My interview with Mario Vargas Llosa
Arts
Mario Testino on why he’s come home
King of the Andes
In the Andes of Peru the blood festival is a custom, which dates back decades, perhaps even centuries. More than a bullfight, the centerpiece of this festival is the battle between a bull and a condor.
Haute cuisine in – wait for it – Bolivia!
Dan Collyns takes us to the trendiest new restaurant in La Paz, Bolivia, the brainchild of top Danish chef and Noma founder, Claus Meyer. Could it be the vanguard of a gastronomic revolution in the land-locked country.
The Art of Truth
For CCTV Americas Now, Dan Collyns takes us to Peru, where four non-actors have come together linked only by the dramatic events that shaped their early lives. In the 1980s and 1990s an internal conflict raged in Peru between communist gorillas and the state. Hyper inflation and bad governing also affected the country. The play is a way for the actors to express how they were affected during these events.
Communing with the deities of Chavin de Huantar
One of Peru’s most fascinating ancient sites, Chavin de Huantar, holds secrets witnessed by just a few thousand visitors a year.
Nobel Literature winner welcomed home to Peru
The winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature, Mario Vargas Llosa, has arrived in his native Peru after receiving his award in the Swedish capital, Stockholm.
The 74-year-old author is the first Peruvian to win a Nobel prize. He faces a packed agenda of awards, ceremonies and celebrations in Peru.