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5 hrs ago | SavannahNow

Rambling in Peru, Day 1: Mr. ...

Alejandro Toledo doesn't look like a former president of a country in this hemisphere with 26 million people.

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Related Topix: South America, Peru, World News, Electronic, Georgia, Hemisphere, US Travel, Travel

Sun Nov 08, 2009

New York Times

Ecosystem in Peru Is Losing a Key Ally

ICA, Peru - A small grove of huarango, the storied Peruvian tree that can live over a millennium, rests like a mirage amid the sand dunes on this city's edge.

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Related Topix: World News,

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Why the tiny nation of Israel packs a big punch

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

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Related Topix: Israel, Middle East, World News, Palestinian Territories

Fri Nov 06, 2009

National Post

Toronto to learn tonight if it will host 2015 Pan Am Games

Around dinnertime tonight, the Toronto region will find out whether it has finally overcome the stigma of past failed Olympic bids to host its first major international sporting event since the 1930s: the 2015 Pan American Game.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, Mexico, South America, Colombia,

Thu Nov 05, 2009

KXMA-TV Dickinson

Peru says Brazil's Petrobras makes big gas find

President Alan Garcia says Brazil's state-run Petrobras has found at least 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in Peru's jungle, enough to ensure the Andean country's gas supply through 2050.

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Related Topix: Alan Garcia, World News,

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Celsius1414

Nazca done in by deforestation?

Submitted by Robert Daeley on Tue, 2009-11-03 12:26. Most will probably know the Nazca as the creators of the Nazca Lines - the giant drawings in the desert.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, World News

Mon Nov 02, 2009

China Daily

Two die in attack on Chinese mine in Peru

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.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Alan Garcia

University of Cambridge News Stories

Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation's downfall

An ancient South American civilisation which disappeared around 1,500 years ago helped to cause its own demise by damaging the fragile ecosystem that held it in place, a study has found.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Anthropology, World News, Agriculture

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

Peruvians talk trade

Two Peruvian officials were in Yakima on Friday to discuss how to expand business relationship with the region.

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Related Topix: Yakima, WA, Yakima Metro, South America, World News, Richland Metro, Life, Fruits, Food

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Inter Press Service

Q&A: Peruvian Cardinal Does Not Want Rebel Priest as President

Catholic priest Marco Arana, who is also a social and environmental activist, has not yet officially decided to run in Peru's next presidential elections, but he is already facing opposition from the highest-level Catholic Church officials in the country.

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Related Topix: Activism, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, South America, World News,

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Inside Costa Rica

Peru Denies Military Helicopter Accident Linked To Drug Trafficking

The Peruvian government on Tuesday denied that a military helicopter, which crashed the same day in the Andean region, was connected to drug trafficking or a terrorist attack.

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Related Topix: South America, World News

Prensa Latina

16:46 Peru: Warning on Anti...

Lima, Oct 27 Two leaders from Peruvian ports warned there would be a social convulsion if the government refuses to annule the delivery of the northern port of Paita to a foreign company.

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Related Topix: World News

Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Hill Times

The lessons of Peru

If history tells us anything, it is that we either learn from our mistakes or we are condemned to repeat them.

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Related Topix: South America, World News

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Fides News

AMERICA/PERU - Caritas of Piura and Tumbes promotes a food security plan for over 3,000 people

The Archbishop of Piura and President of Caritas Piura and Tumbes, Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren Anselmi, recently presented the 'Integral Plan for developing food security in 19 farming areas in Tumbes.' As the Archdiocesan press office notes, the objective of the project is to contribute to 'an improvement in the quality of life and sustained ...

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Agriculture, Science

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Inside Costa Rica

Peruvian, Ecuadorian Presidents Hold "Historical" Bilateral Meeting

Peruvian President Alan Garcia and his Ecuadorian counterpart Rafael Correa on Thursday held talks which were described by them as "historical" following armed confrontation over a century.

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Related Topix: Alan Garcia, Rafael Correa, South America, World News

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Tri-cityherald.com

DIGNITARIES: 2 Peruvian governors to visit Tri-Cities

Sen. Jerome Delvin, R-Richland, said today he will play host to governors of two agricultural regions in Peru during their Oct.

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Related Topix: Richland Metro, Richland, WA, World News, Washington State University, Prosser, WA, Kennewick, WA

Tue Oct 20, 2009

TravelPod.com Recent Updates

A walking Tour of Lima - Lima, Peru

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.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

Inside Costa Rica

Illegal Drug Trade Generates $700 Million a Year in Peru

Peru's drug traffickers enjoy profits of roughly $700 million a year and that money is finding its way into every corner of the national economy, a prominent expert said here Monday.

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Related Topix: Drugs, South America,

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Fuseblog

Depeche Mode Thank Chile, Even Though They're in Peru

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.

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Related Topix: Depeche Mode, Pop/Rock, World News

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Inside Costa Rica

Soldier Killed in Clashes with Rebels in Peru

A soldier was killed and another wounded in clashes between army troops and Shining Path guerrillas over the weekend in the strife-torn Valley of the Apurimac and Ene rivers, known as the VRAE region, where drug traffickers and the so-called 'remnants' of the rebel group operate, the Armed Forces Joint Command said.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Drugs

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