Here in Lima, the trees and rooftops are overrun with cuculis — plumpish grey morning doves who coo mournfully, mate in treetops, and shit absolutely everywhere. With all this cuculi mess around, it’s easy for a Limena to forget that Peru itself is considered a birder’s paradise. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Cuculis (West Peruvian doves), photo by [...]
Extreme Bird Love, That
August 28th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Animals in Peru
Tags: Birds in Peru·tourism
Peru’s Porters Win Ausangate Gold Medal for Weightlifting
August 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Peru's Andes Mountains, Race Matters, Sports
The Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics are officially over, the winners have scurried home with their medals, and the losing athletes are either chastised, pitied or forgotten by most of the world. No laurel wreath, no glory, the Olympic equation goes. Not on this blog, however. In the same spirit of honoring athletic excellence that inspired [...]