Humala visits Mexico and Cuba prior to inauguration

Peru’s incoming president, Ollanta Humala, was in Mexico Monday to meet President Felipe Calderon. Humala, who is preparing to take office on July 28, has already traveled through South America and to the United States, where he met President Obama last week. He recently returned from a trip to Venezuela, where he met with President Hugo Chavez, and [...]

Huanchaco farmers encouraged to take on hydroponic farming to save water

The city of Huanchaco has launched a hydroponic pilot project to help local farmers grow lettuce, radishes and other crops and, most importantly, to save water. Only 350,000 milliliters of water will be needed to grow 250,000 lettuces, while regular farming techniques require 20 million liters of water to produces barely 100,000 lettuces, said Huanchaco [...]

Subcommittee to recommend investigation of ALBA cultural centers

Legislators conducting a preliminary investigation into the financing of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, ALBA, cultural centers will reportedly recommend to Congress a larger probe to determine the influence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Peru’s internal affairs. The congressional subcommittee’s head, lawmaker Rolando Souza, will request Congress’ Foreign Relations Commission create an investigative [...]