EXPATPERU

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From my expectations/experience of managing a fast food restaurant in the US: 1. The food quality, portions & pricing was - AVERAGE 2. The service was - POOR; we only had time for a quick lunch & were rushed to eat 3. What I had expected from reading in expat peru - DISAPPOINTED 4. The plac...

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I import industrial machinery from the U.S and Europe. So part of my job is to fly back and forth from my home in the U.S. and Peru. Throughout the year I spend 6 months in Peru, and 6 months in the U.S. Been doing this since 2000. How'd you start? with a $200,000 dollar investment of inventory and...

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metal moth wrote:Print based materials are so last century.
Everything's going electronic.

If you can somehow get the pituco hipsters (hipster pitucos?) on board, you'll be fine

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Yeah, I tried running the numbers, and couldn't make it work. Like the bookstore in the other thread, I'd have to fold it into something else, videogames, food, broadcasts of WWE events, etc...

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caliguy wrote:I import industrial machinery from the U.S and Europe. So part of my job is to fly back and forth from my home in the U.S. and Peru. Throughout the year I spend 6 months in Peru, and 6 months in the U.S. Been doing this since 2000.

How'd you start?

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victmanu wrote:The government announced it after they found chinese, corean and brazilian maffias making illegal mining in the south of Peru.

Guess they missed a payment

Seriously, now that they found them, what are they going to do with them?

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Hah! I'm sorry! I royally messed that one up. She took my stepson illegally out of the US. We're still paying child support and it goes through Moneygram. She will not give us her address and she told her son not to give it to us, either (he is 11 yrs old). I've been trying to find out if there is ...

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I will echo the sentiments of everyone else here; I'm surprised you haven't been able to find what you were looking for.

Then again, I don't remember seeing much cabinets at my friends places.

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Philipc4u59 wrote:HOW CAN I BE OF SERVICE - TO YOU, MY FRIEND?
Elaborate on our dinning experience or other situations...

Be good,
Philip

The dining experience. Was the food subpar, service subpar? Was it not what you expected? How was it dingy?

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My wife & I had a difficult time finding this place (the cabbies were not aware of same). The place in my opinion is dingy & the service could be upgraded; we paid 14 soles for an order of tacos - wouldn't order again. I guess we were expecting - MUCH BETTER? Philip & Rosmery :roll: PS ...

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My feelings are that if the TAXES are due on a sale/service; they should be documented for & paid. I also feel that the high taxes in Peru, discourage accountability with the law & limit investment opportunities. When will Peru realize that lowering these taxes, will actually enhance the &q...

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I would be interested in the % of expatperuers - from various countries; anyone else CURIOUS? I was, to an extent. It had more to do with what people were doing in Peru. http://www.expatperu.com/expatforums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11076 I quickly got over it, though. Not sure of the percentages, bu...

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A shame. Surprising.

Any updates?

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In my case she already has her tourist visa and has traveled all over the world prior to our marriage. I am hoping the Immigrations official on the US side is not a pr!ck and let's everything go naturally. I am not expecting any issues with her entry and hope this is the case. In regards to getting...

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I think the post was silly to begin with (though fun to read!). The assumption people make...and I think some (incl Chi Chi) made here as well....is that white people, gringos, caucasians....have more money and are able to avoid situations described in the initial post. In most cases this might be ...

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Seaimpin_Na_nDaoine wrote:some serious chichi bashing/bullying going as usually

Seems he got called out.

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I've gotten 30 days before as well as 90 and 180. Seems that the date stamp is given at the discretion of the agent. I would say unlucky before I would say unfair. I guess your options are to overstay and pay or to border hop and renew your visa. Actually, as you're married to a Peruvian, aren't you...

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In Peru this regulated the use of firearms, they have not banned, but surely you can get an assault rifle, and if you shoot someone you will go to court for any reason whatsoever, except in strictly military matters, as the army have their military justice I think this theme of violence in the USA ...

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Used bookstore with wi-fi, internet, coffee, maybe live music...

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Buffalo_Mania wrote:
There should be like a field guide for brichera/o 's. Let's see David Attenborough do that!

"here, we see the bricheras in their natural habitat..."

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http://www.boulevardlosolivos.com/

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metal moth wrote:Yeah, these forums are definitely not being run by Peruvians.
I know for a fact the latter is run by an American living in Jersey who hasn't set foot in Peru in a number of years.

Unless he's in Paterson, then it's close enough

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adrian Thorne wrote:I have no problem with healthy competition, but not checking facts and being sectarian does make me wonder if this is spam.

