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Latin America: Photos of Cemeteries in Ecuador and Peru

Posted by Eduardo Avila on 08/11/2009

In commemoration of the feast of All Saints, which is a holiday across Latin America where family members honor their deceased relatives, Natalia Cartolini posts a series of photographs she has taken of cemeteries in Ecuador and Peru [es].

Americas Arts & Culture Ecuador Peru Photos Roundups Spanish

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Peru: One Hundred Years of Writer Ciro Alegría

Posted by Juan Arellano on 07/11/2009

Peruvian writer Ciro Alegía was born 100 years ago, and his best-known novel "Broad and Alien is the World" focuses on the struggles of an indigenous community in the northern highlands.

Americas Arts & Culture General Literature Peru Spanish Weblog

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Peru: Demolition of Municipal Building in Iquitos

Posted by Juan Arellano on 04/11/2009

Sofía of the blog Con Alas y Pies [es] publishes photos of the recent demolition of the Municipal Building in Iquitos, Peru, and which also caused damage to an adjoining house which is the oldest building in the city.

Americas Arts & Culture Peru Roundups Spanish

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Peru: A Different Look at San Martín Statue in Lima

Posted by Eduardo Avila on 29/10/2009

Juan Arellano of the blog Globalizado [es] has an up-close look at the Statue of General José de San Martín in Central Lima, Peru. As part of the events of Lima Week, visitors were given the opportunity to climb up temporary stairs to see the statue from a different vantage point.

Americas Arts & Culture Peru Roundups Spanish

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Peru: The Abortion Debate

Posted by Juan Arellano on 26/10/2009

The abortion debate in Peru has reemerged due to a bill that has been approved in the Special Committee of the Penal Code in the Peruvian Congress, which would decriminalize abortion in cases of rape or congenital disorders in the fetus.

Americas Gender Health Human Rights Law Peru Spanish Weblog

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