Hues and meaning on the other side of the Equator ON THE EARLY MORNING of Jan. 1, 2018, the city of Lima, Peru, was quiet.…
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Eating in this Latin American country is much tastier than you could have ever imagined. The Chinese-Peruvian experience By Lizzie LeBow NONE OF US knew…
THERE IS A RUSTLING in the crowd. Small talk and light commotion fill the void of white noise, and the last few people trickle into…
Every weekend, street artists in Miraflores bring more color to the city. LIMA HAS A reputation of being a gray and gloomy city, so perhaps…
But a valuable skill for maneuvering Lima’s streets. “Two for S/.20, my queens!” By Sophie Pokorny LIMA BOASTS SOME very aggressive salespeople. Although meant to…
Ethnocentrism in Peruvian advertising does not represent the local population. WHEN I WAS about 6 or 7, my mother would take my brother and me…
As temperatures begin to rise, Chicago Craigslist ads for free couches perched up on the sidewalk begin to pop up all over the city. If…
In Peru, animals are just as much a part of the culture as the people. Ride a llama, buy a sweater made from alpaca fur,…