stuart says :
23 November, 2008 [ 18:18 ]

Those ponchos are as much traditional dress as my USB drive is a traditional Inca storage device. What a huge and shameful let down. What ignorance.

# c.schmidt says :
24 November, 2008 [ 17:25 ]

For in Peru in general it is positive that World leaders got united in peace and that they dialogue- something what does not happens in many other parts around the globe.Hopefully the agreements will bring work and progress for the country which is still qualified as poor and underdeveloped. That Peru holded this meeting is good for the country because many people now will ask about Peru.  Myself I found it rather strange than good to put all the presidents in Peruvian ponchos because international politics and trade agreements are about diversity and not uniformity.Something else- yesterday in several Peruvian newspapers appear photos from actual first lady Pillar Nores together first Lady Laura Bush (in the bag of the photo)  visiting a market and having small talks to one of the sales woman.In the photo Miss Nores which I have nothing against personal  is shown touching almost the face from this woman on the neck - Touching strangers in the face is something uncommon in Peru and from my point of few in general terms out of question to do something like that in front of public.

I am not informed about the really circumstances from the event - if the photo is taken correctly and if both ladies (Miss Nores and the sales lady) are closed friends, if so I would like them to see very much together in Peruvian high society magazine "Casas y Cosas" were Miss Nores appears once in a while on photos.

In general terms/or public events by not refering to the photo no matter if it is Miss Quispe or Mis Mamani- they deserve “usted” within a simple hand shake or abrazo- no matter from which diffrent power level or social status.  (when I came into the country and did not know how things were her once in the mountains for curiosity I touched the very long black hair – a black trensa from an indigenous lady from the market - she was not amused about it and gave me my first Peruvian lesson-what I did was very wrong.) 

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