Stories about Peru from January, 2007
Peru: Racism at the Beach
They say that to work is no offence, that there is no job that one should be ashamed of. It sounds logical, but not everyone seems to think that way. Many Peruvians, some think too many, leave their motherland to look for a better job opportunity abroad, where they often...
Peru: Personal Vs. Erotic
Noting the recent rise in popularity of erotic and sex blogs at the Blogs Perú directory (the three most popular blogs are Peru Macho, Naked Peruvians, and A Little Wet), Juan Arellano wonders [ES] if they should be separated into a category of their own.
Peru: The National Marinera Competition
Alejandro of Peru Food takes a break from cuisine to focus on the upcoming National Marinera Competition In Trujillo. Included are several videos of the dance including one from Trujillo's Coliseo Gran Chimú, where the competition is held.
Peru: Video of Lima in the 50's
PosPost has posted some black and white videos of Lima from the 1950's which were found on Archive.org.
Peru: Most Popular Blogs of 2006
Plaza de Armas at Christmas Marking the end of 2006, a few bloggers took up the task of pointing out what might be the most remarkable Peruvian weblogs of the year. It was a year that saw near geometric growth in our national blogosphere, the “Cholosfera,” people of diverse backgrounds...
Peruvian Photojournalist Jaime Razuri Kidnapped in Gaza
On New Year's Day, Jaime Razuri, a 50-year-old Peruvian photojournalist working for Agence France-Presse, was kidnapped at gunpoint on a street in the Gaza Strip. Razuri was standing in front of the AFP office when five masked men approached him, pushed him in a car and sped away, officials said....
Peru: Amazonian Fruit Drinks
Alejandro is a California-based Peruvian Chef who describes his various blogs as “a bridge between California, Peru, the world, myself, they are my prism.” He recently returned to Peru, where he was able to visit the northeastern Amazon region for the first time and captures some pictures of local street...
Peru: Chiclaya Chorus Album
Creative Commons Peru announced to readers that the [ES] polyphonic chorus of La Inmaculada college in Chiclayo, Perú has released its album with an attribution, non-commercial, no derivatives Creative Commons license.
Peru: Food Books
Alejandro's recent visit to Lima coincided with the annual Ricardo Palma Book Fair. He ended up buying over 30 books, some of which he reviews here.
Peru: YachayBlogs
Juan Arellano announces that the Peruvian Scientific Network [ES] is now offering its own WordPress-based free blogging platform called YachayBlogs [ES].
Peru: Year in Review – Free Culture
Cultura Libre – the Peruvian chapter of FreeCulture.org has an English-language year in review of what they have accomplished and what they hope to accomplish in 2007.