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24 Hours in Ayacucho
Blog: The Brink of Something Else - 6 November 2010
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Mad dogs, rough roads, and moto-exhaustion from Ayacucho to Andahuaylas, Peru
Blog: Trip Down - 21 April 2010
After the previous long dusty day riding, Kai and I woke up in Ayacucho undecided whether we should spend a day relaxing (and searching for Alpaca sweaters) in town, or make for the next town. After examining the time Kai has left and the distances we are trying to cover (Machu Pichu, Cusco, Lake Titicaca, [...]
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From sweltering coastal Lima through freezing hail at 4,800 meters
Blog: Trip Down - 19 April 2010
Kai’s private taxi organized by Hostal Kokopelli in Lima for $15 met him at the airport but then told him to wait for another person arriving on a different flight – after 30-40 minutes the taxi driver gave up and drove Kai to meet me at the hostal. We sat and drank some beer and [...]
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Kiva Update from PBS Frontline World
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 18 November 2009
Suzy Marinkovich, KF8 Peru & KF9 Bolivia One of the most exciting things about being a Kiva Fellow is the opportunity to tell the untold stories of those so remote, so rural, and so ignored by the media. When there are six billion humans sprinkled across the world, the media has the unenviable task of picking and [...]
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the Artist and the Artisan
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 11 August 2009
By Suzy Marinkovich, KF8 Peru What is an artist? What is an artisan? Are they different? The debate caught my interest when I was walking away from Ayacucho’s Ex-Carcel, a former prison now converted to an artisan market where many of our Kiva borrowers at FINCA Peru work. As I chatted with Jen, a friend of mine [...]
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I know I can. Be what I want to be.
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 22 July 2009
By Suzy Marinkovich, KF8 Peru When did I begin to learn about savings? I can’t say I’m any good at it, but at one point far and long ago, I know I learned about it. I suppose it was simply modeled to me by my parents, dedicated savers and cautious spenders. For many of us, saving seems [...]
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Ayacucho’s voice in Peru’s Amazon conflict
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 13 June 2009
¡La selva no se vende, la selva se defiende! “The forest is not for sale, The forest we defend!” shouted the community of Ayacucho while pumping their fists in the air. Sweat dripped down their foreheads in the midday sun and not a soul was dressed for a day at the office. The spirit of the [...]
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