I'm back.
First of all, yes, I deleted my first postings because I was quite tired of the whole issue. A while after me and Perruchon finished our correspondence she wrote on her website about me (full name) and how I had been spreading false rumors about her and that no one should believe what I said. It seemed quite desperate.
If anyone is interested in reading our correspondence I still have all the mails. They are in Swedish though. I have never harrased her, that I can assure you. I have strongly critized her and she couldn't take that. She on the other hand, has written anonymous mails to me acusing me of not knowing what I'm talking about, not being indigenous etc etc.
Why do I need to prove to Perruchon or anyone else about my roots? Perruchon wrote to me that it was clear that I was a "mestiza" and yes, that is what I've always said. Yes, I am a mestiza, that means, my mother is of mixed spanish and quechua origin and my father is of Aymara origin, like at least 80% of the people in Bolivia. My family speaks both spanish, quechua and aymara. Some of my family lives in the city, some are educated, others are coca leave farmers in the subtropics. So what? Just because I'm not 100% indigenous doesn't mean that I don't have the right to critize what she does.
Second of all, I HAVE been to the ecuadorian Amazon, I HAVE spoken to people who know her and her husband (I even have their names) and the did NOT like what she did.
Third: Her book is probably a well-done study, I still haven't had time to read it, but it is what she is doing now, selling courses that I critizised.
educatedindian: It's been a while now, but did you hear from Perruchon? Did you write her a mail?
