Tarapoto Antiguo and Old Photos of San Martin
I’ve previously featured some old photos of Tarapoto on this blog, thanks to Vincent Tufano and...
Read Moreby Tony | Last updated Dec 26, 2017 | Published on Jan 31, 2014 | Culture & Society | 8
I’ve previously featured some old photos of Tarapoto on this blog, thanks to Vincent Tufano and...
Read Moreby Tony | Last updated Dec 26, 2017 | Published on May 22, 2010 | Culture & Society | 9
The following article is a guest post by Vincent Tufano, a New Yorker with a Doctorate in Political Science who wrote his doctoral dissertation on Peruvian politics. Vincent is the author of Empires of Gold, an action-packed...
Read Moreby Tony | Last updated Dec 26, 2017 | Published on Mar 28, 2010 | Sights & Activities | 2
The Petroglyphs of Polish are a little-visited gem just outside Tarapoto, Peru. Discovered in 1966, these rock carvings still remain a bit of a mystery. The site of the petroglyphs has a certain aura about it; 5 large rocks lie...
Read Moreby Tony | Last updated Dec 26, 2017 | Published on Dec 23, 2009 | Culture & Society | 0
Baltazar Martínez de Compañón was born in Cabredo, Navarra, Spain in 1737. Having become a man of the cloth, he traveled to Lima in his early thirties with the blessings of Charles III. By 1778, he had been appointed Bishop of...
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