Peru, the land of politicians named Hitler, Lenin, Napoleon, and now... Mao TseTung (Machaca Aviles), who of course is running, or hopes to run, for a seat in Congress with a party led by a guy known as Porky

found a patch of starfish and other curious sea life at Punta Roquitas this morning (the benefits of being too injured to surf but strong enough to climb on the rocks)

before Olivia Nuzzi and RFK there was Christie Smythe and Pharma Bro

sorry Peru but karamanduka is way too exciting a name for such a plain pastry. ditto for king kong

a fisherman told me today that these creatures, which are ubiquitous on Lima beaches, aren't crabs but "sea spiders." they're useful for bait but no good for eating and will pinch you if let them get too close... i'd always heard them described as crabs before, anyone know what species they are?

He def got Pedro Castillo'd 🇵🇪

yes i'm religious, i believe in the holy trinity

it's wild that the global internet only exists because of massive cables at the bottom of the sea and satellites floating around in space. otherworldly by default www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I know I should quit eating Thanksgiving leftovers… But I can't quit cold turkey.

me muero por conocer la versión de la comunidad 🧉 "y luego dijo que no paga porque iba a ser un 'intercambio cultural'" 😆

Ayer, durante el Congreso Internacional de Paleontogía organizado por INGEMMET-Perú se presentó este fósil de un cocodrilo de entre 10 a 12 millones de años que vivió en Pisco. Simplemente espectacular. #Ciencia #Peru

when you're passed out on the couch after eating turkey and loads of carbs and someone's trying to tell you it's time for pie:

acabo de ver el documental "Muy Lejos de Aquí" del director peruano Juan Alejandro Ramírez. me encantó, una joya. es una pena que no se puede ver por streaming

"When it was time to get out, exactly 10 minutes later, the attendant had me stand and grip a handle attached to the wall. Here I was, I thought, a chocolate-covered strawberry before the chocolate had hardened." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/w...

Vargas Llosa en la puerta del bar La Catedral, antes y ahora. Sus últimas fotos en lugares icónicos de su producción literaria tienen un sabor a despedida. En esta imagen hasta resuenan unas líneas de Conversación: "Él era como el Perú, Zavalita, se había jodido en algún momento. Piensa: ¿en cuál?"

yeah i'm not sullying a knife for one measly clove

I've decided to eat too much today

In recent years, the number of human-bear encounters in Lake Tahoe has doubled—and in 2023, California had the first confirmed killing of a human by a black bear. Is Tahoe’s bear boom getting out of hand?

I just heard the first episode and I'm hooked

Tucson 'cult' church's former members experience ‘freedom,’ possibilities after escape @timsteller.bsky.social

new (to me) tea set

Limap, 26 de noviembre del 2024. ⭐️☀️🦋

i hate that i don't know if this is AI. it is AI, right?

huarango

As glaciers melt, they expose sulfide-rich rocks, triggering chemical reactions that acidify water and release heavy metals. Leaving Indigenous communities in the Andes with unsafe water resources. Story by grantees Mitra Taj & Marco Garro for @nytimes.com. 👉 bit.ly/3ZgcXKX

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