Peruvian Gringo

Peru rescues eight soldiers wounded by rebels

Kadmiel — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:22:34 +0000

Peru’s army rescued eight soldiers wounded by Shining Path rebels, the defense ministry said on Friday, after a week of setbacks for the army amid the heaviest fighting of 2009 in the world’s largest coca-growing region. Three of the soldiers retrieved in the rescue mission had been wounded and left behind on Tuesday after a clash [...]

Peru: demands grow for Amazon massacre truth commission

Kadmiel — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:56:59 +0000

The United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued a formal recommendation Aug. 28 that the government of Peru open an “exhaustive, objective and impartial investigation, including indigenous represetatives” into the June 5 deadly violence that ensued when National Police troops broke up an indigenous road blockade at Devil’s Curve in Amazonas region—a [...]

18 fun Facts About Peru

Kadmiel — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:05:48 +0000

Peru is located around the central portion of South America and is known as the basket of civilization for all of South America. Peru dates back into antiquity and is fun and interesting place to explore . Here are some fun facts about Peru that you may enjoy 1. Peru itself is one of the top [...]

Legends of Peru – Legend of the Ayar Brothers

Kadmiel — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:59:57 +0000

This legend is about four Ayar brothers, Uchu, Manco, Cachi and Auca, created by Viracocha to rule the world, who lived in a cave in Tampu Tocco mountain close to the Pacaritambo, house of daybreaks, settlement 33km from Cusco. The four brothers, with their wives, left the cave and went in search of a better land. [...]

7 steps to Peruvian Cultural Immersion

Kadmiel — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:57:50 +0000

Peru lies in the west of South America, bordered by Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, Boliva and Chile, with the Pacific Ocean on the west. You will find that immersing yourself in the culture of Peru is an experience not to miss, being one of the most diverse of South America. This is added to by the [...]

Peru People and Preserved Culture

Kadmiel — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:12:05 +0000

There are many reasons why Peruvians have been naturally divided since pre Columbian times. There are many natural boundaries between them from the deserts along the western coast line to the formidable Andean sierra mountains that rise nineteen thousand feet into the air. The majority of the territory in Peru compromises highlands in between the [...]

The Sacred Traditions of the Andean Culture of Peru

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:26:13 +0000

The rich and powerful spiritual legacy of the Andean civilization is only now being properly recognized after 500 years of obscurity. This article takes a look at some of these traditions. Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley hold Retreat programs in the Andes and Amazon where we work with many of the traditional shamans and [...]

Peru has high maternal mortality rate, rights group says

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:02:00 +0000

Pregnant women in Peru are dying at scandalous rates, according to the author of an Amnesty International report into maternal mortality in the South American country. The report, “Fatal Flaws: Barriers to Maternal Health in Peru” found that hundreds of poor, rural and indigenous pregnant women are dying because they are being denied the same health [...]

Peru bus collision kills 23 near Lake Titicaca

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:55:24 +0000

Two buses crashed head-on Thursday on a mountain road near Lake Titicaca in Peru, killing at least 23 people and injuring 50 more, police said. The morning crash occurred in the Santa Lucia district, about an hour’s drive from Lake Titicaca high in the Andes, a Puno state highway police officer told The Associated Press by [...]

Peru's indigenous people win one round over developers

admin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:20:56 +0000

Logging and other activities ruin tribal lands and set off protests that lead to the revocation of laws to further open the Amazon to outsiders. ‘The Indians beat them by a knockout,’ one analyst says Peruvian tribal leader Luis Pizango says private investment in his part of the Amazon has brought only misery to him and [...]