Managed to find a few really great videos on the internet this week. Hope you all enjoy them.
Bras d'Or Lakes from Julia Deakin on Vimeo.
Vegeterrible from Henrik Sønniksen on Vimeo.
Pivot from Pivot on Vimeo.
Bätmän Lebt / Bätmän is alive (StopMotion Animation) from Stefan Schomerus on Vimeo.
Yesterday I came across this documentary film on YouTube about the Peruvian Marinera. The film is in Spanish but has English subtitles and covers the origins of this popular and historic Peruvian dance.
The Peruvian Marinera is a couple's dance from Peru's northern coastal region (Lambayeque), with the most recognized and popular version being La Marinera Norteña.
Below is the documentary:
**I don't know who produced the documentary film?
After horrible torrential rains, floods and mudslides caused several roads, towns, bridges and the railroad to be damaged and/or destroyed it was speculated that it would take months before tourists would be able to reach the sacred citadel of the Incas. According the article on the Peruvian Times the head of the Transportation and Communications Ministry, Enrique Cornejo stated that he expected Machu Picchu to reopen within 3 weeks.
How exactly?
"Cornejo told Radio Programas Peru tourists will be able to bypass blockages between Cusco and Machu Picchu by traveling part of the distance by road and the rest by train. He said they will establish two temporary bridges to help bypass the 10 obstructions that are currently blocking access to the citadel." PeruvianTimes.com
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A few months ago I was contacted by Tom Frost, the guy who runs Expat Alley after he somehow stumbled across my crumby little website in the vast ocean that is the internet. To make a long story short, he found it mildly interesting and asked if I wouldn't mind conducting an interview with him. A few weeks went by before I heard back from him, and when I finally received an email from him it contained a link to his site. There to my surprise was the interview on his site. Check it out! Also there are several other interviews available to read from other Americans living abroad.
Here is the link: http://expatalley.com/english-teacher-broker-marco-antonio-mendoza-lima-peru/
In what can only be described as a rare medical case, Iquitos resident and mother Julia María Marihuari Yahuarcanqui (29) from Requena located in Loreto, suffers from pain caused by VERY enlarged and disproportionate breasts.
For Julia Maria it all started 6 years ago after having given birth to her fourth child she began to experience recurring pains in her breasts. In those 6 years her breasts began to grow until they reaching an alarming size, with each breast weighing up to 5 kilos! Julia Maria's condition worsened when the pain in her back became unbearable causing her to have to remain in bed as she could no longer walk. Whats more shocking is that she has only received pain medication to treat this bizarre condition.
UPDATES: It has been confirmed that the enlargement of her breasts was caused by two tumors. The Ministerio de Salud (Health Ministry of Peru) has decided to provide medical assistance in order to help reduce Julia Maria's enlarged breasts. She will be transferred from the department of Loreto to the Arzobispo Loayza Hospital in the capital city of Lima, there she will receive the proper treatment and assistance she has been needing.
*Image taken from RPP website
I thought this was pretty amazing, could this be the future?
For the past week and half the citizens of Cusco and Apurímac have been terrorized by the rainy weather which has caused terrible floods and landslides. The destruction has left many without homes, property, personal belongings, and food/water.
Many have wondered how they can help those effected, as well as where they could donate. Well the Peruanista blog has provided us with some useful information and links that will guide those who are interested in donating to one of the causes that have been established to provide assistance to those in Cusco and Apurímac.
Here is the link to the article: LINK
