A progressive liberal tells his account of a bullfight at the Plaza de Acho bullring in Lima, Peru.
Tag: animals
When to Impose Your Gringo Values on Other Cultures?
The story of an Expat Chronicles video irreversibly removed from YouTube for a violation in offending gringo values.
A Look at Cockfighting in Colombia
An expat on the Colombian coast explains the lure of a controversial spectator sport and Hispanic tradition, cockfighting.
Bullfighting: Art, Culture, Drama, Death
The case for why Spanish-style bullfighting is art, culture, drama, death and all that. Extracts from Ernest Hemingway’s “Death in the Afternoon.”
Pictures from Lima Travel Guide
Pictures from the soon-to-be-published Lima Travel Guide.
Dogs in Latin America vs. the U.S.
I discuss the difference in attitudes toward dogs in Latin America vs. the U.S.
10 Things to Eat in Arequipa
Descriptions and pictures of the best local food from Arequipa, Peru.
Cockfighting in Bogota, Colombia
SUMMARY: A day with video of cock fights at Club Gallistico San Miguel in Bogota, Colombia.
Bullfighting in Bogota, Colombia
SUMMARY: A look at the controversy around bullfighting in Bogota, Colombia, as well as pics and descriptions of my day at the bullfights.
Peruvian Food: The Best in Latin America
SUMMARY: Pictures and descriptions of the best Peruvian dishes.
Contributed Story: Two Maids I’ve Had in Cali
SUMMARY: Story of two women from a rural Cauca torn apart by guerrilla-paramilitary violence.
Colombian Painter Fernando Botero
SUMMARY: Over 100 photos of Fernando Botero’s best paintings and sculptures from the Medellin and Bogota museums.
10 Things To Eat in Bogota
SUMMARY: Descriptions of my ten favorite things to eat in Bogota: bandeja paisa, ajiaco, black folks’ fish, chiguiro, arequipe, fruit, ensalada de frutas, morcilla, lechona, and Andres Carne de Res. I also included three things you don’t have to eat.
Contributed Story: The Pigeon Poop Scam in BA
SUMMARY: A common street crime targeting tourists in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
It’s a bright Saturday afternoon in December 2007. We were walking along a side street on the way back to our hotel — only a few blocks off the Ave. Julio 9. Not many people around… Read more
