Thanks to a few well-placed links in high places (a dozen hat tips to all of you), Double Handshake has seen a rather astounding spike in traffic in the past few days. For new readers wondering how they’ve landed on a blog about China-Latin America relations, well, the internet is a funny place. I had no idea guinea pigs would bring us together either.

I thought I’d offer up a few well-liked previous posts from this admitedly tenderfoot of a blog. Here’s hoping you stick around awhile!

On the viability of exporting guinea pigs from Peru to China My, erm, “instant classic” laying out the reasons Peru needs to consider sending cuy to China’s kitchens.

Mandarin, QQ and the Fuwa: Young Peruvians’ hunger for China A first-hand account of how China’s soft power is alive and growing among South America’s youth.

When to be a “journalist”: Peru vs China Some Socialists are media-friendly, others are not.

The guano chronicles Peru, China and the history of bird guano that binds them together.