Dilwyn Jenkins - Defender of the Ashaninka

Miles Buesst

April 28, 2020

Anthropology, Amazon River

Dilwyn Jenkins - Defender of the Ashaninka

Remarkable life of British anthropologist, Dilwyn Jenkins.
Spent 40-years learning about & defending Ashaninka in Peruvian Amazon.
Instrumental in creation of Otishi National Park.

Miles Buesst

January 22, 2020

Cities, History, Politics

The Shining Path - Peru's Maoists

Miles Buesst

January 22, 2020

Cities, History, Politics

In 1962, Ayacucho’s university offered Abimael Guzmán (born 1934) a job as professor of philosophy. Guzmán developed radical views, traveled to China, and formed the Maoist Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) movement which originally aimed to return land and power to disenfranchised campesinos.

Miles Buesst

April 23, 2019

Literature, Archaeology, Politics, Anthropology, Amazon River, Natural Destinations

Reading List for Northern Peru ... and Beyond

Miles Buesst

April 23, 2019

Literature, Archaeology, Politics, Anthropology, Amazon River, Natural Destinations

Reading List for Northern Peru ... and Beyond

At PeruNorth, we certainly see travel as a mind-broadening exercise, and many clients enjoy reading about the region they are visiting before, during and after their trip.

Here is a list of recommended reads that range from scholarly works investigating specific pre-Columbian ruins or Amazon tribes, to fictional books offering a more general feel for the atmosphere of Latin America.