A Peruvian Thesis That Anticipated Meta’s Addiction Lawsuits

In 2013, in the northern Peruvian city of Piura, a young psychology student named Bryan Luzuriaga conducted a study that would later prove remarkably prescient. His thesis, “Effects of a Cognitive Behavioral Program to Improve Self-Control in Students Predisposed to Facebook Addiction”, explored how adolescents were developing compulsive behaviors around social media use. At the time, Facebook was rapidly expanding worldwide, but few outside academic circles were considering its potential psychological harms.

 

Piura is a regional capital in northern Peru, far from Silicon Valley. Yet it was here that Luzuriaga observed how teenagers were spending excessive hours online, struggling with self-esteem, and losing social skills. His research applied a cognitive-behavioral program to 16 students aged 14–16, measuring their predisposition to Facebook addiction using a standardized scale. The results showed that structured interventions could reduce compulsive use and strengthen self-control.

 

Globally, Facebook had surpassed one billion users by 2012. The platform’s design encouraged constant engagement, and adolescents were particularly vulnerable. Luzuriaga’s thesis connected these patterns to risks of depression, anxiety, and diminished interpersonal skills—issues that would later dominate international debates.

 

Academic Findings

• Methodology: Experimental design with control and treatment groups.
• Tools: Predisposition to Facebook Addiction Scale (PAF), statistical validation using SPSS and Student’s T-test.
• Results: The experimental group showed significant improvement in self-control compared to the control group.
• Implications: Cognitive-behavioral strategies could mitigate social media addiction, framing it as a clinical and educational issue rather than just a lifestyle choice.

 

From Piura to U.S. Courtrooms

More than a decade later, in 2025–2026, U.S. courts fined Meta (Facebook’s parent company) hundreds of millions of dollars for deliberately designing addictive platforms that harmed minors. The same harms Luzuriaga documented—compulsion, low self-esteem, social withdrawal—were recognized as corporate responsibility. What began as a local academic concern in Piura became a global legal and ethical crisis.

 

For an international audience unfamiliar with Piura, this story illustrates how insights from a regional university in Peru anticipated a worldwide reckoning. It underscores that:

• Academic research in Latin America can foresee global challenges.
• Social media addiction is not confined to wealthy nations; it is a universal issue.
• Corporate accountability for digital harms has roots in warnings issued long before lawsuits.

 

Bryan Luzuriaga’s 2013 thesis was more than a student project. It was an early alarm bell about the dangers of social media addiction. Today, as Meta faces legal consequences in the United States, his work reminds us that solutions often emerge from unexpected places. Piura’s voice from the past could have saved Meta millions—and, more importantly, could have protected countless adolescents worldwide.

  

Lobitos One Year On: Oil, Waves and a Coastal Gem at Risk

By Nelson Peñaherrera Castillo | Originally published at https://nelsonsullana.blogspot.com/2025/12/lobitos-un-ano-despues-petroleo-oleajes.html

 

 

 

On the Pacific coast of Northern Peru lies Lobitos, a small beach town beloved by surfers worldwide for its world-class left-hand waves and laid-back coastal culture. Just 18 km north of Talara, in Piura Region, Lobitos has built a reputation as a destination where long rides, warm waters and desert winds create unforgettable surf experiences. (Wikipedia)

 

The community itself is small—about 1,646 residents call the district home—and many visitors are drawn here not by city lights but by the ocean’s pull. (repositorio.upao.edu.pe) But a year ago, Lobitos’ future as a pristine surfing destination and coastal ecosystem was challenged by a harsh reminder of the risks of fossil fuel dependency and weak environmental safeguards.

 

Where Lobitos Fits on the Map

Lobitos sits on the Pacific coast of Peru, about 961 km (597 miles) northwest of Lima by air. (Geodatos) For international travelers:

• From Lima, the capital and major flight hub in Peru, it’s roughly a 1h45m flight to the Talara airport, followed by a short road transfer. (exploortrip.com)
• From Piura, a regional center, the drive to Lobitos takes around 2–3 hours by road. (Ruta Distancia)

These distances matter: Lobitos is remote enough to feel like a true coastal escape, yet close enough that its health and accessibility affect national tourism and local livelihoods.

