Plaza de Armas, Lima, 1960s
Photos of the Plaza de Armas as it appeared in the 1960s!
August 29, 2010 | Modern Peru
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Peru at the Movies: The Fall of Fujimori
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
World Cup legacy: Peruvian the first ever to be sent off
Peruvians definitely get about, and whenever given the opportunity to be the first at something, be it fly across the Alps or get sent off the field in the world’s first ever global soccer competition, they jump at the chance.
June 12, 2010 | Modern Peru
Video: People of the Mountains, 1940
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
Pedro Paulet and the Peruvian rocket-plane
Little is it known that the technology that led to the landing of man on the moon, of faster than sound jet planes and intercontinental missiles… first saw form in the experiments of a Peruvian in the late 1800s.
May 17, 2010 | Modern Peru
Garcia’s Tren Eléctrico to finally get moving
A symbol for the abysmal failure of Alan Garcia’s first government, it was rubbed in the faces of those who suffered his incompetence and its affects day in and day out for years afterwards. Before being kicked out of office for the second time in 2011, Alan García and his second government are hoping to finally get this comically stalled project completed.
May 5, 2010 | Commentary/Opinion, Modern Peru, News
Leguías Lima of the early 1900s
President and Dictator Augusto B. Leguía embarked on a mission to completely transform a capital city that had faded from the world scene. His achievements were remarkable and lasted decades, find out what they were…
April 14, 2010 | Lima City Guide, Modern Peru
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Peru’s hard-hitting Oscar film hope divides opinion [Featured]
As Oscar fever hits Peru for perhaps the first time ever, Dan Collyns describes the building excitement, the controversy and the history behind the Peruvian contender for Best Foreign Language Film.
March 4, 2010 | Commentary/Opinion, Modern Peru, News
Oechsle – Peru’s original department store
The Oechsle chain of department stores has an almost legendary status among Limeños old enough to remember it. Long before the arrival of the Chilean chains Ripley and Saga, back when Lima was a developed and modern city, Oechsle was regarded as one of the most successful and important department stores in South America.
March 3, 2010 | Modern Peru
Un lunes cualquiera…
The latest Movistar TV commercial in beautiful indigenous Quechua, it’s message from the telecommunications company: “Connected, we can do more”.
February 16, 2010 | Modern Peru
Video: Glimpses of Peru, 1937
Allow your eyes to pop out at 1930′s Lima, Huancayo, Arequipa and Lake Titicaca in full motion colour!
February 11, 2010 | Modern Peru
New Year Traditions: Die!…Muñeco…Die!
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
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