By Rachel Chase Peru This Week Some of Peru’s ancient peoples were skilled surgeons who used trepanation to cure a host of illnesses. Do you have a head injury? Was your heart recently broken? Are you suffering from a…
Peru This Week Munch’s famous painting was based on a Chachapoyas mummy discovered 130 years ago in Amazonas. We’ve all seen Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream.’ The famous painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch is one of those pieces that,…
By Rachel Chase Peru This Week New archaeological study published with support from National Geographic is shedding light on human sacrifice by the Moche people. History isn’t always pretty. In fact, “pretty” history is really the exception to the…
By Rachel Chase Peru This Week Archaeologists investigating the Maranga complex in the Parque de las Leyendas in Lima, Peru, have made a series of discoveries that appear to be ritual burials of a large number of dogs. According…
By Gareth Hunter Peru This Week Peruvian superhero, Chola Power, regularly saves people from the dark forces of various supervillains. But, can she save herself from being a sexual stereotype? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is…
By Rachel Chase Peru This Week Live writing competition has drawn interest from international media outlets. Lucha Libro is one of those ingenious, unexpected ideas that just can’t help but turn heads. Like its namesake “lucha libre,” the wrestling…
By Rachel Chase Peru This Week Archaeologists working at the Pampa Grande dig site about 50 kilometers outside of Chiclayo have made some fascinating discoveries. El Comercio reports today that investigators have been able to draw some important conclusions…
LatinaLista — Among the many intriguing archeological sites around the world, the ones that stir the most interest among Latina Lista readers are those that can be found in the Americas. From Mexico and Guatemala to Peru, the remnants…
LatinaLista — It’s not only nations of immigrants, like the United States, where language is an issue, but it’s also an issue in those countries with strong indigenous communities whose native tongue may not be the official language of…
By Rachel Chase Peru This Week Multiple international media outlets have reported recently about the wonder that is Peru’s Mistura food festival. The popular food hub Eater, which reviews and catalogs restaurants all over the United States as well…
By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week Andrew Younghusband is dedicated to traveling around the world looking for cities with the most chaotic traffic. The Discovery Channel recently released a documentary about driving in various cities around the world,…
By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week At more than 16,400 ft the WindAid turbine set the Guinness World Record the highest-located wind generator. A group of students and professors from Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania, USA, helped set…
LatinaLista — Graduate film student Julio Ramos came all the way from his native Lima, Peru to Los Angeles, California to get his Master’s of Fine Arts degree at UCLA. Yet, when it comes to where he draws his…
By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week Since last Monday, people in district of Monte Salvado in the region of Tambopata, have been reporting sightings of more than 150 indigenous people living in voluntary isolations. According to a report…
By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week Peru’s indigenous languages are fighting for survival, but effort are being made to keep them alive. Peru has lost at least 37 native languages like “Uro” and “Paquina,” but even with that…
LatinaLista — The South American countries of Peru and Bolivia are more than just neighbors. Along their shared border, stands many mystical and awe-inspriring places like Machu Picchu or Lake Titicaca — among a host of other sites to…
By Manuel Vigo Peru This Week This week the governments of Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia agreed to collaborate on the implementation of a new joint smart visa system, El Comercio reported. The agreement was signed at the World Economic…
LatinaLista — We’ve all seen in Indiana Jones-type movies those rope bridges at the mercy of the wind, connecting two sides of sheer cliff faces, seemingly dangling thousands of feet high above a dangerous crevice or raging river. The…
LatinaLista — Two of the most popular activities for women — dancing and running — have been combined in an unique event in Lima, Peru dubbed the 2K Evolution. Sponsored by KOTEX, the choreographed sporting event looks like a…
By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week Earlier this week, in our annual April Fool’s Day newsletter, we told you about a miracle plant from the Amazon that helped you to easily shed unwanted pounds. Well, for everyone who…
By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week Lima is a beautiful city, there’s no denying that fact. It’s got a vibrant day-to-day life comparable to any metropolitan capital in the world. From the hills of Cieneguilla to beaches of…
Álvaro Rocha for Somos Translated and adapted by Nick Rosen Peru This Week When Saul Escobar was punished for daring to speak his mother tongue inside a Ucayali school, it never occurred to him that one day he would…
By Milenka Frkovich Peru This Week (Note: This article originally ran in Peru This Week‘s sister publication, The Break.) Throughout my life I have seen many people, including close friends and family, struggle with cancer. This horrible disease serves…
By Manuel Vigo Peru This Week A group of self-described Peruvian shamans carried out a ceremony at Lima’s Cerro San Cristobal on Monday, where they expressed their support for President Barack Obama, ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election, RPP reported….
By Manuel Vigo Peru This Week Former presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has warned that the Peruvian capital could run out of its supply of natural gas unless the government takes steps to secure the Camisea natural gas pipeline…
