An American in Lima

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Make Way for the Matadors

October 25th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Animals in Peru, Bullfighting

Back in the United States, tension and uncertainty are mounting to excruciating levels as November 4 nears. One guy will win, one guy will lose, and the specters of voting improprieties and riot police haunt many Americans’ visions of what might happen on Election Day 2008.
Hopefully the presidential candidates’ “duel to the death” will be [...]

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El Híjo Weighs in on Bullfighting

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Animals in Peru, Bullfighting, Crossing Cultures

After our encounter with Peru’s famous child matador yesterday morning, El Híjo and I hunted down a YouTube video of 10-year-old “El Andi” at the 2008 Las Palmas fiesta.

Figure 1: Peru’s boy matador Andrés Roca Rey, at in the “Senor de los Milagros” bullfighting festival, in the historic Ancho bullring, in Lima, Nov. 4, 2007, [...]

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Boy Bullfighters in the Park

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Animals in Peru, Bullfighting, Crossing Cultures, Daily Life in Lima

The boy in the grey t-shirt swept out his arm and arched his torso in an elegant bow-shape as the “bull” charged within an inch of his hip. Then he pivoted on one foot and flicked the cape at his opponent’s head. The red fabric spun and twirled, daring the sharp, curved horns to come closer.
They were two Limeno kids, [...]

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