 

The Spill That Changed the Tide

On 20–21 December 2024, a spill occurred at the maritime terminal of Peru’s Talara Refinery during pre-shipment operations. The release of crude oil quickly spread along at least 10 km of coastline, contaminating beaches important for surfing, fishing and recreation. (Wikipedia)

 

Marine life, from crabs and small fish to birds along the shore, was seen coated in oil. (El Oriente) This incident was neither an isolated anomaly nor a minor industrial hiccup. It revealed institutional weaknesses, vulnerabilities in coastal infrastructure, and the profound ecological risks faced by a region that depends on both the ocean and tourism.

 

Seven months later, in July 2025, another spill from an inactive well added to the sense of alarm, raising questions about prevention, oversight and accountability.

 

Surf, Culture and Coastal Livelihoods

Lobitos is home to multiple surf breaks—including Lobitos Point, El Hueco and Piscinas—that have attracted surfers from Australia, the United States and Brazil seeking high-quality left-hand waves. (Surf Atlas) The Pacific swells that break on these reefs are part of what makes Lobitos a destination with global appeal: fast left rides, open faces and winds that can kick up consistent barrels suitable for intermediate and advanced surfers alike. (Surf Atlas)

 

Tourism, fishing and hospitality have become key to the local economy, yet the oil infrastructure that once powered the region’s industrial past remains visible—and risky—alongside these recreational treasures.

 

A Year of Waves, Weather and Worry

In the months following the spill, Lobitos and its neighboring districts have faced not only the aftermath of petroleum contamination but also the natural extremes that define the Pacific coastline. Powerful swell events and anomalous wave patterns have tested coastal defenses, disrupted fishing and tourism, and complicated cleanup efforts.

 

To surfers and ocean lovers, these waves are a draw. To communities trying to rebuild after environmental stress, they are a reminder that coastlines are dynamic, sensitive and easily altered by human impact.

 

Putting Lobitos in Global Perspective

When juxtaposed with the world’s largest oil disasters, the Lobitos event may seem small by volume. For example:

• The Deepwater Horizon spill (2010) in the Gulf of Mexico released an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil, making it the largest marine spill in history and deeply affecting ecosystems and coastal economies across a vast region. (Wikipedia)
• The Exxon Valdez spill (1989) released over 10 million gallons (about 38,000 m³) into Alaska’s Prince William Sound and contaminated 1,300 miles of shoreline with oil still detectable decades later. (Wikipedia)
• The Ixtoc I spill (1979) in the Gulf of Mexico lasted nearly a year, discharging millions of barrels and affecting hundreds of kilometers of coastline. (Wikipedia)

Compared to these giants, Lobitos’ spill may occupy a smaller footprint, but impact is not only measured in volume. Local ecosystems and economies can be devastated by smaller releases when they intersect with vulnerable coastal communities, recreational zones and vital fishing grounds.

 

Lobitos at the Crossroads

Surfing culture and environmental stewardship are deeply entwined. The ocean is not merely a playground for boards and riders—it is a living system that sustains communities, wildlife and coastal traditions.

 

For surfers in the U.S., Australia and Brazil, Lobitos is not just a dot on a map: it is part of a global network of waves that connect oceans and cultures. What happens there matters not just to Peru but to anyone who loves the sea and seeks to protect it.

 

A Call to Action

A year after the spill, Lobitos stands as both a memory and a warning. The region’s natural beauty and surf heritage contrast sharply with the realities of energy infrastructure and environmental risk.

 

Protecting this coastline requires more than cleanup after the fact—it requires proactive governance, stronger safeguards for ecosystems, and global solidarity from citizens and visitors who value the ocean as a shared resource.

 

By remembering what happened here, surfers and coastal communities worldwide can push for better stewardship of the seas on which they depend.

  

Piura in the New Andean Chessboard: Security, Elections, and Geopolitics

In recent weeks, Peru has begun to occupy a different place on the strategic map of the United States and the Andean region. This is not the result of a single event, but rather a convergence of signals: FBI and DEA delegations arriving in Lima, a presidential meeting with Ecuador focused on transnational crime, an ongoing presidential and congressional election process, and—according to Bloomberg—the intention of Washington to designate Peru as a Major Non-NATO Ally.

