Flooding and landslides in Peru have not only left 90 dead and 100,000 homeless in rural provinces, they have also disrupted life in central Lima.
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A look at unbelievably shoddy quality in a simple clothes rack which caused grave injury to my maidservant which required 10 stitches.
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My latest piece on Caracas Chronicles explains why President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is leading the region in calling for regime change in Venezuela.
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A recipe to make Aguardiente Sours using the standard Pisco Sour recipe with Colombian aguardiente instead of pisco.
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A look at various comments from gringos and Latinos — as well as hybrids — about when is the appropriate age for girls to have their ears pierced.
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Frito-Lay has introduced its fourth and fifth varieties of Doritos corn chips. Part of a series examining how “emerging” Peru’s economy is.
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The ultimate test to see whether you are an “expat” or an “immigrant” — and why race has nothing to do with it.
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The story of my first empleada, or maidservant, in Latin America. I was 100% completely satisfied, and I fired her after six months.
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An analysis of what President Donald Trump may have planned for socialist dictator President Nicolas Maduro’s regime in Venezuela.
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Short vignette on how I spent $20 on water during lunch in Lima, Peru on Valentine’s Day.
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A look at the quiet, foreign intervention imposed by neighbors of Gambia to depose a president who refused to go.
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Subjective comparison of Lima vs. Bogota for expats based on criteria including cost of living, weather, food, safety and more.
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My Latest from Peru
- Help the victims of floods and mudslides in Peru
- Lima: Callao governor latest suspect in Odebrecht corruption
- Tensions rise over Peru’s position against Venezuela government
- New documentary showcases different side of Peru’s cocaine valley
- Peru president’s approval drops in wake of floods
- Flooding in Peru: dozens dead, more calls to cancel Pan Am Games
- Heavy floods in northern Peru, some call for suspending Pan Am Games
- Downtown Lima sees two high-profile shootings in one week
- Cevicheria Mateo: great ceviche in the heart of Callao
- Parque Mariscal Castilla, aka ‘Touring’