54 children dead in Puno because of extreme cold front

Climate change continues to wreck havoc in Peru’s southern Altiplano, where the arrival of freezing temperatures since March — almost three months earlier than usual — have killed more than 237 children. The extreme cold – which has brought snow, hail, low temperatures and strong winds – has claimed the lives of 237 children so [...]

Bus collision leaves 23 dead and 30 injured near Peru’s Lake Titicaca

Two buses speeding along a highway in the southeastern Andean region of Puno violently crashed into each other, killing both drivers and at least 21 other people upon impact. The head-on collision – which killed 23 and left more than 30 people injured – occurred Thursday morning on a mountainous roadway linking the cities of Juliaca and [...]

Peru gives army green light to intervene in Puno protests

Just weeks after a deadly intervention in Bagua, the Peruvian government authorized the army to send troops to Puno, where residents have launched a 72-hour strike to protest the recently enacted Water Law, reported daily El Comercio. The authorization, valid for 10 days as of June 24, aims to provide back-up for police, “and guarantee the [...]

Puno Regional President accused of negligence in child deaths from cold

Peru has declared a state of emergency in the highland department of Puno, where 35 children have recently died from exposure to cold weather, and accused Regional President Hernán Fuentes of negligence and mismanagement of funds, reported daily El Comercio. These deaths are due to “structural poverty,” but in this particular case, the “mismanagement of [...]

Cold kills 140 children under the age of 5, government inefficiency held largely responsible for deaths

Freezing temperatures on Peru’s southern Altiplano, where the arrival of below zero temperatures this year came as early as March — almost three months earlier than usual — as well as government inefficiency, critics say, have contributed to the death of 140 children aged 5 or younger so far this year. In Puno, an important [...]

Extreme cold temperatures cause death of 133 children under the age of five

Climate change continues to wreck havoc in Peru’s southern Altiplano, where the arrival of freezing temperatures since March — almost three months earlier than usual — have killed more than 133 children. The extreme cold has claimed the lives of 133 children so far this year, Radio Radio Programas, or RPP, reported on Monday. Most [...]

Fourth Indigenous People’s Summit to take place in Peruvian highland city of Puno

More than 2,000 indigenous leaders are expected to attend the 4th Continental Summit of Nations and Pueblos of Indigenous Peoples Abya Yala, set to take place in Peru’s highland city of Puno. The Summit, scheduled to run May 27-31 in Puno’s National Altiplano University, or UNA, will address issues such as the criminalization of protests, [...]

Twenty-six children dead because of extreme cold in Puno so far in 2009

Climate change continues to wreck havoc in Peru’s southern Altiplano, where the arrival of freezing temperatures since March — almost three months earlier than usual — have killed more than a 20 children. The extreme cold has claimed the lives of 26 children so far in Puno, daily El Comercio reported Friday. And, more than [...]

Puno artisans to export alpaca clothing for Italian fashion label Versace

Artisans from the highland department of Puno will export haute couture alpaca wool clothing for famed Brazilian designer Salvatore Laureano, who is currently working for the prestigious Italian fashion label Versace, state news agency Andina reported Monday. During his visit to Puno last year, Laureano commissioned more than 200 alpaca wool garments, including vests, jackets, [...]

Ramon Castilla’s Dream

By Paul Goulder On March 6 Capt. Carlos Saavedra stepped down from his command of the oldest working single-screw iron ship in the world, the Yavari. We might say that she is, together with her sister ship the Yapura (today the Navy’s BAP Puno), not only the oldest but also the “highest” in the world [...]

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