Stories about Peru from June, 2008
Peru: Pointing Out Errors in the New Indiana Jones Movie
Mexican music in an Andean market, misplaced cities, and negative stereotypes of Peruvians are some of the complaints made by Peruvian bloggers in response to the new Indiana Jones movie. Many bloggers have taken these glaring errors very seriously, but others think that movies should entertain, and not teach history (Spoiler alert).
Peru: 10Blog Conference in Lima
Sandro Medina Tovar of Letra Suelta [es] publicizes the conference 10Blog, which will be held on Thursday, June 12 in Lima, Peru. The conference will provide speakers on various topics dealing with the blogosphere, such as legal aspects of blogs and philosophical fundamentals of blogs.
Peru: Relationship Between Food and Sex
The blog Choledad Privadad [es] analyzes the relationship between food and sex in Peruvian society.
Peru: President Says Country Closer to Overcoming Poverty
President Alan Garcia recently stated that Peru is a step away from overcoming poverty and soon will no longer be a developing nation. He cites statistics that by the year 2015, less than 10% of the population will be living in poverty. Peruvian bloggers carefully examined the process in which these figures were measured, and whether this is even possible.
Peru: Blog Contest for High School Students
The Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC) has announced a blog contest for high school students. One of the contests goals is to, “Encourage the use of accessible and new technologies among high school students.” The contest is also sponsored by BlogsPeru, writes Juan Arellano of Globalizado [es].