Peru

Bats Reportedly Kill 7 Children

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.24.2012

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Rabies-infected bats have killed 7 children in rural Peru, Fox News Latino reports. Ana Maria Navarro, a Peruvian Health Ministry official, said W...

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PHOTOS: Five Reasons To Visit Peru That Aren't Machu Picchu

Away.com | Posted 05.21.2012

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Away.com

Peru has its fair share of awe-inspiring sights, but most visitors skip right over them and head for the grand finale.

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Peru Prison: From Pot Smoke To Pottery Class

GlobalPost | Posted 05.18.2012

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LIMA, Peru — Salsa blares from the cells and the pungent smell of cannabis smoke hangs in the air. In the crowded, dingy corridors, prisoners coo...

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Illinois Man Gives 3,000 People Their Sight Back In Latin America

New Lenox Patch | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Guatemala, Ecaudor, Peru, Latin America, Vision Health International, Amigos De Las Americas, Bob Martin, Impact News

Escaping the doldrums of a summer job mixing soil for a local nursery, New Lenox resident Bob Martin sought adventure and goodwill in South America. ...

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Worldwide, It's "More Dangerous to Be a Woman Than a Soldier in Modern Wars"

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Human Rights, Rape and Sexual Assault, Stop Rape in Conflict, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mexico, Rape as War Crime, Gloria Steinem, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Haiti, Women's Rights, Guatemala, Global Violence Against Women, Peru, Burma, Cambodia, Global Security, Sudan, Susan Brownmiller, Nicaragua, Kenya, Rwanda, International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in ConflictBosnia-Herzegovina, Colombia, Video, World News
Soraya Chemaly

Rape, invisible and ubiquitous, is perceived as sexual and inevitable, and we tend to think of children and women as collaterally damaged during war. In truth, all over the world, girls and women are fully, bodily engaged in conflict.

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David Lohr

Expert: Once Peru Gets Rid Of Joran van der Sloot, The U.S. Wants To Try Him For Murder

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 05.10.2012

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A Peruvian court will soon issue a decision on whether to allow convicted killer Joran van der Sloot to be extradited to the United States on charges ...

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Mysterious Bird Deaths Cause Beach Alarm

AP | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Peruvian Bird Deaths, Video, Peru Beaches, Peru, Peru Sea Lion Deaths, Peru Pelican Deaths, Peru Bird Deaths, Peru Pelicans, World News

LIMA, Peru -- Peru's Health Ministry is urging people to stay away from Pacific beaches from Lima northward after recent large-scale deaths of pelican...

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PHOTOS: My Nightmare As A Machu Picchu Porter

Michael Wigge | Posted 05.04.2012

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Michael Wigge

My only chance to visit Machu Picchu for free entailed working among the Peruvian porters who carry the heavy luggage of the tourists.

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Police Officer Missing After Rebel Ambush Found Alive

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

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LIMA, Peru — Peruvian authorities say a police officer has been found alive nearly three weeks after disappearing in an ambush by Shining Path r...

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Pelican Mass Die-Off Stumps Officials

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

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LIMA, Peru -- Peru's oceanographic agency says it will investigate the deaths of hundreds of pelicans on northern beaches where nearly 900 dolphins we...

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David Lohr

Joran Van Der Sloot To Face Extradition Hearing

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.26.2012

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Joran van der Sloot has been ordered to face an extradition hearing that could send him to the U.S. on charges of extorting money from the family of m...

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Anti-Cocaine Policy Leaves Gourmet Chocolate Makers Bitter

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012

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* Peruvian gourmets see native cocoa as having strong future * CCN-51 cocoa developed in Ecuador in 1960s ...

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PHOTOS: Mysterious Machu Picchu

Charlotte Temple | Posted 04.24.2012

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Charlotte Temple

Machu Picchu is a place I've wanted to visit ever since my Dad brought home a View Master with pictures of the site -- and here I was these many years later!

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David Lohr

Peru Considering Extraditing Joran Van Der Sloot To U.S.

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.24.2012

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UPDATE: 8: 19 p.m. -- The process to extradite Joran van der Sloot from Peru to the United States has begun, CNN reports. Documents obtained by Maximo...

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Kurt Cobain Sound-Alike Ramiro Saavedra Rocks Peruvian TV

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.20.2012

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Nirvana fans won't believe their ears. Ramiro Saavedra is a 27-year-old guitarist from Arequipa, Peru, who appeared on the national musical compet...

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David Lohr

Police In Peru Run Over Mother And Her Young Daughters (WATCH)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.18.2012

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A mother and her two young daughters were struck by a police patrol vehicle in Peru, prompting an enraged response from local citizens. Juana Beat...

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Dolphin Catastrophe in Peru Still a Mystery

Hardy Jones | Posted 04.18.2012

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Hardy Jones

What is known is that catastrophic die-offs of dolphins and other marine mammals are occurring with greater frequency and virulence around the world. They are an indication that the oceans are in deep, deep trouble; perhaps greater trouble than we have imagined.

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Illegal U.S. Timber Imports Endanger Peru's 'Uncontacted' Tribes, Says Report

David Hill | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Logging, Mahogany, Peru, Uncontacted Tribes, Lacey Act, Amazon Forest, Timber Trade, Timber Imports, World News
David Hill

According to the report, at least 22 companies in the U.S. imported millions of dollars of illegal mahogany and cedar between January 2008 and May 2010.

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PHOTOS: Peruvian Cuisine As Culture

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Culinary, Lima, Cruise, Travel, Peru, Foods, Peruvian Foods, Penelope Alzamora, Cooking, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

First we make conchitas a la parmesana, an easy but elegant presentation of scallops baked in their shells with roe, made with butter, cheese, lime juice, pisco, olive oil, aji amarillo paste, salt and pepper.

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Miners Rescued After Nearly A Week Underground

Reuters | Posted 04.11.2012

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(Adds details, quotes) ICA, Peru, April 11 (Reuters) - Nine workers trapped inside a wildcat mine in southern Peru were rescued and br...

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Rebels Seek $10 Million Ransom In Peru Abductions

AP | FRANKLIN BRICENO | Posted 04.11.2012

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LIMA, Peru — Shining Path rebels are seeking a $10 million ransom for 40 Peruvian construction workers abducted in a pre-dawn raid at the countr...

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Documentary Stars Vatican-Approved Exorcist

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, The Exorcist in the 21st Century, Exorcism, Peru, The Exorcist, Catholicism, José Antonio Fortea, Spain, Vatican, Fredrik Horn Akselsen, Religion News

Many people are familiar with the iconic 1973 film "The Exorcist," in which actors Max von Sydow and Jason Miller team up to turn the tables on a trul...

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'Shining Path' Rebels Kidnap Gas Workers

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

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By Patricia Velez and Teresa Cespedes LIMA, April 9 (Reuters) - Shining Path rebels took between 10 and 20 workers hos...

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Miners Trapped For Days, Government Asks For Help

AP | FRANKLIN BRICENO | Posted 04.09.2012

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LIMA, Peru -- Peru's government appealed to mining companies on Sunday for heavy equipment and experts to help free nine miners trapped for four days ...

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3,000 Dolphins Found Dead On Peruvian Beaches

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.04.2012

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More than 3,000 dolphins have been found dead on beaches in Perú this year, and environmentalists are so far stumped as to what could be the cause, P...

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