Children’s Hospital plans go ahead, despite protests in San Borja

Despite protests by neighbors and no building permit as yet, the Ministry of Health is going ahead with its plans to build a new children’s hospital in San Borja.  It handed the property over to the construction consortium on Wednesday. The mayor of San Borja, Alberto Tejada, has argued that the zoning law of “other [...]

Andean folk singer becomes UNICEF goodwill ambassador

Celebrated Peruvian folk singer Dina Páucar, also known as the “Beautiful Goddess of Love,” is receiving the distinguished roster of UNICEF goodwill ambassador today during a ceremony hosted by the United Nations. Páucar, an iconic example of social change for Andean Indians and mixed-race mestizos and known for her philanthropy, is one of Peru’s biggest [...]