Comments on: Sisters from Pucarumi — claimed by deadly cold spell?

By: Citizen Journalists Respond to Cold Deaths in Andes | An American in Lima

Citizen Journalists Respond to Cold Deaths in Andes | An American in Lima — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:02:51 +0000

[...] out Arellano’s post, which includes my photograph of two girls from Pucarumi (used with my permission). As I said in “Two Sisters from Pucarumi, Dead from Andean Cold [...]

By: Barb

Barb — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:20:07 +0000

Hi, Jimmy.
Yes, I remember meeting you by the lighthouse. You were helping Tommaso film that day, right?

I don’t know of any informal groups that meet for people to improve their English, but you might try putting a message up at one of the hostals, like Loki, where there are many English-speaking tourists. They will want to improve their Spanish and they might want to “trade skills,” so to speak.

Loki has several locations. I know there is one in Miraflores.:)

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:44:16 +0000

Hi Barbara, im jimmy, friend of Tommaso Fiachino. Do you remember? when we met in the park of Miraflores near to the houselight.Well i would like to meet an emerican group for improve my english, maybe you know one, its so important for me to speak very well. Please if you know an american group or peole who want to learn spanish, answer me please because i think that the best way for to learn is speaking a lot.
I would like that you tell me if you know, thank so much
Jimmy.

By: Iñigo

Iñigo — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:42:04 +0000

It’s a shame that campesinos die from the cold in the high Andes and yet the Peruvian government does not allow the shipment of old clothes to Peru (that could help the campesinos). Yep, it’s true, if you go to the post office and try to mail used clothes to Peru you will be informed that Peru does not accept such shipments. The idea is that we discard old clothes in such great quantities that if they are allowed to enter poorer regions in countries they adversely impact the local textile economy. It would be nice if some sort of compromise could be met so that warm clothes could be gotten to people who clearly need them.

By: Barb

Barb — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:15:56 +0000

Thanks, Ward. It’s a good picture picture the girls were so open and liked being photographed.

Yes, life in highlands is tough — as you know well, living in Cusco. Hope all is well with the baby.

By: Ward Welvaert

Ward Welvaert — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:09:40 +0000

That’s a great picture. Too bad life in the highlands can be so tough and the rural areas are so neglected.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:31:02 +0000