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Class of 2011

18 August 2011

Meet Gastón Acurio, a world renowned chef who has opened a cooking school to ensure the fruits of his country’s economic boom filter down to the neediest. He’s also No 1 in our education Top 20.

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Mario Testino

22 June 2017

From home cooking in Peru to hosting dinner parties for 20 people in Paris, Mario Testino tells us his culinary life story. Needless to say, the fashion photographer is still hungry.

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Ed Stocker reporting from Lima: Centuries of immigration have made Peru’s coastal capital the culinary envy of Latin America. Now designers hope to do the same for the city’s architecture, from restoring colonial landmarks…

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Daddy’s girl

21 October 2010

Keiko Sofía Fujimori was Peru’s first lady at age 19 – appointed by her father, the then-president. Now 35, she is standing for the top job herself, while her father is in jail charged with corruption. Can she win over the…

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Barranco

20 October 2011

Once populated by wealthy Limeños escaping the summer heat of the city centre, this small neighbourhood in Peru’s capital benefits from apartments overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a community feel, restored villas and a…

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Driven by success

22 October 2020

An app-based solution to Lima’s dangerous roads.

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Americas

21 March 2013

A party in disarray, riven by ideological and regional splits, torn between populist impulses and its donor class’s economic interest, with glaring electoral deficiencies among major voting blocs and no leader to unify the…

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Pleasant posting

17 June 2008

A posting in an emerging market needn’t mean a five-year hardship assignment. From Port Louis in Mauritius to China’s Kunming, Monocle selects some surprising cities that have elevated themselves from their neighbours as…

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Food & drink

17 May 2019

New openings from Lima to London, plus a few saucy table-toppers and something for your bookshelf.

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Inventory No. 42

17 March 2011

Well-made objects for home and office that have caught our eye this month, from tableware to tea towels and paper knives to pasta.

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The Globalist - Wednesday 2 October

2 October 2019

We head to Lima to get the latest on Peru’s political crisis. Plus: Sweden revives its vast underground naval base, the latest on protests in Hong Kong and Russia’s relationship with alcohol.

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The Monocle Daily - Monday 7 June

7 June 2021

Andrew Mueller is joined by panellists Isabel Hilton and Charles Hecker for a look at the day’s top stories, from the meeting between G7 finance ministers to the importance of foreign aid. Plus: our contributor Simeon Tegel…

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The Monocle Daily - Monday 4 February

4 February 2019

We’re live at the Lima group summit to ask what’s next in Venezuela’s political stalemate and assess the impact of China’s involvement in the crisis. Then we’ll ask who stands to gain most from the Pope’s tour of the Middle…

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Spate of creation

20 June 2016

Lima has never been feted as a centre of architecture. Despite its rich past, quality contemporary offerings have been few and far between. But something seems to be shifting thanks to an increase in architecture competi…

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Lessons in architecture

26 November 2016

Yesterday Riba announced the Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología building in Lima as the winner of its inaugural International Prize. It's a bold choice and a good one. For Lord Richard Rogers, who headed up the panel…

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Down to a vine art

22 March 2018

The windswept hillsides and volcanic slopes of Tenerife are once again flourishing, as growers master the harsh terrain and harness the potential of the igneous island’s age-old vines.