Ha ha. Not. Spent yesterday waiting for the tsunami to hit the coast of Lima. Reports on RPP news put it at 6:00, then 7:45 p.m. , then 8:30 p.m. In the end, waves measured only 1 meter (3 1/2 feet) high along the coastline of Peru’s capital. Dozens of people were evacuated from flood-prone Callao, including [...]
Entries from March 2011
Peru Spared Tsunami Damage …. Montesinos & Guzman to Star in New “Swept Away”
March 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Earthquakes, Money, Economics, Politics
Tags: earthquake·Montesinos·Shining Path·tsunami
My Own Brush with a Violent Protest in Lima
March 8th, 2011 · Comments Off · Daily Life in Lima, Money, Economics, Politics
After writing yesterday’s tongue-in-cheek post about the U.S. Embassy warning about foreigners getting swept up in political demonstrations in Peru, I realized that I had nearly been caught in a violent protest myself. (To my credit, I had no illusion that it was a folkloric event.) It was in May 2000, when Fujimori was storming his way to [...]
Tags: Fujimori·May 2000 presidential elections·protests
U.S. Embassy to Tourists in Peru: Don’t Confuse Political Protests with Folk Dancing
March 7th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Art, Film, Music & Dance, Crossing Cultures, Money, Economics, Politics
Maybe it’s the mood I’m in lately, but I found this recent Warden Message (sent from the U.S. Embassy to U.S. expats in Peru, via email) rather hilarious.
The U.S. embassy warns that gringos have been arrested in prior years for inadvertently participating in political demonstrations that they mistook for folkloric events.
Tags: 2011 presidential elections·expats·Music & Dance·tourists