Rising oil prices may lead to more drilling offshore in the U.S., but the real environmental harm will likely be borne far overseas, by poor countries in South America
A news report says Peruvian President Alan Garcia has suspended civil rights in remote jungle regions where Indian groups are blocking highways and oil and natural gas installations in protest of laws that facilitate the sale of their lands.
Last month photographs of the discovery of one of the world's last "uncontacted" tribes on the Brazil/Peru border made front covers across the world, vividly illustrating a way of life that is mostly unknown and ignored in the industrialized world.
More than 20 police officers have been hurt and at least 60 are being held hostage amid protests in southern Peru over mining revenue, according to the Peruvian News Agency and other reports.
Forensic teams have exhumed 60 bodies from what is thought to be the largest mass grave from the Peruvian government's bloody war against Maoist insurgents.
Researchers have produced aerial photos of jungle dwellers who they say are among the few remaining peoples on Earth who have had no contact with the outside world.
There was no space on the Inca Trail. "Estás seguro?" I pleaded with dormant Spanish, or "Are you sure?" in English. I was sitting face to face with the ninth Peruvian salesman that day to offer the same answer. He was positive. No space on the Inca Trail, entering Machu Picchu via the Sun Gate, but his alternative trek was the real deal, he said.
Rising oil prices may lead to more drilling offshore in the U.S., but the real environmental harm will likely be borne far overseas, by poor countries in South America
A news report says Peruvian President Alan Garcia has suspended civil rights in remote jungle regions where Indian groups are blocking highways and oil and natural gas installations in protest of laws that facilitate the sale of their lands.
Last month photographs of the discovery of one of the world's last "uncontacted" tribes on the Brazil/Peru border made front covers across the world, vividly illustrating a way of life that is mostly unknown and ignored in the industrialized world.
More than 20 police officers have been hurt and at least 60 are being held hostage amid protests in southern Peru over mining revenue, according to the Peruvian News Agency and other reports.
Forensic teams have exhumed 60 bodies from what is thought to be the largest mass grave from the Peruvian government's bloody war against Maoist insurgents.
Researchers have produced aerial photos of jungle dwellers who they say are among the few remaining peoples on Earth who have had no contact with the outside world.
There was no space on the Inca Trail. "Estás seguro?" I pleaded with dormant Spanish, or "Are you sure?" in English. I was sitting face to face with the ninth Peruvian salesman that day to offer the same answer. He was positive. No space on the Inca Trail, entering Machu Picchu via the Sun Gate, but his alternative trek was the real deal, he said.
Claudia Rivero is Peru's top-ranked badminton player and on her way to compete in her first Olympic Games, as part of one of the smallest national teams to compete in Beijing.
More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from treatable ailments
Legislators in Peru plan to lodge a protest on Friday with the European Parliament after it declined to list the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, an insurgent group, as a terrorist organization.
The former director of national intelligence in Peru was sentenced to 35 years in prison Tuesday for his role in the deaths of nine college students and a professor in 1992.
I am 60 years old, but my company is even older. My great-uncle started it in 1921, when women wore feathers in their hats. But when bare heads came back into style, the company needed to evolve from a feather-dyeing firm to more of a full-service provider.
Video courtesy APOwen Wilson and Woody Harrelson made unusual travel plans this holiday season – they're down in Peru this week, staying in cheap hotels, visiting an orphanage, and bathing in local irrigation ditches.
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori landed in Lima, Peru, on Saturday, one day after the Chilean Supreme Court approved his extradition to face five corruption and two human rights abuse charges.
Chile's Supreme Court has ruled that former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori can be extradited to Peru on five corruption and two human rights abuse charges.
Relief officials urgently appealed for more aid Thursday for earthquake survivors along Peru's shattered southern coast. Medical help, blankets and tents top the list, along with food, water and latrines.
The government sent the army to stop looting fueled by rising desperation in earthquake-shattered Peru, where tens of thousands were without fresh water and shivering families huddled in makeshift shelters at the center of the devastation.
Five elderly nuns huddled early Friday outside the ruins of a church that had stood for centuries, their dark shawls tightly wrapped around their shoulders.
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was placed under house arrest Friday after a Chilean prosecutor recommended he be extradited to Peru to face charges of human rights abuses and corruption.
Dutch league leaders PSV Eindhoven struck twice in the final 16 minutes to beat Heracles Almelo 2-0 on Saturday to claim their first win in four matches in the competition.
Peru have suspended striker Claudio Pizarro indefinitely saying he had broken federation rules by failing to play in a friendly against Chile this month.
Peru recalled its ambassador from Venezuela to protest what it said was President Hugo Chavez's "persistent and flagrant" interference in Peru's presidential election.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. and Peru will sign a free-trade agreement Wednesday, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office said in a statement Tuesday.
Leftist candidate Ollanta Humala, who was taunted by residents of his district when he voted Sunday, was barely ahead in Peru's presidential election, and a runoff election became inevitable when none of the top candidates received a majority of the vote.
Leftist candidate Ollanta Humala leads balloting in Peru's presidential election Sunday, but a runoff with one of two other candidates appeared likely, according to first official results.
Leftist candidate Ollanta Humala led balloting in Peru's presidential election Sunday, but a runoff with one of two other candidates appeared likely, exit polls indicated.
Peru's new coach Franco Navarro says the door is open for midfielder Nolberto Solano who quit the team last year after falling out with his predecessor Freddy Ternero.
A State Department report issued Wednesday voices concerns about heightened political influence by coca-growing associations in Bolivia and Peru, resulting in an increase in coca cultivation in those countries.
Argentina coach Jose Pekerman praised his team's patience after they beat ultra-defensive Colombia 1-0 in their South American World Cup qualifier in Buenos Aires.
South America's World Cup qualifying race remained wide open after Wednesday's three matches were drawn, leaving all ten teams still in with a chance of reaching Germany in two year's time.
Forty-one artifacts estimated to be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old and worth more than $1 million, were returned to the Peruvian government Friday by the U.S. government.
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