Alejandro Usorio Cochachin on Native Potatoes
In this video, Alejando Martin Usorio Cochachin, a farmer from the town of Matacoto, talks about recent efforts to recover native potato varieties. Compared to white potatoes, native potatoes are are...
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"How is there water in the desert? Well, it comes from the paramos."
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Sh*t Happens: Sanitation Projects in Lima
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The Scissors Dance
This is a brief clip of a traditional dance known as the Dance of the Scissors being performed in a tiny town called Andamarca. I've been travelling quite a lot recently (four of the past seven nights...
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Coffee, Orchids and Hummingbirds
Last week I decided, more or less on a whim, to take a quick trip to Peru’s San Martin region. San Martin is on the eastern side of the Andes, at the edge of the Amazon. There were some downsides to...
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Valentin Antesana, age 83, from the town of Andamarca, Apurimac, Peru, talks about the changes to his community that he's seen over his lifetime. This video is a valuable reminder that climate change...
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Final Thoughts from Peru
Sorry for the long gap between posts! I have returned to the US and am currently making preparations for a semester abroad in Brazil – something I’ll be sure to write about here on the Global...
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Dispatches from Fortaleza
I had never heard of Fortaleza, Brazil, until I applied to study abroad here. Now, with more than two months under my belt, I have far more to say about it than I can ever hope to share. Like most...
View ArticleIndigenous Knowledge and Climate Change Adaptation in the Peruvian Andes
In Eastern Africa, severe drought is causing massive famines. In the United States, temperature records are soaring due to one of the warmest winters in decades. From pine beetle infestations in the...
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