For some reason, we don’t want to relive this in any other form besides a harrowing retelling. A two-mile fall!
Joran van der Sloot pleads guilty in murder of Peruvian woman: Van der Sloot, associated with the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba seven years ago, pleaded guilty to the 2010 murder of Stephany Flores in a Lima hotel room. The plea is intended to reduce his jail sentence. source
Tsunami warning has been issued for 53 countries and as far away as Chile and Peru.
What happens when you get a bunch of Beatles acolytes, put them in Peru, and turn them into a band? Well, you get We All Together, a 1970s-era South American spin on late-period Beatles. They’re known for dead-on (minus the accent) covers of Badfinger and Wings songs (their “Band on the Run” cover is impressive), but this original friggin’ rocks. “It’s a Sin To Go Away,” with its fuzzy, booming bassline, has been a staple of our mixtapes for years, and we submit it to you, fellow Tumblrs.
Show-off: Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize for literature: This Peruvian dude is the first Latin American Nobel Prize winner in literature since 1990. What you’re witnessing now is this guy’s head getting big. source
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