 

Taken separately, these developments might appear circumstantial. Taken together, they point to a shift in phase in the relationship between security, domestic politics, and regional geopolitics. And this shift directly affects territories such as Piura, a strategic region in northern Peru.

 

Piura is located on Peru’s northern Pacific coast, bordering Ecuador by land. It covers approximately 35,900 square kilometers and is home to about two million people, making it one of Peru’s most populous departments. Its geography—combining border crossings, ports, highways, agricultural valleys, and informal trade routes—turns Piura into a key node for both legal commerce and illicit flows.

 

The organized crime affecting Ecuador and increasingly spilling into Peru no longer follows the traditional drug-trafficking model. Criminal networks have diversified their revenue streams into illegal mining, human trafficking, arms trafficking, and extortion schemes such as the so-called “gota a gota” loansharking system. This diversification allows them to finance operations, control territory, and penetrate local economies. The result is a transnational criminal ecosystem that ignores administrative borders.

 

The December 12 meeting between the presidents of Peru and Ecuador in Quito must be read through this lens. Ecuador speaks from hard-earned experience: armed gangs, ports under criminal influence, and prisons turned into power centers. Peru—particularly its northern regions—still has a window of opportunity to avoid a similar scenario, but only if it acknowledges that the threat is already shared.

 

At the same time, the presence of FBI and DEA delegations in Lima signals a meaningful shift. The United States is no longer waiting for institutional collapse before engaging, as it has in other cases. Instead, it is pursuing strategic prevention, built on intelligence sharing, law enforcement cooperation, and political alignment. In that context, the potential designation of Peru as a Major Non-NATO Ally is not merely symbolic; it would formalize deeper military and security cooperation.

 

An additional, uncomfortable layer cannot be ignored: electoral politics. Peru is heading into presidential and congressional elections, and Bloomberg has reported that the Trump administration has openly pressured countries undergoing electoral processes to align with its agenda, conditioning support and withdrawing traditional cooperation mechanisms such as USAID. There is no public evidence of direct electoral intervention, but there is a clear reconfiguration of the political environment, where hard security policies and international alignment gain prominence over social agendas.

 

This pattern bears resemblance—albeit with important differences—to dynamics not seen since the Cold War. The tools are no longer coups or overt interference, but indirect pressure, selective cooperation, and plausible deniability. The adversary is no longer ideological, but criminal; the logic of alignment, however, remains.

 

For Piura, this is not an abstract debate. As a border region with Ecuador, a commercial hub with ports and road networks, and an area where extortion and illicit economies are expanding, Piura stands at the frontline of this strategic shift. Increased international cooperation may bring stronger state presence and enforcement, but it also carries the risk of overly punitive responses if not paired with economic development and institutional strengthening.

 

The core question is no longer whether geopolitics reaches Piura. It already has. The real issue is whether Piura will remain merely a stage where externally designed strategies are applied—or whether it can become a conscious territorial actor, capable of demanding that security be built not only through operations, but through development, governance, and sustainable territorial control. 

Dominicans on a Bus in Northern Peru: A Local Interception Exposes a Larger Migratory Puzzle

On July 1, 2025, Peruvian police officers in the border city of Tumbes stopped a bus operated by a formal transportation company and found something unusual: 52 undocumented migrants on board — including several from the Dominican Republic.

 

The passengers, mostly adults from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and — in a surprise twist — the Dominican Republic, were headed south through the Peruvian territory without proper entry documentation. The bus, operated by TCR Express, was intercepted at its terminal in central Tumbes, and both the ticket vendor and the driver were detained.

 

As a journalist based in Sullana, a city in northern Peru and one of the closest urban centers to the Ecuadorian border, I have long observed how border dynamics shape daily life here. But the appearance of Dominicans in this case, along with the formal nature of the transport service and the legal seriousness of the charges, opened up a far broader question:
Are we seeing a new migratory corridor taking shape across South America — one that includes the Caribbean?

 

A Long Way from Home: Dominicans Headed South?

The Mona Passage — a dangerous sea crossing from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico — has long served as the primary exit route for Dominicans seeking to eventually reach the United States. But in recent years, especially under Trump-era immigration crackdowns, that route has become heavily patrolled and legally riskier.

