John S. Wolfe

Are South American pro soccer games as crazy as they seem on television? That was a curiosity on my “bucket list.” And the answer is, “Yes.” And then some. Some classmates and I had the evening of Feb. 18 free and decided to catch the (South American region) Copa Libertadores game between host Alianza Lima [...]

Traveling from Chile to Peru presents an incredible juxtaposition. Santiago, Chile is refined, isolated, modern, and architecturally beautiful. Lima, Peru is scrappy, noisy, dusty and crowded. Santiago has subways; Lima has private minivans stuffed with workers. Santiago has a hillside park with a funicular, a zoo, an amphitheater below a towering statue of the Virgin [...]

How has Peru changed over the years? One man who could offer a credible explanation spoke to Arizona State’s Executive MBA class during a visit to ESAN University in Lima. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a former prime minister and economic minister for the nation, has seen it all in his 71 years. The son of a [...]

In 1988 two friends decided to open a hamburger restaurant in the Miraflores area of Lima, Peru. The hamburger was not completely foreign, but it was viewed by Peruvians as more as a snack, to be eaten after 6 p.m. The pair created Bembos as a spot for lunch or dinner by putting the burger [...]

Whereas Santiago, Chile resembles a European city – with interesting architecture, tree-lined streets and various forms of mass transit – Lima, Peru is more what one might expect in South America: Crowded, urban, noisy and dusty. Instead of buses and subways, Peruvians travel across the city in taxis or, more likely, stuffed private minivans painted [...]