An American in Lima

slices of my life in Peru

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Because You Need to See Another Picture of a Peruvian Hairless Dog, Don’t You?

November 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Animals in Peru, Money, Economics, Politics

Me & the Peruvian hairless wonder dog in Pachacamac, Peru; photo by Jorge Vera c. 2007

El Fotografo shot these images in Pachacamac last year. The Peruvian hairless dog was strolling around the dusty parking lot, looking blase in his yellow t-shirt. (These dogs sunburn easily.)
The image on the left is the back of my head. [...]

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A Peruvian Hairless Dog for Obama’s Family? Vote on It!

November 10th, 2008 · 15 Comments · Animals in Peru, Looking Back at the United States, Money, Economics, Politics

Here’s an offbeat story from today’s El Comercio that just begged to be translated into English for this blog:
“Peruvian Hairless Dog Offered to Obama’s Family”
A Peruvian Tenant in the White House?
EFE: An offer of a Peruvian hairless dog has been made to the family of Barack Obama, whose daughter Malia suffers from pet allergies. 
 
A hairless Peruvian [...]

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