 

As María José Martínez, a Venezuelan journalist now based in Mexico City, recently shared with me, this pressure has likely pushed many Caribbean migrants to explore alternative overland routes through South America.

 

One such route: enter Venezuela, cross Colombia and Ecuador, and reach Peru by land — perhaps as a midpoint before continuing southward toward Chile, Argentina, or Brazil. The fact that Dominicans are now being intercepted at Peru’s northern border lends credence to that theory.

 

A Coordinated Response on the Ground

The operation in Tumbes was led by Peru National Police’s Lieutenant Francisco Alexander Fernández Julca, head of the regional State Security Unit. Alongside nine officers, he carried out the inspection as part of an identity control initiative, “Control de Identidad Tumbes-2025.”

 

The presence of three prosecutors from the local Specialized Anti-Trafficking Unit (FISTRAP) — Roberto Villacorta Domínguez, Iris Riojas Farroñán, and Mariela Cabrera Gonzales — marked a shift in how these operations are being treated. No longer just about undocumented migration, this case is being investigated as possible human trafficking.

 

A defense lawyer from the Tumbes Bar Association was present during the seizure of documents, and the bus was formally impounded. The company’s office, where tickets had been sold, was also subject to an official search.

 

The Porous Border Between Tumbes and Piura

This isn’t an isolated incident. Living in Sullana, I am just two hours south of El Alamor, the main formal border crossing between Peru and Ecuador. Expelled migrants often cross through there — only to return days later via illegal footpaths in Zarumilla (Tumbes) or remote areas of Piura.

 

Despite the presence of border police and migration officers, Peru’s northern frontier remains porous, especially in areas where terrain or limited state presence makes enforcement difficult.

 

In recent months, I’ve received several police reports confirming that migrants expelled via El Alamor often reappear deeper in Peru, having simply used “trochas” (unofficial trails) to slip back into the country.

 

The Bus That Opened a Window

This bus — full of foreign nationals, operating out of a legal company, and under investigation for human trafficking — may seem like just one more incident in a complex border region. But for those of us who live here, it feels different.

 

It may be the clearest sign yet that migration routes across South America are shifting, involving not just Venezuelans and Colombians, but now Dominicans and potentially other Caribbean nationalities. It suggests a growing criminal infrastructure, one that blends formal and informal channels and exploits the weak seams in our regional cooperation.

 

As journalists, we don’t always expect the bigger story to arrive in a single report or police bulletin. But sometimes, it does — like a bus, fully loaded, ready to depart for the unknown. 

The price of mango is very low

Tambograndé is the historical place where an emblematic conflict happened. The local community and a Canadian mining company faced for defending their own development models. In the local side, agriculture. In the foreign side, mining.

 

The stage was San Lorenzo Valley. This is a Peruvian Government venture launched in 1960. The purpose was turning a dry forest into rich croplands.

 

In fact, two of the most popular fruits in Peru come from here – mango and lime. Limes are the key ingredient for a Peruvian classic – cebiché. Mango is the sweet fruit that you can consume directly, or in a juice, or as a dessert. What about a mango jam?

 

However, the situation of mango is not the best now. Growers told me the price is very low, and it doesn’t compensate the production costs.

 

The box of fruit for exportation is costing around 2 dollars. Growers say the fair price should be around 4 dollars, the double.

 

The mango for domestic market is costing around 25 cents. Growers say the fair price should be around 2 dollars, 8 times more, indeed.

 

Every box is 44 pounds or 45 mangos.

 

The reason why this low price abroad is the low demand in markets as well as the global recession. In the domestic market, the speculation by dealers and the anti-government protests are bringing down the price. Growers said they have no a clear strategy for impacting both markets for good.

 

The mango season runs from October to March. FACTORTIERRA proposed in 2022 that Tambograndé should build a complementary industry around mango and agriculture by extension. This is the experiential tourism.

 

People in san Lorenzo Valley have a long experience having foreign visitors. People from Canada, Spain, and England have been some of the visitors during decades.

 

The valley is not only agriculture. It has some beautiful touristic spots you can find out. Go to factortierra.blogspot.com for more information.

 

Tambograndé is also a land of advocates. And this is the another reason why I came here today.

