Peruvia

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
The August 15 earthquake gets updates from the United Nations and the Red Cross as well as several other public and private sources.

Among today's highlights are the Inter-American Development Bank's magazine which has several articles on the Camisea pipeline and its impact; the film Soy Andina plays well in the New York City press; and the difference is delineated between the 'Stockholm Syndrome' and the 'Lima Syndrome' in The Guardian.

As APEC gets underway in Sydney with President Garcia receiving positive press, readers may remember that Fujimori's last official duties were at the APEC meetings in Brunei in 2000 before he faxed back his resignation. On a historical note, the Associated Press reports that on this day, in 2001, "Peru's attorney-general files homicide charges against ex-President Alberto Fujimori, linking him to two massacres by paramilitary death squads in the early 1990s."

QUAKE UPDATE:
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 14' with government and United Nations updates. The UN's full 9-page report is also online. The International Red Cross offers their 'Earthquake Appeal, Operations Update No. 3' (it may be numbered '#2' in error) which reports through August 31 that "The Peruvian Red Cross Federation relief operation has to date assisted 8,809 families with shelter and non-food items."

• 'After Quake, Crews Scramble to Fix PanAm Highway' (Engineering News-Record, C. J. Schexnayder)
• 'Peru Quake Survivors Continue to Face Tough Conditions' (International Federation of Red Cross, Anna Nelson)
• 'Distribution of Earthquake Aid Under Scrutiny' (InterPress Service, Ángel Páez)
  
• 'Peru Receives $32 Million, 15,000 Tons of Aid' (Xinhua News Agency)

QUAKE RELIEF AND RESPONSE:

• 'Venezuela Donates Modular Houses to Victims of Quake' (El Universal, Venezuela)
• 'Anaheim Hills Man Reaches A Devastated Peruvian Fishing Port' (Orange County Register, Vik Jolly) re: Edgar Medina; see accompanying slide show and blog "If connectivity permits, Medina will write more of what he witnesses. So, watch this space for his notes from Peru."
• 'Prince Albert Bible School Provides Peru Relief Money' (Saskatoon, Canada)
• 'More Aid Needed for Children Affected By Quake' (SOS Kinderdorf press release)
  

GENERAL NEWS:

• 'Final Two Sections Awarded for Transandean Highway' (Engineering News-Record, C. J. Schexnayder)
  
• 'Amazon River in Peru Falls to Second Lowest Level on Record' (Mongabay)
  
• 'Wasp serves as Floating Command Center for PANAMAX 2007' (Navy Newstand, Barrie Barber) re: Peruvian Navy Capt. Cesar Linares.

CAMISEA: The Inter-American Development Bank continues publishing articles about the Camisea Project, one of their investments and where there is "an estimated 13 trillion cubic feet of natural gas." The newest issue of their magazine has several articles on the Camisea pipeline and its impact including:

• 'Camisea: Can an energy project save a rainforest?' (IDB America, Roger Hamilton)
• 'Megantoni National Sanctuary: Keeper of the Sanctuary' (IDB America, Roger Hamilton)
• 'View from a River Bluff (IDB America, Roger Hamilton)
• 'Voyage Up the Urubamba' (IDB America, Roger Hamilton)
• 'Local People on the Lookout' (IDB America, Roger Hamilton)
  

FUJI FILE:

• 'Maneuvers in Chile Against Fujimori Extradition' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
• 'Verdict Looms in Fujimori Extradition Case' (Upside Down World, Benjamin Witte)
  

ART & LITERATURE:

• Vargas Llosa at Berlin International Literature Festival (Deutschland Online) re: profile
• Santiago Roncagliolo Also at Literature Festival (Deutsch Press-Agentur) re: profile
• 'Small Countries, Great Films' (New York Daily News, Diego Graglia)
  
• 'Knocking Down the Tower of Babel' (Village Voice, Ed Gonzalez) "The documentary Soy Andina [is a] necessary palate cleanser — a quaint portrait of two women reclaiming their ethnic Peruvian heritage"; at New York Film Festival from Sept 7-18; see the film's blog)
  

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

• 'Peru Sol, Little Changed, May Gain as Tax Season Spurs Demand' (Bloomberg, Andrea Jaramillo)
• 'Dangerous Policies for Latin America' (opinion, Latin Business Chronicle) "The anti-business policies of the leftist presidents stand in contrast with pro-business policies in Brazil, Colombia and Peru, which are drawing increased investments from foreign energy companies."
• 'Peru's Aje Beverage Takes on Giants With New Beer' (Reuters, Jean Luis Arce) re: Aje Group and Franca beer
• 'Venezuela Considers Re-Joining Andean Community of Nations' (Venezuelanalysis, Kiraz Janicke)

APEC

• 'Energy the 'Biggest Threat' to Growth' (The Australian, Blair Speedy) re: APEC's 'State of the Region: "Only Peru and China had better ratings in terms of the impact a shock to energy prices would have on their national economic growth."
• 'Roh Leaves for Sydney Today for APEC' (Korea Times, Kim Yon-se; Government of Korea) "President Roh Moo-hyun plans to hold a summit with Peruvian President Alan Garcia."
• APEC: Some Leaders Deign To Take Commercial Flights' (Sydney Morning Herald, Edmund Tadros) "The prime ministers of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Singapore, the President of Peru and the Chief Executive of Hong Kong will all arrive by commercial aircraft."
  
