Lima, Peru News

In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class.

People forget how small Israel is. Its entire population is a little over 7 million -- smaller than Lima, Peru.

By Allison Hanes, National Post This Friday, Toronto will enlist a secret weapon to fight for the hearts, minds and votes of delegates from 42 countries in the Western Hemisphere who will decide the host city for the 2015 Pan American games.

McGuinty to bolster Toronto's bid in Mexico by touting 'worry-free Games' Robert Benzie Queen's Park Bureau Chief There is no silver or bronze medal in the race to host the 2015 Pan Am Games a ' only gold.

LIMA: Two workers died and two were missing after an attack on Chinese miner Zijin's Rio Blanco copper project in Peru, a sign the government's push to lure foreign investment has polarized domestic politics.

Perseverance is something David McFadden of Bartlett said he learned from his dad.

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It may be impossible to find a direct flight from Minot, North Dakota to Lima, Peru, but that didn't dampen the efforts of about a half-dozen members of the Minot State community from making the trip earlier this year.

LIMA, Peru, October 23. RECENTLY, at the Peru Short Course National Masters Championships, Rosario de Vivanco lowered a pair of FINA Masters World Records.

From Lima, Peru : Oct 23, 2009 / 11:22 pm Peru's Constitutional Court has ruled against the distribution of the "morning-after pill" at public health care facilities because the abortifacient effect of the drug has not been ruled out.

Depeche Mode singer, David Gahan, accidentally yelled out, "Thank you, Chile!" at a show in Peru.

Lima beans don't get no respect. Routinely, they crop up on Top 10 lists of the most loathed foods in America, right next to liver and Jell-O. There is even a Facebook page called "Lima Beans Make Me Gag." But Evelyn Weidner, owner of Weidner's Gardens in Encinitas, Calif., and a board member of the San Dieguito Heritage Museum, wasn't going to ...

A surge of pride in native cuisine pervades the capital of Peru , as Lima residents search out the best anticuchos, the tastiest lomo saltado or the most delicious ceviche.

CARLOS JIMNEZ CAHUA : "This young Peruvian photographer, now based in New York, returned to Lima to document the citya TMs unchecked sprawl into the desert, where flimsy plywood houses huddle together, as if for warmth.

Hundreds of people have protested in Lima, Peru's capital, since a legislative panel approved a bill proposing to legalize abortion in some cases.

By Barbara J. Fraser Source: Published: Friday, October 16, 2009 LIMA, Peru - Ever since the Spanish conquistadors set off across the Andes in search of El Dorado, outsiders have sought their fortune in the Amazon.

The debate could go on indefinitely unless there is a motion to limit the time for debate on the amendment.

Just got back from a ramble around Lima. Went to Plaza Mayor where the palace is to watch the changing of the guard, then to Plaza San Martin and finally to a 1500s gaol to see how they tortured non'Catholics. Hmmm.

It's a classic rock n' roll stumble: band is on a long tour, places bleed together day to day, and then singer forgets where he is and thanks the wrong city.

LIMA, Peru - Pity the Peruvian rocker. For the third time in recent years a visiting foreign pop star has belted out thanks to the wrong country.