 

An organization created a creative campaign to raise funds. They want to gather around 7500 dollars. That’s the cost of a transfemoral protheses.

That one will be used for providing life quality to Jimmy Garcia.

 

This former Peruvian Air Force troop lost one of his legs in a traffic accident. He was riding a motorcycle and it crashed on one of his sides.

 

Jimmy told me in an interview he’s trying to do as well as he can. But he has no enough money to purchase his own protheses. So, a group of local activists encouraged every person to donate around 25 cents. They expect to join 30,000 people donating.

 

If you want to help, just contact me on the social media. Before this lines, you have other donation ways valid only in Peru.

I’m @nelsonsullana on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. As you contact me, I’m going to put you in contact with the fundraisers.

 

Scan this QR-code to play my full report on video.

  

#LiveConnection Special Bulletin

Peru faces two sanitarian crisis – In one hand, the fifth wave of Covid-19. In the other, a bird flu outbreak.

 

The new Covid19 wave was already warned. The government chose not to hold the control. On December 1^st, it had to reverse in part.

Masks are suggested in closed places, low-ventilation spaces, as well.

Biosecurity is mandatory where shows are offered. About this point, Health Ministry announced fines. They apply if the facility violates the rule.

The decision will be reviewed around December 15^th.

 

Bird flu.

The outbreak began at shores of Piura and Tumbés Departments. Pelicans died massively. Other coastal birds were also affected. Progressively, poultry has been infected too.

Authorities asked the people not to take or touch the died birds. They recommended to contact the National Service of Agrarian Sanity, Senasa, as in Spanish. Get info in Spanish on senasa.gob.pe.

At the moment, eating chicken or turkey in Peru is still safe. Consuming eggs is safe too. I stress – this applies at the moment.

If you come to, or are in Peru, stay connected to updates. Get verified info on my social media. Look for me as @nelsonsullana.

  

Feminicide, gay rights

Is Qatar a homophobic country?

 

We commemorated another World’s Day to Eliminate the Violence against Women. It was on November 25^th. Are we on our way to get this goal?

In Peru, there is a feminicide open case. The victim was Blanca Olivia Arellano Gutierrez. She was Mexican. When she was killed, she was 51 years old.

Arellano came to Peru as a tourist. Juan Pablo Villafuerte Pinto could have her. Villafuerte was a Medicine student in Huacho, Peru.

Arellano and Villafuerte could become friends. Eventually, both got engaged.

Blanca Arellano called constantly to her relatives in Mexico. But since November 6^th, her voice turned off. Three days later, some fishers found her corpse. It was quartered and abandoned at a beach.

Juan Pablo Villafuerte turned the key suspect. Peruvian Police hunted him. He was eventually caught.

The prosecutor supposes that Villafuerte razed any clue. Possibly, he used his knowledge in Human Medicine. In fact, he technically could delete marks on Arellano’s body.

Villafuerte is prevently detained for 9 months. During that time, the prosecutor has to fulfill the investigation. At the moment, detectives continue finding indications. A new suspicious connect this crime to organs trafficking.

Until August 2022, Peru’s Ministry of Woman and Vulnerable Population reported 75 feminicides. In other words, in peru, 1 woman is killed for the fact of being a woman, every 4 days. Peruvian officials recognize the trend raises every year. In Peru, feminicide is a crime.

How much are we taking this issue in charge? Watch my statement

 

Remember following me as @nelsonsullana.

 

Qatar.

The organization in charge of the Soccer World Cup was very criticized. There are accusations of inequitative treatment to women. Also, banning and persecution against LGTBIQ community.

Soccer players were going to wear a bracelet. It advocates the sexual diversity. The players were not allowed to do that.

Germany, England, Netherlands, Wales, Denmark, Belgium – their captains promised to wear the One Love bracelet. Qatar authorities assumed it as a violation to their  culture. The captains ended to dismiss the idea. But they announced legal actions. Their purpose is reversing that prohibition.

LGTBIQ advocates said to be deceived of FIFA. In their judgement, FIFA is allied to their aggressors.

Nasser Mohammed is the first openly-gay Qatarian. He stated that Qatar is a country of homophobes.

Homophobia is the violent and systematic rejection to homosexuality. Qatar punishes gays with the jail. The legal real reason is… unknown.

