Last Friday morning my post on the official Kiva Fellows Blog mentioned the devastation of the 2007 Peruvian Earthquake in Ica, Peru and the surrounding areas. At 2 PM local time later that day, another earthquake shook the city. Kiva Fellow David Connelly, my predecessor here at Kiva Partner Caja[...]
Posts Tagged ‘natural disasters’
August 30th, 2011 - 10:49 am § in Day in the Life
Natural Disasters
I’ve spent the last month in the USA, and I’m headed back to Buenos Aires in a couple of weeks. In the last week there was a 5.9-rated earthquake in Virginia, and much-hyped hurricane Irene hit the northern east coast. Though much of the potential damage was averted largely due to the earthquake[...]
Soggy Freedoms
I was recently told: “Mexico is really a free country. You can do whatever you want here and no one will say anything.” But I’ve also heard: “Freedom comes at a price.” The only bridge created by Hurricane Alex is the one between these two — very true — ideas. In Mexico, if you wan[...]
Cusco on My Mind
If you haven’t heard, there have been terrible floods in Cusco, Peru in the past week. Since we are in the thick of la epoca de la lluvia (the rainy season), rain is expected but the level of destruction seen in the area is unimaginable. Tourism is the main industry in Cusco, and the damage [...][...]
