Stories about Peru from September, 2006
Peru: Inca Kola
Alejandro of Peru Food tells the incredible story of Inka Kola, or “the little cola that could.”
Posts from Peru
This time it is three rather than two weekly summaries from the guys at Perú Político: Weekly Chronicle (September 6 to the 12) and Weekly Chronicle (September 13 – 19) Gobierno y Congreso tras el clamor popular, and there is a version in English for readers of the anglophone world:...
Peru: The Peruvian Pirate Party
October 28 marks the Peruvian Pirate Party launch event. As Luis Gustavo Lira explains [ES]: “The Peruvian Pirate Party is the political branch of Cultura Libre [ES]. We have got two seats in The Commission for the Development of the Information Society (CODESI). The Commission for the Development of the...
Peru: Food: Anthony Bourdain, Vegan Cuisine, and Latin-Fusion
Peruvian cuisine continues its international surge. Peru Food serves up a video of renowned culinary explorer Anthony Bourdain visiting Peru and a recommendation for those interested in vegan Peruvian dishes. And, writing from Monterrey, Mexico, Ocho Cuartos recommends [ES] a new Peruvian-Oriental latin fusion restaurant.
Chile, Colombia, Peru, Brazil: Craig Barrett in Latin America
Leo Prieto publishes the tellingly titled post, “Craig Barrett came to Chile with WiMax and 1,000 computers under his arm.” [ES] Ricardo Carreón has a much more personal description of Barrett's visit to Chile and his trip throughout Latin America.
Translating Claroline into Quechua, Aymara, and Guaraní
Editor's Note: It has already been mentioned several times on Global Voices that the world's first Quechua, Guaraní, or Aymara native speaker to blog has yet to arrive. There are several obvious reasons including lack of broadband penetration into the Andes, high cost of internet access, and the absence of...
Global Food Blog Report #32
#1: From Sri Lanka, Moju meditations on Hitler and Vegetarianism: "Hitler was a vegetarian" As you can see below from the quotes of Hitler…he was a vegetarian and a teetotaler! How is it possible that a vegetarian and a teetotaler could kill millions of people? The reason I ask is...
Peru: “Secret” Blogger Meetup
Just from glancing at the comments, it looks like tomorrow night's “secret” blogger meetup in Lima (ES) is going to be lots of fun.
Peruvian Posts Between August and September
Este artículo también está disponible en español. In the time that has passed since my previous compilation of posts, the people of Perú Político have published three summaries of the weekly happenings, which have to do mostly with events from the government's political actors and the opposition. They are: weekly...
Peru, Spain: Rights of Peruvians Abroad
Commenting on the story of 19-year-old Peruvian student Diego Segura Loayza, who was expelled on his layover in Madrid while on-route to the Czech Republic to study abroad, Ewing Jesús Falla Arévalo asks (ES), “where are the calls to watch over the rights of Peruvians in the exterior?”
Five years on from 9/11, the world remembers
The mainstream media in many countries have been preoccupied with events in the United States to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon on 9/11 2001. But the repercussions of these events have spread across the globe and people far beyond New York...
Peru: The Peruvian Cuisine Explosion
Alejandro of Peru Food comments on Joan Cirillo's AP article about the explosion of Peruvian cuisine.
Peru: Software Freedom Day
Luis Gustavo Lira has an English-language press release on Software Freedom Day, which will take place on September 16 at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru.
Peru: Present Your Blog
Peru seems set on becoming the Latin American country with the most blogger conferences in a single season. Next up: “Present You Blog (ES)” at the University of San Marcos (ES).
BlogDay 2006 in Latin America
On August 31 bloggers around the world tried to make the planet a tad smaller, a wee bit more familiar, by introducing five new blogs to their readers. Here is a look at how some Latin American bloggers chose to celebrate the day. Let's start in Mexico where Ricardo Carréon,...
Peru: Coca Cultivation
Steven Taylor describes his visit to the Amazon where he observed the cultivation of coca: “Some coca cultivation is legal in Peru and other Andean nations. Indeed, everywhere I stayedd in Peru had coca leaf tea–which tasted no different than a standard green tea and provided less punch than a...
Bolivia and Peru: BlogHer BlogDay
Celebrating Blog Day 2006, Liz Henry has a wonderful collection of links from Bolivia and Peru.
Peru: III Concourse of Folkloric Street Dance
Juan Arellano celebrated the International Day of Folklore by checking out the third National Concourse of Folkloric Street Dance (III Concurso Nacional de Pasacalle Folklórico) (ES). Included are links to nearly 100 photographs of the parade and a Wikipedia page explaining traditional Peruvian dance (ES).