saluting the crowd

Dance or Die: The Art of Toro

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December 16th 2010
After attending Lima's last match of the season, I had the chance to sit down with 24-year-old torero Fernando Roca Rey, who explained the the art in what some would consider a brutal tradition. The band sounded a valiant address calling spectators to their seats for the opening procession of the last bullfight at the Plaza de Acho, the second oldest bullring in the world. The matador ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more