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    Beefcake at the Corrida: Photos of Tauros and Toreros in Acho 2008

    2008/10/26 /

    Matador David Galan, who stars in the Nov. 2 corrida Raging bulls, elaborate torture rituals, hot sun and sand, seriously handsome guys in skin-tight outfits skewering animals through the aeorta: Lima’s Feria de Acho bullfight season (Nov. 2 – 23, 2008) showcases raw, in-your-face Spanish-style bullfighting, and the Peruvian crowds love it. Spanish matador Uceda Leal, of Madrid, who fights in the first Acho corrida, Nov. 2 It’s death and seduction and sadism all wrapped in the stiff trappings of Spanish colonialism: arcane rules, classist seating arrangements, trumpet calls, elegant brocaded jackets. The event exerts a weird, insidious fascination on some foreigners who might otherwise never be caught dead (lol) at a ritual animal slaughter. Just purchasing a ticket and braving the…

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After seven years in Peru, and a few more teaching in higher ed, I'm back to doing what I love: writing about human relationships, the planet and how we can ensure a better future for everyone, rich or poor. And I am still trying to unravel all of the remarkable things that happened to me when I was An American in Lima (2007-2014).

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