Stories
Profiles, place stories and social enterprise stories from Lima.
The Cooperative Behind the Cup: Sol y Café's Fair Trade Model
Represents how Lima-based fair-trade export channels connect to smallholder producers upcountry, a common Dear Network 'supply chain' story pattern
Barranco's Casonas as Creative Infrastructure
Directly relevant to a Lima creative-district feature; shows how heritage buildings became working ateliers and storefronts
Ruraq Maki at 20: Peru's Biggest Artisan Market
Direct, dated, sourced event with clear factual angle: national craft-market economics and access route for artisans
Necessity vs. Opportunity: Reading Peru's GEM 2025/2026 Report
Grounds any Dear Network Peru narrative in real ecosystem data rather than assumption - useful framing/context piece
Digital Wallets, Analog Markets: Yape's Reach Into Lima's Street Vendors
Concrete, verifiable local-commerce shift directly relevant to a 'digital commerce context' story for small vendors
From Wayra to Exit: What Cinepapaya, Crehana and Chazki Tell Us About Lima's Startup Pipeline
Establishes a factual throughline of Lima's startup ecosystem for a founder-facing story, without inventing quotes
Historic Center, Uncertain Future: Small Commerce and Lima's Heritage Restoration Debate
Ties directly to Mercado Central and historic-center merchant communities - a natural 'local intelligence' and 'stories' crossover
Kunan's Decade: Mapping Peru's Social Enterprise Network
Directly useful for a Dear Network 'institutional' feature on how social enterprises get discovered/funded in Lima