Yep, as you may have noticed, the world did not end. Good.
And it was even better for some lucky kids in Ica, Pisco and Chincha, who actually had a day off from school due to the impending Mayan apocalypse. “It’s the end of the world again, son, no school today…” Brilliant.
In other school-related news from the tail end of 2012, primary school students in Bagua managed to snap a wonderful photo of their school director getting up to no good with a female professor (see report on Peru21). The image, understandably, has been quite a hit online:
“It’s OK kids, we’re, um, just rearranging the furniture.”
Paolo Guerrero in Tarapoto
Tarapoto, meanwhile, has been abuzz with news of Paolo Guerrero’s arrival in the City of Palms for the New Year period.
“Who the hell is Paolo Guerrero?” I hear you cry. Paolo is a Peruvian footballer (44 appearances for the Peruvian national team) currently playing for Corinthians in Brazil. In a recent poll by Uruguayan newspaper El Pais, the striker was voted the second best player in South America during 2012, coming in just behind Brazilian wonderkid Neymar.
Paolo Guerrero (photo © Ml399356, Wikimedia Commons)
Anyway, Paolo Guerrero is a big star in Peru (and a hit with the ladies), so his arrival in Tarapoto is quite exciting. According to some rumours, Guerrero will be in Tarapoto alongside a representative from English Premier League club Chelsea FC, which is even more exciting.
There’s been some talk about Guerrero making the move to England following his success in Brazil. Will it happen? Possibly. Is he good enough to play for one of the biggest teams in England? I have my doubts, but I’d love to see another Peruvian become a success in the Premier League (we all remember Nobby Solano, right?).
Happy New Year!
I’m sure glad that I wasn’t educated around Ica. I guess they still believe that the world is flat too. And I wonder if they still teach that the mountains and the sun are gods? And it’s really
pretty sad to see all of those sexcapades going on in Peruvian primary schools. Quite depressing to see!
haha, the Bagua thing is great! She must have a really great personality.
Rearranging furniture naked is a popular after school activity in Peru.
haha, it’s already february and this post was so funny, the news about Paolo Guerrero was a joke for fool’s day, it was one of the many jokes that appeared in Tarapoto newspapers 🙂