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Mennonite communities raise hackles in Peruvian Amazon
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» MASISEA — When they saw men with arrows and machetes bearing down on them, Daniel Braun and other Mennonites living in the Peruvian Amazon fled across rice paddies, some of their barns ablaze behind them.
The face of Nikkei cuisine
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/11/2024
» Globalisation in the food world isn't a new concept. In many countries, it has shaped the way people eat so much that it quantifies as "local".
Creating gastrocosms
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 05/07/2024
» Virgilio Martínez, Peruvian chef and restaurateur, is synonymous with Central, his flagship restaurant, which has been voted one of the world's best.
Satanic sounds from the jungle
Life, John Clewley, Published on 02/07/2024
» In the 1960s in Peru, a funky popular style emerged in the oil-boom cities of the Amazon. It was largely based on Colombian cumbia and Andean tropical music but using the pentatonic scale of Andean music. Additional ingredients include highland huayno, Cuban percussion, psych and surf rock (especially twangy guitars, with as many as three playing together) and plenty of spacey keyboards.
Coming into her own
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 08/03/2024
» Peruvian chef Pía León is well known on the Latin American dining scene, but even more so on the world stage.
A journey through time
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 25/01/2024
» Peru is synonymous with Machu Picchu and vice versa. However, it is so much more than that.
Srettha to meet global leaders
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/11/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will on Friday meet with several world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, as San Francisco hosts the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit.
Carbon-offset market's dark side
Oped, Published on 09/11/2023
» The recent Climate Week NYC, which convened corporate leaders, policymakers, scientists, and others to discuss climate solutions and drive progress towards decarbonisation, underscored how forests have become big business.
Stories of migration and hope
Life, John Clewley, Published on 12/09/2023
» In 2016, the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto invited musicians, mainly immigrant musicians, to audition for a new global orchestra.
Which is longer, Amazon or Nile? New quest aims to settle old debate
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - What's the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good.