One Love, Two Ways

Valentines Day Gift Bag

Valentines Day Gift Bag

By David Knowlton, with the help of Walter Coraza Morveli and Hebert Edgardo Huamani Jara

A chasm splits Peru and one of its signs is love.   On this Valentine’s Day one might think love is the same everywhere; marketers certainly want it to be.  But in Peru there are big differences that signal a major gulf in the country.  It is the break between city and countryside, even though urban culture is more powerful and invasive every day.   Read the rest of this entry

Marrying in Cuzco

A Toast to Their Marriage

A Toast to Their Marriage

By Walter Coraza Morveli (translated by David Knowlton).

Sharing love is often not only between two people. It can involve many more, often an entire community. If it is true that getting together as a couple today is not always done for love, but for other interests, let us look further. Read the rest of this entry