One of Peru’s greats, the embodiment of Peruvianism and the creole culture of Peru’s coastal regions, passed away today as a result of poor general health. The loss of this one man that became a symbol of Peruvian identity will be felt deeply across Peru and especially on the coast, but also across Latin American and the world. His inimitable voice captivated his listeners in a way that few other artists have ever been able to do, somehow making every word his sang sound unmistakeably and unequivocally PERUANO.
October 9, 2009 | Culture & History, News
Months ago, a collector received a visit from an antique trader. “What I saw was something I would have hoped not to”, said the witness speaking to newspaper El Comercio. He was offered several pieces that could have only come from one source: Peru’s National Library. The trader even had photocopies of other examples he had already sold, also from the library. The collector refused to buy them and explained he would have to report the trader.
Two days later other person arrived with the same books, having bought them and now looking to sell them on. The collector contacted another bibliophile to help finance their purchase, their aim being to avoid the repeated sale of, and potential damage to, these antique treasures.
What they bought was enough to anger any lover of libraries or indeed history:- four books published between the 16th and 19th centuries, three in Spain and one in Mexico, all of which in the catalogues of the rarest books in the country.
January 27, 2009 | News
Air quality in Lima has never been good, mostly thanks to the high humidity and fog. But when dictator Alberto Fujimori passed laws to allow second-hand ancient, deadly and heavily polluting cars to be imported from abroad, air quality took a massive hit. Though it never rains, grey clouds took on a hint of black, and a thick soot blanketed the city.
November 27, 2008 | Lima City Guide, News, Opinion
There was supposed to have been a Government building here, a twin tower the same as the one that is found across the road, but the utter collapse of the Peruvian economy under the stewardship of Alan García put an end to construction before it even began, leaving a huge hole in the ground where the foundations were supposed to be.
August 30, 2008 | Lima City Guide
