Paddington Bear Visits the Land of His Peruvian Forefathers · Global Voices
Gabriela García Calderón Orbe

Image on Flickr by user Mark Kenny (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).
Paddington Bear, the lovable fictional character in children's literature popular in the United Kindgonm, arrived in Peru, the land of his forefathers. According to the character's story, Paddington was found at Paddington Railway Station in London by the Brown family. Because, apparently, “no one understands his Peruvian name”, he becomes known as Paddington after the railway station in which he was found.
In a press release from the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, a campaign by Promperú, which is part of the ministry, was made public:
[…] para promover a nuestro país como uno de los destinos más fascinantes de América del Sur y del mundo, incluye esta visita durante la cual el Oso Paddington pondrá en vitrina nuestras culturas vivas, historia milenaria, biodiversidad, gastronomía y celebraciones.
[…] to promote our country as one of the most fascinating places in South America and the world, during this visit Paddington Bear will highlight our lively cultures, millenary history, biodiversity, cuisine and celebrations.
So, Paddington Bear was seen all around Lima:
El oso Paddington en la Plaza de Armas de nuestra querida capital. ¡Anímate y dale el encuentro! #PaddingtonEnPerú pic.twitter.com/QxiD6PujJJ
— Marca PERÚ (@marcaPERU) noviembre 17, 2014
Paddington Bear in our capital city Main Square. Go ahead and meet him!
#OsoPaddington presente en Primera Feria Internacional Beca Presidente de la República http://t.co/rNPAqDqRxv pic.twitter.com/ArMWJ0tLJE — Radio San Borja (@RadioSanBorja) noviembre 15, 2014
Paddington Bear attends First International Fair President of the Republic Scholarship
Me crucé con el oso #Paddington y tan solo puedo concluir que debe estar a baño maría en ese disfraz. #frita pic.twitter.com/EaPHDWwEY4
— RUF (@rafaelurfle) noviembre 13, 2014
I came across Paddington Bear and I can only conclude he must be boiling under that costume.
Hoy nos visitó en la redacción el #OsoPaddington pic.twitter.com/oOz8SQAPUD
— Agencia Andina (@Agencia_Andina) noviembre 13, 2014
Today, Paddington Bear visited our newsroom.