Election Day!

Sooo, word on the street (literally) is that Ollanta won the Presidential Elections (confirmed by BBC).

I guess either Keiko Fujimori's too young or her daddy left too much of a bad mark on Peru.

Most people I've ever seen in Urubamba (because they have to come to their original town to vote).  People watching at it's greatest - such a grand variety of people here.  Guards everywhere (one with an AK-47?) and just a ton of people.  Street vendors are having a field day I guess.


#okiguess #wasntexpectingthat #letshopehedoesntenduplikeChavez

Peruvian Politics

From what I've gleamed from my host family, the next few years of Peruvian politics will be a bit rough. The current president has done a good job, raising the country's economic state, but presidential terms only last 5 years, and the election is this June 5th. The two candidates are Keiko and Ollanta. Choosing between the both is described as choosing between the lesser of two evils (los dos son malo y malo). Keiko is the daughter of a past dictator of Peru, who is currently banished from the country. If elected, she has clearly said that she's going to let her father back into the country, so who knows. Ollanta is described as a Hugo Chavez-like character. Thus, no one in Peru really knows who to vote for, and unfortunately, voting is mandatory here. Elections are on June 5th, so we'll see how the country reacts.

#uhoh