Peru
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Literature
The Multiple Spanishes of Cusco
Cusco embraces stupendous linguistic complexity. The street vendors may speak to you in English or Japanese depending on how they…
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Commentary
Want to watch a missile launch?
I got the call as I was driving high up in the mountains on the back roads of Utah. It…
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Commentary
The Best Chef, Virgilio Martínez
Virgilio Martinez Veliz, recently named best cook in the world by Chef’s Choice 2017, is a man driven by his…
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Commentary
Reflections for a Reconstruction of Peru
Thousands of teachers marched in Cusco, this 25th and 26th of April. This protest by state workers in the education…
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Culture
Who Are We, Thoughts on News and Pronouns
Peru’s other main indigenous language, Aymara, gained this last week a national television news program spoken in it. This advancing recognition…
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Culture
Quechua grows around the world
My friend Tanner tells me that if you only speak one language, it is like you only see in one…
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Health
The Fight against the Human Papiloma Virus
My grandson has will soon turn 13 years old, and we were discussing his growth process. One of the things…
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Culture
Protector of Homes, The San Pedro Cactus
The famous San Pedro cactus grows commonly in the central Andes of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is commonly used…
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Tourism
Peru Promotes a New Brand, Superfoods Peru
What do quinoa, broccoli, anchovies and grapes have in common? They are all a part of a list of ‘super…
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Commentary
A Global Struggle over Gender and Sex Begins in Peru
Peru´s cities and the chambers of congress have been shaken over the last few months by two related things with…
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