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Walmart_Prices t1_j0weqkb wrote

Reply to comment by PettyWitch in How are Peruvian Americans in CT feeling about the situation in Peru? by Great_Individual673

Seems like tales from your husband and nothing you have seen or experienced personal. My girlfriend family says the opposite of what your saying. They go frequently with no problem and she has also I’m sure she would of said otherwise. Everyone has a different experience don’t be pushing that negative narrative on a beautiful place which I had the pleasure of visiting two years ago. Be humble and respectful where ever you step and enjoy.

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PettyWitch t1_j0wh9lm wrote

No of course I haven't experienced it personally. We went to visit in 2015 and it was lovely, a lot of poverty but a lot of great food and the jungle was awesome. I don't know how old your girlfriend is or where she lived during the 90s - my husband lived in Satipo in the jungle as a kid with his family. He has a lot of good memories but unfortunately living through the terrorism as a kid sort of destroyed his family and probably his trust in Peru. They first fled to Canada as refugees and lost everything in the process. The family has a lot of trauma stemming from this. So this probably colors his vision of Peru.

However I will say that when we went to Peru we didn't stay in the touristy areas. If you only stay in the touristy areas, it looks quite nice. If you go to the miles of shantytowns outside Lima it doesn't.

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