Ten-year-old Michelito waves a bloody sword to crowd after his drawn-out debacle in the Acho bullring last November; photo c. Jorge Vera 2008 November 29′s corrida marked the penultimate bullfight of the Señor de los Milagros festival, held in Lima’s historic Plaza de Acho bullring. The last day to see bullfighting in Peru’s capital is December 6, next Sunday. [...]
Confessions of a Redhead in the Callejón: What I Learned at the Bullfights
November 29th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Bullfighting
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Vegan Antitaurino Activist, Plaza San Martin, Lima, Peru
February 23rd, 2009 · 19 Comments · Bullfighting
Animal-rights protestor Jessica Santilla, demonstration at Plaza San Martin, Lima, Peru, Nov. 2008 / photo c. Jorge Vera El Fotografo and I met this protestor at an antitaurino (anti-bullfighting) rally held on the opening day of the Plaza de Acho bullfights, last November. Jessica Santillan is 20 years old, a student and an ardent vegan. Unlike many of [...]
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Photo of the Day: Female Bullfighter Milagros Sanchez at Plaza de Acho
November 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Bullfighting
19-year-old Peruvian bullfighter Milagros Sanchez kneels in the sands of Acho, Nov. 1, 2008; photo copyright Jorge Vera 2008 This year’s Señor de los Milagros (Lord of the Miracles) bullfight festival (Nov. 1 – 23), held in the historic Plaza de Acho bullring, began in a rather unorthodox way. (1) One minute prior to the start of the [...]