A reflection on identity, memory, and respect By C.R.Luismël Today I received an email announcing that offices would be closed “in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.” And something inside me stirred. It wasn’t anger — more like a quiet discomfort.The kind that comes when the words meant to include us end up reminding us how … Read More “Between Names and Roots” »
By CRLuismël Every year on July 28th, Peru celebrates its independence—a moment not only to honor the birth of the Republic, but to ask deeper questions: What was truly gained? What was lost? And who truly benefited? Change was inevitable. The Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru had lasted nearly 300 years. But independence arrived under foreign … Read More “🌎 Reflections on Peruvian and South American Independence” »
By C.R.Luismël Originally posted on February 15, 2025, on my social networks, now expanded and adapted for my blog When we talk about Nostradamus’ prophecies, many of us instinctively accept that he was a prophet. But have you ever actually read his famous quatrains?How many of us can truly say we’ve seen undeniable references there … Read More “✍️ Nostradamus: Prophet or Poet?” »
By C.R.Luismël Originally written on August 10, 2022, just days before my birthday. Today I’m bringing it back to share with you. I once came across some rather bold theories suggesting that the Incas —the imperial ruling class among the Quechua peoples at the time of the Europeans’ arrival— were actually Vikings or their descendants, … Read More “🪨 Were the Incas descendants of Vikings?” »