• 'Peru Hopes for Normal Links with Chile' (Prensa Latina, Cuba) "Presidents Michelle Bachelet (Chile) and Alan Garcia (Peru) will meet in the framework of the Asia-Pacific Cooperation Forum Summit in Sydney, Australia."
  

Mining and Gas

• 'Copper Rangebound as Subprime Sillover Caps Peru Strike Fears' (AFX News) re: Southern Peru
  
• 'Orica Takes Control of Peru's Quimica Anglo, Andina Reports' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery; Dow Jones)
• 'ENAEX Forms Subsidiary to Produce Ammonia Using Camisea Gas' (BNAmericas)
• 'Olympic Begins drilling 3rd Well on Peru's Block XIII' (BNAmericas)
  
• 'Condor Acquires 75% in Ocros Porphyry Copper' (Condor Resources press release)
• 'July Mining/Hydrocarbon Output Rises; Farming Declines' (Dow Jones)
• 'Meridian Hopes for Rival Offer' (Globe and Mail, Andy Hoffman, Toronto) re: Compania de Minas Buenaventura of Peru may be a suitor
  
• 'Repsol to Sell First Peru LNG Sport Cargoes in 2010' (Reuters)
  
• 'RIL LIkely To Close 2 Oil Block Deals in Peru' (Reliance Industries press release)
  
• 'Osiptel Proposes Payphones-to-Mobiles Changes in Peru' (Telecom Paper)
• 'Vena Resources Signs Alliance with Cameco Corp' (Vena Resources press release)
  

FREE TRADE AGREEMENT:

• 'Secret Trade Deal' (Huffington Post, David Sirota) "As Congress reconvenes this week, K Street and a handful of Democratic congressional leaders are gearing up to pass lobbyist-written trade pacts with Peru, Panama, South Korea and Columbia - the group of pacts known as The Secret Trade Deal of 2007."
• 'US Relations with Latin America' (Latin Business Chronicle, Daniel P. Erikson) review of David Scott Palmer's recent US Relations with latin America During the Clinton Years
  
• 'Congress Could Delay Action on China Currency' (Reuters, Doug Palmer) The United States Senate "committee also will begin consideration this month of a free trade agreement with Peru, which the White House hopes Congress will approve in short order."
• 'Free-Trade Deals Face Rocky Path' (Truth about Trade & Technology, Ian Swanson)
  

IMMIGRATION:

• 'New Citizen From Peru Knows Joy, Sorrow' (Antelope Valley Press)
  
• 'Immigrants Held on $500k Bond' (Cincinnati Enquirer, Janice Morse)

OTHER:

• 'Street Smarts; Buy Originality from Sidewalk Vendors' (am New York, Tracy E. Hopkins) re: Luis Terros in New York City
  
• 'Latin American Nations Back Extension of UN Force in Haiti' (Associated Press)
• Machu Picchu Sanctuary Voted Best for Location by Readers (Conde Nast Traveller; press release)
  
• 'Student on Peru Trek Feared Dead' (Dorset Echo, Ceri Rees)
• 'Fair Indigo Introduces Jewelry Made by Angels; Life-Changing Opportunities for Disabled Artisans in Peru' (press release, Fair Indigo)
• 'In Search of Harmony' (Guardian) "The opposite of Stockholm syndrome is Lima syndrome. This derived from an incident in 1996, when hostages were taken at the Japanese embassy in Peru's capital. The hostage-takers began to become more sympathetic to the plight and needs of their hostages."
• 'Retired GP Leads Relief Trip to Peru' (Scotsman)
  
• 'Looks Prevail Over Taste at Ceviche Glover Park (Washington Post, Tom Sietsema) re: restaurant in Maryland; Maurcio Fraga-Rosenfeld; "Ceviche Glover Park's day-to-day chef, Jose Luis Herrera, 34, was plucked from the Peruvian Embassy."

SPORTS:

• 'Solano: I Left Newcastle With Regret' (The Times, UK)
• 'Nobby's One United Regret' (Shields Gazette, Miles Starforth) re: no trophy
• 'The 'Noise' Has Gone Out of the Toon Dressing Room' (Hammers Mad, Nu Mad) "Nobby Solano is one of the nicest guys you could ever hope to meet."
  
• 'Peru President Praises nation's Under-17 Soccer Squad' (Xinhua News Agency)
  

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