The story of my first empleada, or maidservant, in Latin America. I was 100% completely satisfied, and I fired her after six months.

The story of my first empleada, or maidservant, in Latin America. I was 100% completely satisfied, and I fired her after six months.
Arequipa in southern Peru is unaccommodating for children and offers few family-friendly activities.
Explaining the trend of shrinking family size in Latin America’s emerging middle class. One child is the new normal.
A playlist of Spanish-language songs for children featuring Canciones de la Granja and classics like Pulgarcito and Don Pepito Verdulero.
How to transfer citizenship to your foreign-born children and a primer on “moral turpitude” in a glowing review of the US embassy in Peru.
A look at Peruvians’ strange and quirky fear of the cold, especially cold drinks.