Openly-gay professional soccer players decided not to go to Qatar.

Of course, FIFA pitched us other picture – Japanese fans cleaning a stadium.

What do you think about? I’m reading you on the social media. Follow me as @nelsonsullana.

 

•  Go to factortierra.blogspot.com Know the longest wall paint of Sullana Province, here in Peru. It was created by Dandy Ruiz Estrada, el Dandy. He’s a Sullana-based visual artist.

  

Qatar, La Niña, and world population

People in Piura are waiting for rains, and, the world reaches a record with merengué steps.

 

2022 Qatar Soccer World Cup is started. Peru doesn’t participate in the tournament. However, there’s some expectation for the teams of countries around – Argentina and Brazil are favorites. Are yours too? Let me know in the comments box.

By the way, the last Peru’s world cup was 2018 Russia. Our team was eliminated in the first round. But that time, it played with the eventual world champion – France.

Get me on your favorite social media. I’m @nelsonsullana: Is this the last Messi’s championship? Will Brazil be champion for the seventh time? Does the Jules Rimet Cup stand in Europe? Your bets are open.

 

Weather News

Here in Piura, many people are concerned about rains. 2022 was a mixed year. In Piura lowlands, there was no much rain. But in Piura highlands, it rained heavy.

Blocked roads and destroyed bridges. That was the result of intense precipitations. But they were focused over the Andean Range.

Rains are typical at highlands. But they are also usual at lowlands. That happens from January to March. It matches to Austral summer.

The reason why it did not rain at lowlands is La Niña. In simple words, it consists in cooling water. The sea surface temperature, or SST, falls under its usual record. In consequence, the cold increases along Chile and Peru. The cold doesn’t cause evaporation. So the clouds have no enough water steam. In consequence, there is no rain.

Argentina Meteorological Service forecast La Niña could continue until February 2023. The phenomenon has been prevalent since 2020. Until September 2022, there was no indication the SST could rise.

The International Institute for the Weather Research and Columbia University coincide there is 75% of chance La Niña continues until February 2023. After that, it could weaken. There are two possible scenarios: the SST returns to its usual record, the SST rises, creating El Niño conditions.

Peru’s Astronomer Abraham Levy also forecast el Niño could return in 2023 austral summer. The question is… how much strong.

In Peru’s case, models show possible rains. They may fall over the Amazon Jungle. Also, it may rain at Peruvian Southern. The rest of Peru is unknown.

Meteorologist suggest to follow short-term forecasts.

For more information, go to factortierra.blogspot.com Write weather in the query box. Remember following me as @nelsonsullana.

 

Global Issues

How many people are we on Earth? Until November 15th, 8 billion exactly. This was reported by United Nations. The fact was spread for the World Day of Population.

The 8-billion baby born in Dominican Republic.

UN says the population will continue growing the next years: 8.5 billion for 2030, 9.7 billion for 2050, 10.4 billion for 2080.

In contrast, world’s population is only growing 1% per year since 1950: 2 of 3 world’s inhabitants live in countries where women have 2 babies for the lifetime. Education, health, gender equality – this could be the recipe for birth control. For 2050, 61 countries may have this rate under 1%.

Population seems to grow around Indian Ocean. Africa is raising too. The most populated country is China, currently. According to UN, no more for 2023. The first place will be… India.

For more results, go to UNhabitat.org. Also comment on the social media. Look for me as @nelsonsullana.

 

Before leaving, two stories you may be interested in.

• If any of your body parts are too sexy that people can embarrass you, go to chulucanasgym.blogspot.com. – There are some helpful tips for you.
• An actor brings to the theater, a play based upon a classic of theLatin American literature. He  got applause and recognition. That actor was born here, in Sullana. Get the full story on factortierra.blogspot.com
• The graphic artists DandyRuiz Estrada and the students of Mallaritos School made a wall paint. It’s going to be presented on Wednesday 23^rd. This is going to happen in Mallaritos, a suburb of the Sullana Metro Area. As possible, I will have a Nelson Live about it for you. Stay connected to my social media. 

Misogyny, Religion, quakes, and Facebook

    

         

Misogyny in Peruvian Government?

