During my short stay in Cuzco, it never became clear to me if the policy changes at Machu Picchu were UNESCO based, or if it came solely from the Peruvian government. However they were definitely the constant topic of conversation and worry amongst many of the travelers I encountered. Here are a f[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Peru’
Innovative approaches to Youth Development
Music/sport/theatre for development? I have to admit that previously I had thought these ideas perhaps a bit arty-farty. After all, I thought, surely there are more basic needs to meet? But this week I have been pleasantly surprised by these ideas and have come round to a new approach to youth dev[...]
Holy Week in Ayacucho
It’s Good Friday, and on the streets of Ayacucho, the final preparations are being made for the Easter Weekend. For more than a week now, this quiet Andean city has been abuzz with a spirit of fiesta. In a town where everyone knows everyone else’s business, suddenly there are strange faces on th[...]
Modern Muse
Recently I have been torn between writing about my current city, Guayaquil, or returning to my favorite Inca town in Peru, Ollantaytambo. This week I decided to return in my writing to the Sacred Valley in Peru, in order introduce my source of renewed inspiration in my teaching craft. This inspirati[...]
Water for Life
Semana Santa is just beginning in Ayacucho, Peru, and the city is in the final stages of preparation for its biggest week of the year. As municipal gardens were trimmed and the streets cleaned ready for a vast influx of tourists, the central plaza gave itself over to a schoolchildren’s procession [...]
April 9th, 2011 - 8:26 am § in Around Town, Peru
Escrutinio
It’s almost election day in Ayacucho, and the city is officially dry for forty-eight hours leading up to the polls. There’s not a drop of alcohol to be had, unless you’re a needy gringo with enough nous to talk their local corner store into an under-the-counter sale! [...]
Rimaykullayki!
I'm a British writer-educator who's come straight from Manhattan to provincial Peru. But, as I found out, there’s nothing like hopping one-legged through a crowd of bemused Peruvians to keep you grounded. So take off a shoe and hop along with me, as we take a look at teaching and learning off the [...]