Join and find out

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inscop wrote:You inspired me! I am coming out of retirement to be a Playboy model photographer. Easy money, and OMG, the side benefits!

Since it's Peru, I'd probably go with cuycitas instead of conejitas :mrgreen:

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How's foot traffic, took a glance at the map, it seems to be a bit off the beaten path?

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What kind of bbq sauce? Sweet or spicy? I saw the pics on FB, looks like a tomato base. I don't know what kind of flavor you're going with the coleslaw (creamy? vinegary?), but my friends find KFC coleslaw (for example) to be a bit too sweet. As for the french fries, are you using yellow, white or s...

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Best of luck, let us know how it goes.

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Hitoruna wrote:
Sorry but the idea of cheese or beans is not BBQ to us

BBQ means anticuchos for example

Which is grilling to us. Parriadas

Beans, mac, slaw, greens, etc are all side dishes, not the primary food for barbecue.

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Funny, when I go anywhere near those places, they are packed full of Peruvians buying. We went to Chili's for my kids birthday last week, we actually had to wait for a seat. Interesting. From the looks of it, Chilis has done better in Larcomar than TGIFridays. I haven't seen the crowds in MegaPlaza...

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rama0929 wrote:
I can see a chicken shack doing quite well in Peru, something with a spicy offering like Popeye's I suppose.

There ya go...

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SilverbackPeru wrote: are you against people with a different life style, which again is like having to listen to a certain type of untolerant Peruvian.

A pituco, perhaps?

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SilverbackPeru wrote:
If that's Tera on the left then i've actually met her husband a few times before!

I've met her, she's pretty cool.

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http://www.expat-blog.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=519 http://www.alloexpat.com/ecuador_expat_forum/ Feel free to enter expatecuador into your favorite search engine and research the results. Don't know of anyone here who has had extensive experience in Ecuador or has been there other than to border h...

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I shop at wherever's closest. That happens to be Metro on Tupac Amaru. I'll go there if I can't find what I need at Caqueta

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Hitoruna wrote:All those things and you cant develop a decent cuisine ?

We do okay, depending on the region

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I will check on the price of Ragu; I feel Tottus has a good selection of American tomatoe sauces. I am not picky, so I buy Del Monte with mushrooms @ 8.19 soles for the standard (26.5 oz.) size can. Also, you might want to experiment with Hunts BBQ sauce - three varieties; I made chicken breast &am...

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rubble wrote:All of those that I've encountered - selling their handicrafts, juggling or playing guitar in the local restuarants - have been Latinos or from Spain.

Must be some sort of exchange program

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I've brought in cameras (SLR's with large zoom lenses) and a rachet sets in my luggage and have gotten the search and not have had any problems.

But I'd declare it for peace mind. Who knows what will happen at customs.

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I haven't received anything in a while either.

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Sorry I can't be more of a help, but everyone I know is in SMP or Los Olivos.

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Nice website

http://www.siamthaicuisine.com.pe/

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I don't have tunnel vision about anything...most tort-dependent trail lawyers are vermin, just scum-lapping maggots who possess the ability to get emotional and ridiculous verdicts from uneducated juries. No one is against consumer protection, but leftists are against tort-reform--one of the main r...

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timothy wrote:Hey, back to Peru.

So, does machismo automatically include sexism ?

I'm sure it does. It's a matter of degree.

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Suncha wrote:We have been renting furnished for 3 months and are having usage issues with the owners and what is acceptable usage to them vs what is average for our household.

What are they saying?

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Worse comes to worst, I have a friend in Lima (Los Olivos) that's a chofer. I'm sure he can point you in the direction of a reputable mechanic. You need to have access to one in that industry

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Philipc4u59 wrote:What exactly is "web based" email?

Services like hotmail, yahoo mail, gmail, etc.

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You say that like it is a bad thing, but I would much rather wear that badge than yours where your indifference to belitting or hurting or castigating or otherwise promoting discrimination against jews, blacks, women, gays, and the like does not bother you in the slightest. I am offended that you d...

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But the problem arises, repetitively, when one person does not like the response and immediately calls you sexist, racist, homophobic, or a troll. And http://www.sanitaryum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gets-Offended.png I am offended. There should be a gender neutral multicultural person in that ...

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I for one would like to see the creation of a Expat Peru name calling forum! With everyones different nationalities and backgrounds it would be quite a fun way to see insults that are popular from different parts of the world! I could even brush up on my Peruvian insults for Limas rush hour traffic...

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Sorry to hear about your experience.

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