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Confessions of a Redhead in the Callejón
Bullfighting is gory, morbid & frequently tedious. So why did I want to jump in the Acho bullring last November? Huffington Post, Feb. 23, 2010Multi-media, Videos
Official: Van der Sloot confesses to killing
Joran van der Sloot confessed to slaying a 21-year-old woman in a Lima hotel room, a Peruvian official told NBC News. (TODAY Show/NBC News video, June 8, 2010)Multi-media, Photo Stories
Peru’s Disappearing Holy Glacier
A glacier in the Andes worshipped since pre-Columbian times is disappearing due to rapid climate shifts, taking with it ancient rituals tied to the earth. (MSNBC photo story)Articles
Escaping the U.S. Credit Nightmare
It took moving to a developing country for me to tune out the American mantra of "Spend, spend, spend" (Miami Herald, Oct. 12, 2008)Articles
Battle Over the Bulls
In recent years, bullfighting in Peru has been attacked by activists who call it "cruel and barbaric." So why is it becoming more popular? (Miami Herald, Nov. 21, 2008)Articles
Goodbye, Pastoruri
A once-massive glacier in the Peruvian Andes melts into thin air, due to rapid climate change (An American in Lima)Multi-media, Videos
In Peru, melting glaciers lead to water wars
Perfect Storm: Unless the nation of Peru takes immediate action, the ancient Andean glaciers could disappear by 2022 (NBC Nightly News report)Opinion Pieces & Essays
Archbishop of Cusco to Evict More Restaurants
After booting out a historic coffee house for a high-rent Starbucks, the $-hungry archbishop of Cusco is targeting more local eateries (Finalist, 2009 Just Post for a Just World)Opinion Pieces & Essays
Deadly Negligence — Peru’s Red Cross & Cold Deaths in Andes
More than 500 children in the Andes died of extreme cold last winter, but the Peruvian Red Cross refuses to ask for much-needed international aid (An American in Lima)Destination Profile
Celebrating Selva, Sierra and Costa
Review of contemporary Peruvian handicrafts exhibit organized in Lima (Living in Peru, 2008)Guidebooks
Lima Emergency Travel Guide
Compact traveler's guide to coping with common emergency situations in Peru's capital city (SOS Emergency Gudies, 2006)Opinion Pieces & Essays
