2010.12.20: December 20, 2010: RPCV Mahlon Barash, an American who has visited Peru since the 1960s, recently published a photo collection "Imágenes del Perú" with the Ricardo Palma University press
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2010.12.20: December 20, 2010: RPCV Mahlon Barash, an American who has visited Peru since the 1960s, recently published a photo collection "Imágenes del Perú" with the Ricardo Palma University press
RPCV Mahlon Barash, an American who has visited Peru since the 1960s, recently published a photo collection "Imágenes del Perú" with the Ricardo Palma University press
"I've been in love with this country for a long time because of its rich history, its variety in cultures, geography and climate, which provide amazing photographic opportunities, but mostly because of its people and the many friends that I have Here," Barash says. Barash first came to Peru in 1965 as a Peace Corps volunteer and worked for Cooperación Popular with school building projects in the province of Huamalies, Huanuco. Barash later visited the Peru 11 times as he worked as a microfinance consultant, which also took him to 40 other countries around the world.
RPCV Mahlon Barash, an American who has visited Peru since the 1960s, recently published a photo collection "Imágenes del Perú" with the Ricardo Palma University press
Images from rural Peru in new photography book
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Mahlon Barash, an American who has visited Peru since the 1960s, recently published a photo collection "Imágenes del Perú" with the Ricardo Palma University press. Many of the photos focus on rural scenes in the Andean highlands and include detailed captions that describe rural life, farming and communal projects.
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"I've been in love with this country for a long time because of its rich history, its variety in cultures, geography and climate, which provide amazing photographic opportunities, but mostly because of its people and the many friends that I have Here," Barash says.
Barash first came to Peru in 1965 as a Peace Corps volunteer and worked for Cooperación Popular with school building projects in the province of Huamalies, Huanuco. Barash later visited the Peru 11 times as he worked as a microfinance consultant, which also took him to 40 other countries around the world.
Barash has now decided to settle down and retire in Peru. He says: "This book has been a dream of mine for a long time because I want to share my experiences with others through these images."
The book is available in Lima at Centro Cultural Ccori Wasi, 5198 Av. Arequipa, Miraflores, and Libreria Virrey on Miguel Dasso in San Isidro. Starting next week it will be available at Crisol and Epoca bookstores in the Óvalo Gutierrez.
Barash will be giving two presentations: Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Club Provincial Huamalies, Jr. Aviacion #151, San Miguel, and Jan. 12, 6 p.m. at the South American Explorers Club, Calle Piura 135, Miraflores.
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