Peru, Peru. My heart's lighthouse.
If he had had all Peru in his pocket, he would certainly have given it to this dancer; but Gringoire had not Peru in his pocket; and besides, America was not yet discovered. (p. 66)
No one thinks of Mexico and Peru as black. But Mexico and Peru together got 700,000 Africans in the slave trade. The coast of Acapulco was a black city in the 1870s. And the Veracruz Coast on the gulf of Mexico and the Costa Chica, south of Acapulco ...
With this idea, being a man with long experience of the sea (and they certainly have a great advantage over other men in any sort of task)...
Produce your own dream. If you want to save Peru, go save Peru. It’s quite possible to do anything, but not if you put it on the leaders and the parking meters. Don’t expect Carter or Reagan or John Lennon or Yoko Ono or Bob Dylan or Jesus Christ...
Peru was the Incas; it has 3,000 to 4,000 years of history.
Do you want to go back to Vienna?” he said. Alec didn’t answer, just stared into space. “Or we could go somewhere else,” said Magnus. “Anywhere you want. Thailand, South Carolina, Brazil, Peru – Oh, wait, no, I’m banned from Peru. I’d...
The name of Peru was not known to the natives.
Yes, I'm proud to be indigenous. I'm half-Quechua-Huachipaeri from Peru.
If no man could become rich in Peru, no man could become poor.
Going to Peru is, well, if you ever have an opportunity in your life to go there, you should do it because it is absolutely mind boggling.
I think my sense of color I have got from my upbringing in Peru.
The investor knows quite well that we don't have anymore the widespread terrorism here in Peru.
I am very much about promoting Lima because I think Peru and the mountains and the Incas, everybody is aware of those, but Lima is something that people should discover - especially our food.
Howard Hughes: What the *hell* does a senator from Maine need to fly to Peru for?
Our fathers were demons,' Catarina said. 'Our mothers were heroes.
Magnus was sure that the llama stampede he witnessed was a coincidence. The llamas could not be judging him.
There was no point in wallowing. Magnus refused to wallow. Wallowing was for elephants, depressing people, and depressing elephants.
Have you ever been to Mexico City and haggled with the locals over souvenirs? Well, in Peru, you had to negotiate like that to get the freshest fish at the market.
If you like trekking, go to the Himalayas or Peru. I love those kinds of trips. But it all depends on your own life and what you like and what you expect.
I began visiting Lima's prisons back in 2007, when my first novel, 'Lost City Radio,' was published in Peru.
