The Right to Remain Forgotten: Encountering the Mashco-Piro Tribe
Within the last few days the Peruvian government has announced that it will try and attempt to contact the ‘uncontacted’ Mashco-Piro tribe in the Amazon jungles of the Madre de…
Unknown History: An Alternative Historical Perspective
Disclaimer: This research paper was originally presented to the San Jose State University Anthropology Department, in 2007. In retrospect, a few of my views on the various subjects/sources mentioned have changed since…
Strange tales of ‘little beings’ throughout the Americas
Stories of mysterious little beings exist virtually in every culture around the world. Some anthropologists believe that myths and legends regarding mysterious beings, such as trolls and gnomes, could date back to a time when there…
Pusharo and the search for Paititi, the lost city of gold (Part II)
To Pusharo What do we do now?...The rain continued on its relentless rage throughout the entire night. In the morning we had no choice but to continue on our way to…
©Fernando S. Gallegos
A Sociopsychological Exposé on Modern Individuality
As a collective species, humanity has reached a critical point in history whereby we find ourselves staring directly into a symbolic mirror. Many, in doing so, cover the mirror and…
Q'ero curandero (shaman, medicine man) from Peru ©Fernando S. Gallegos
Philosophical and Economic Emancipation through Independent Modernity: A Peruvian Perspective
Philosophical and Economic Emancipation through Independent Modernity: A Peruvian Perspective "We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their…
John the Baptist, Mission San Juan Bautista Night Sky ©Fernando S. Gallegos
Through the Night…
A través de la noche Estoy atormentado por los gritos del viento Vagando sin rumbo por la oscuridad Con sólo la luz de la luna que me guíe Entre…
New Orleans Train Tracks ©Fernando S. Gallegos
“Vi veri universum vivus vici”
"Vi veri universum vivus vici" (By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe) Thanks for visiting my new blog! The reason for this new format is…