Peru’s Prime Minister Aníbal Torres  criticized the Peruvian anchorwoman Sol Carreño. Torres said Carreño is a bad woman and a bad wife.

Mrs. Carreño is a lawyer, who hosts Cuarto Poder every Sunday evening. Cuarto Poder is an investigative journalism show. It’s produced by America Television Network, in Lima City. The anchorwoman is one of the hardest critics to Peru’s President Pedro Castillo.

Anibal Torres statement reactivated the misogyny accusations in the Peruvian Government. Misogyny is feeling aversion for women, or distrust them for the only fact of being women. It also reactivated the discussion about the productive and reproductive roles of women. The first one refers to the way she evolves in terms of profession, politics, arts, and culture. The second one refers specifically to motherhood.

Feminism in general understands a woman can conciliate both roles in harmony. Even, it believes the woman can choose one over the another . Feminism opines if the woman chooses in freedom, then she can grow and evolve.

This theory came out from the leftist movements worldwide. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo has acted inspired by the left every time. Actually, the left condemns misogyny, sexism, homophobia, racism, xenophobia. In the end, every discrimination way you can figure out.

Peru’s Prime Minister Torres tried to distract this issue by pushing the Congress. He tried to dismiss the corruption accusations against President Castillo. Of course, this move was taken after the aggression against Sol Carreño.

What do you think about a government acting by misogyny? Comment me on the social media. Look for me as @nelsonsullana.

 

Ruling into Religion

Peruvian Government proclaimed Señor Cautivo of Ayabaca like the master saint of the cultural identity in Peruvian Northern. Independently, the action was assumed like endorsing to Peruvian Catholic Church.

Peruvian episcopal Conference’s President, Monsignor Pedro Barreto asked Peru’s President Pedro Castillo to resign. Barreto also asked Peru’s Congress to call for general elections before the usual deadline. Peruvian Government tried to meet Peruvian episcopal Conference.

Formerly, Monsignor Barreto proposed himself to mediate in the Peruvian political crisis. The left criticized him for getting into political issues.

In the other hand, choosing Señor Cautivo was not random. The image of a hands-tied Christ gathers one of the largest devotion in Peruvian Northern and Ecuadorian Southern. Ayabaca City is here, in Piura Department.

Piura is the third largest electoral market in Peru. We’re talking about a million and a half voters. During the last presidential race, Castillo lost Piura Department.

Señor Cautivo of Ayabaca is a Wood sculpture, possibly made in 1572. The legend says it was made by angels. Its festivity runs along October. Its pilgrimage can raise thousand and thousand of praisserss.

Learn more about it on factortierra.blogspot.com Write Ayabaca in the query box.

 

Earth is still active

Piura Department was shook again by a quake, last Wednesday overnight, UTC. A 5.2 magnitude event was registered at 0115 UTC. The hypocenter was 18 miles depth. The epicenter was 30 miles to the east of Máncora. It means it happened pretty inland. Máncora felt the quake with 4^th intensity.

24 hours before, Peru had a preventive drill in case of disasters. It was the third one organized by Peru’s Institute of Civil Defense. Its purpose was training us to react if the hazard comes at night. People didn’t participate massively.

Máncora, Chira Valley, and Sechura Bay are the areas with much seismicity across Piura, Peru. It’ss based upon reports by Peru’s Geophysical Institute.

How to do if a quake happens? Get advice on factortierra.blogspot.com. Write quake in the query box.

Do you have more questions? Ask me on the social media. Look for me as @nelsonsullana.

 

Changes for fan-pages

Facebook sent a short email to account owners. the social network told the classic interface will be replaced by a new version. The change will be progressive. Currently, Facebook allows to switch between the classic version and the new one. That option will be disabled in the next months.

At the moment, Facebook didn’t give more details.

The social network has been changing the interface for personal accounts. It’s a version much more compatible to Instagram and WhatsApp.

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are managed by Meta.

If you are using the new version, share your opinion. Look for me on the social media as @nelsonsullana.

 

Before leaving

Good news for rock fans. My article about this genre’s history here in Piura Department is available now in digital. Go to this blog below. This digital version includes a video clip you can appreciate better if you put your headphones on.

It’s also available on my Instagram and Twitter accounts. Look for me as @nelsonsullana.