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Pituco Summer

February 9th, 2009 · 24 Comments · Daily Life in Lima, Maids, Race Matters

  Bring on the inflatable breasts! It’s summertime in Lima It’s summer in Lima. It’s hot, there’s no air-conditioning, all the pitucos are at the beach, and the city street-sweepers are roasting in their masks and full-body jumpsuits. I haven’t mentioned the pitucos before. I was going to get around to it. The word roughly [...]

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