Marcial Ayaipoma

Marcial Ayaipoma is a Peruvian doctor, surgerian and politician. As a member of Peru Possible, he was elected in 1995 as a Congressman and re-elected until 2001. From July 27, 2005 to July 26, 2006 he was the President of the Peruvian Congress. He has announced that he will no longer participate in politics.

Dr. Ayaipoma is well known in Peru as a prominent fan of tauromachy or bullfighting. He is a cattle man that breeds fighting bulls (Toros de lidia, in Spanish) for the ring. It is reported that he still has some livestock, called "La Huaca" in the Dos de Mayo province highlands, where he also is involved in operating a hostel named in honor to his mother, Abilia Alvarado.