Earthquake victims protest government inaction

Residents in southern Peru began a 24-hour protest today over the State’s torpid reconstruction efforts following the magnitude-8 earthquake on August 15, 2007. According to the Office of Police Operations (Ceopol) in Ica, protestors blocked kilometer 292 and 293 of the Pan-American South highway leading into Ica. Protestors are calling for the immediate resignation of [...]

Peru president plans to publish list of pardoned inmates convicted of terrorism

President Alan García plans to publicly identify hundreds of Peruvians who received pardons for terrorism convictions during Peru’s internal armed conflict — a move many say is a smoke screen to distract attention from mounting attacks by guerrillas in league with drug traffickers. “I’m going to make public a list of 1,800 terrorists so people [...]

4,000-year-old temple mural unearthed in northern Peru

Radiocarbon tests announced on Nov. 10 date a multicolored mural excavated in northern Peru to 4,000-years-old. This makes it the oldest mural in the Americas and part of the late preceramic period – 3500 to 1800 B.C. The mural depicts a deer trapped under a multicolored net. Deer hunting was an ancient ritual among the [...]

Peru president lauds U.S. House approval of FTA

Peruvian President Alan García is celebrating after the United States House of Representatives approved a free trade agreement with Peru today. “Peru will have open access to the largest economy in the world. The United States, economically, is 150 times larger than Peru,” García told reporters. The 285-132 vote in favor of the accord was [...]

Peru interior minister: deadly attack on police station not sign of new insurgency group

Interior Minister Luis Alva Castro rejected claims that a new insurgency is responsible for the attack on an Ocobamba police station in Peru’s southern Apurímac department. “The existence of a new terrorist group is pure speculation,” he told daily Peru.21. “The intelligence services have rejected this possibility.” Officers at the station said 70 to 80 [...]

Peruvian lawmakers scrutinize possible Venezuelan hand in ALBA cultural center

Cuban Ambassador Luis Delfín Pérez will appear before a Peruvian congressional subcommittee to answer questions about the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) on November 13. Delfín Pérez will be followed by ambassadors from Nicaragua on November 20, Bolivia on November 27, and Venezuela on December 4. ALBA’s activities have been viewed with suspicion in [...]

Peru’s matriarch historian profiled

María Rostworowski de Diez Canseco, one of Peru’s most accomplished and celebrated historians, sat down for an interview with daily La Republic. The result is an excellent profile of the 92-year-old matriarch of Peruvian historical study. Enlace Nacional followed up a day later with its own treatment of Rostworowski, digging out a segment produced more [...]

Austalia’s Gilmore Surfing Champ at Mancora Peru Classic

Australian rookie Stephanie Gilmore has been crowned champion at the Mancora Peru Classic today after a last-minute victory over seven-time ASP Women’s World Champion Layne Beachley. Spinning around on a “walling lefthander” in the last minute, Gilmore scored an 8.10 out of a possible 10 to win the event. “I don’t know how I managed [...]

Mulanovich advances in Mancora Peru Classic

Peruvian surfing sensation Sofia Mulanovich advanced to the quarterfinals at the Mancora Peru Classic today after defeating French rookie Caroline Sarran. Mulanovich’s ¨explosive backhand approach¨ earned her the day’s high heat total of 14.67 out of 20. The former ASP Women’s World Champion is joined in the quarterfinals by Brazilian Silvana Lima and six Australians, [...]

Peruvians shell out more for Internet connections

Peruvians are paying at least 40 percent more for Internet service than their neighbors in Chile, Colombia, and Argentina, according to a report. The “Cisco Barometer of Broadband in Chile, 2005-2010” report says Internet connections between 256 kilobytes and one megabyte cost US$67.52 in Peru, US$39.95 in Chile, US$34.09 in Colombia, and US$16.57 in Argentina. [...]

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