Ali Ryder presents the fifth in series of articles, Peru at the Movies. The Royal Hunt of the Sun, from 1969, portrays a somewhat stereotypical Spanish conquest of the Incas, the capture of Inca Atahualpa and his infamous ransom – but with a twist, Pizarro has a human side and befriends Atahualpa.
August 26, 2010 | Film
Tom Filipowicz in Chiclayo explains what happens in the run up the Peru’s independence day celebrations on the 28th of July.
August 2, 2010 | Lambayeque & Chiclayo Guide, Traditions
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With tickets sold to tourists priced at $80 each, indigenous Cusqueños are effectively barred from the modern-day recreations of their ancestors’ most important religious event, Inti Raymi. Is there anything left in this “ritual” that reflects the Inca empire’s glorious past, or is it all a show put on to make money from tourists? Camden Luxford explains.
July 31, 2010 | Commentary/Opinion, Traditions
The Vogel Family only have a handful of months left of their journey from Alaska to Argentina. They crossed from Ecuador to Peru a few months ago, the passed through Peru’s astonishingly barren desert before heading up into the Andes and eventually into Bolivia. See the desert part of their journey in this video.
July 25, 2010 | Commentary/Opinion, Film
Ali Ryder presents the forth in a new series of articles, Peru at the Movies. The Fall of Fujimori – award-winning documentary about the controversial ex-president of Peru.
June 24, 2010 | Commentary/Opinion, Film, Modern Peru
First presenting the contrast between the republican grandeur of Lima and the Andean stylings of Cusco, this video goes on to follow the day to day live of rural Cusqueños. In the images you will also see Machu Picchu before its restoration, as well as Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo and a Cusco without cars.
June 2, 2010 | Cusco Guide, Film, Modern Peru
Chinchero produces extraordinary textiles, woven with ancestral tools with Incan designs and natural colors.
May 11, 2010 | Art, Cusco Guide, Traditions
Ali Ryder presents the third in a new series of articles. Did you know there are dozens of films that either take place in or heavily feature Peru? Here revolutionary Che Guevara visits Peru.
May 10, 2010 | Film
Ali Ryder presents the second in a new series of articles, Peru at the Movies. did you know there are dozens of films that either take place in or heavily feature Peru? Get planning your Peruvian movie nights!
April 26, 2010 | Film
Ali Ryder presents a new series of articles, Peru at the Movies. did you know there are dozens of films that either take place in or heavily feature Peru? Get planning your Peruvian movie nights!
April 20, 2010 | Film
Tom Filipowicz in Chiclayo recounts the tradition of burning mannequins as part of New Year celebrations in Peru, as well as other customs.
January 31, 2010 | Modern Peru, Traditions
Curandero – witch-doctor or medicine-man in English, but the most direct translation is healer. The tradition of the curanderos still runs strong in the Muchik northern coast of La Libertad and Lambayeque, particularly around Chiclayo. The traditions and techniques of theses healers date back to pre-Colombian times and the the civilisations of the Chimú, Sicán and the Moche before them. Archaeologists have recently been given a glimpse into this period of time with the discovery of the 800 year old tomb of a Sicán curandero.
January 23, 2010 | Archaeology, News, Traditions
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