Ultimos Posts 1. 15/05/2010 18:44 - Hot Spots: Bangkok, the other City of the Angels LA and Bangkok have many connections. At the least, both Pacific Rim cities are named for angels: Los Angeles, and Krung Thep, ????????, City of Angels. I admit I've had a hard time grasping the minute details: yellow shirts, red shirts, et als. My understanding is it's about the business class, allied with the military, vs. the poorer classes and opposition. And there's some type ... 2. 05/01/2010 02:03 - Quechua Commercial This is no news to anyone who pays attention to what goes on in Peru, but as my first 2010 post at LAX-LIM, I wanted to comment. Is it a good thing Quechua is used as a marketing tool for a multinational cellular phone company? I don't care. I like the fantasy of the well-dressed women, in upscale pseudo-traditional clothing, in beautifully appointed settings, selling Movistar, in ... 3. 04/09/2008 08:06 - Andean Women Learning To Read In Quechua & Spanish A recent article by Flor Huilca, a Cuzco correspondent for La República newspaper, profiled Andean women who leave their homes and fields to head to class with their children and learn to read in Quechua and Spanish. As Huilco writes: "It is never too late to learn. Robertina, Juanita, Cristina, and Jesusa, all women from native communities in Espinar, know this all too well and ha... 4. 02/09/2008 00:14 - Barin Bababo: Shipibo Konibo: Cosmovision of an Amazonian People In the slums at the base of Cerro San Cristóbal, an arid mountain rising on the far side of the Rimac River from Lima's historic center, there is a community called Cantagallo. It is where the Shipibo people, who have migrated from the Amazonian region of Peru to its desert capital, live. Amidst the precarious homes and the nearby traffic belching out pollution, young Shipibo artis... 5. 24/08/2008 06:14 - Los Canarios & The Plane Crash In Madrid Paso Doble Islas Canarias sung by Agrupación Folclórica San Cristóbal of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria As a young man, I lived for four years in Spain, two in the Canary Islands. I lived, loved, laughed, cried, grew, sang, learned on Gran Canaria. For most Europeans, Gran Canaria is just holiday spot. For me, it is the place whence I met one of my dearest life-long friends. An island ... |
