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Gabriela García Calderón

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Born and raised in Lima, Peru. Professional lawyer. Volunteer author for Global Voices and volunteer translator for the Spanish version of Global Voices.
Author of the blog Seis de enero (January 6th).

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21 May 2012

Peru: Controversy Over Banning of Popular Priest

Written by Gabriela García Calderón · Latin America

Netizens immediately reacted after news broke that the Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lima, Juan Luis Cipriani, had decided not to renew the ministerial license for Father Gaston Garatea, a well-known Peruvian priest. According to some analysts, the cause of the decision was Father Gaston's stance on homosexuality and civil unions.

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8 February 2012

Peru

Peruvian blogger Cyrano makes a proposition on his blog [es]: “today February 7, 2012, without fail (or whenever you read this), let's make a call to someone we don't talk to for a while and let's simply tell them: ‘I care a lot about you'”.

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16 January 2012

Peru: Citizens Welcome Last Phase of the 2012 Dakar Rally

Written by Gabriela García Calderón · Latin America

On Sunday January 15, 2012, Lima welcomed the Dakar Rally on its final stage. Here are some impressions on the event.

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2 January 2012

The World is Talking… We Translate

Written by Juan Arellano · Translated by Gabriela García Calderón · Middle East & North Africa, East Asia

Some members of the Global Voices Spanish team of translators share their ideas and thoughts about some of the posts that they worked on during 2011 that impressed and impacted the most on them.

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31 October 2011

Peru

Cyrano, from the blog Columna 17 [es] discusses some universal truths and questions, like “The fastest horses belong to the bandits” and “Who is the mother of Donald Duck's nephews?”

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9 October 2011

Peru: Mick Jagger Visits Lima

Written by Gabriela García Calderón · Latin America

On the afternoon of Saturday October 8, the rumor that Mick Jagger was visiting Lima began to spread after César Bejarano (@Cesar_Bejarano) shared a blurry picture of the rock star on Twitter. Peruvian bloggers and Twitters users are discussing the unexpected visit.

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11 September 2011

Peru: ‘Mistura' Gastronomic Festival Kicks Off

Written by Gabriela García Calderón · Latin America

Peruvians are very proud of their cuisine. When living abroad, they often say the thing they miss the most is the food. From September 9-18, the country will celebrate Peruvian cuisine at 'Mistura', a successful gastronomic festival which marks its fourth edition this year.

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6 July 2011

Peru: Sacrilegious Theft in Motupe

Written by Gabriela García Calderón · Latin America

On Tuesday July 5, 2011, Peruvians woke up to shocking news: the popular and very well-known Holy Cross of Motupe had been stolen. Netizens reacted to the news on Twitter with the hashtag #cruzdemotupe, and in their blogs.

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23 June 2011

Peru: Beyond Politics: ‘Chelita', Chicharrón and Chess

Written by Gabriela García Calderón · Latin America

There is a lot more going on in Peru besides elections. The death of a beloved actress, and the country's gastronomy and achievements in sports have also been noted in the Peruvian blogosphere.

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13 March 2011

Peru: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Affect Peruvians

Written by Gabriela García Calderón · Latin America

Peru has a large community of citizens living in Japan, many of Japanese descent. Through Twitter and blogs, many Peruvians are sharing information and their concerns about how the earthquake and tsunami may have affected their family and friends.

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