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Saturday, September 01, 2007

Click here for resources on how and where to send aid in response to the August 15 earthquake.

Congratulations to Peru's U-17 team, among the eight best teams in the world!

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Friday, August 31, 2007

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Though quake news tapers off as Mario Testino's photograph of Diana hits the society pages (including the Washington Post), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 13'.

Luis Horna was defeated yesterday in the second round of the Men's Singles in the US Open by Nicolas Almagro, 6-4, 6-2, 2-1 (US Open) but Peru's U-17 team in Korea plays in the quarter finals tomorrow.

Apparently investors and politicians are willing to ponder a railway from Paita, Peru to Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil perhaps forgetting the type of Amazon topograph in northeastern Peru.

And the Houston Chronicle's Eileen McClelland has a series of travel articles focused on Cuzco and Lima.

GENERAL QUAKE UPDATE:

Deaths already officially certified
519
Injured
1,366
Houses destroyed*
60,519
Houses affected
14,553
Hospitals destroyed*
14
Hospitals affected
103
(*according to Peruvian Government preliminary assessments)

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The Houston Chronicle has a series of travel articles by Eileen McClelland posted almost simultaneously including articles on Cuzco and Lima.

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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Click here for resources on how and where to send aid in response to the August 15 earthquake.

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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 12' which notes:

Deaths already officially certified
519
Injured
1,366
Houses destroyed*
58,581
Houses affected
13,585
Hospitals destroyed*
14
Hospitals affected
103
(*according to Peruvian Government preliminary assessments)

The UN's full 8-page report is also online.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Click here for resources on how and where to send aid in response to the August 15 earthquake.

While updates on the earthquake and the corresponding response and relief continue to receive much press (including a Princess Diana connection), today's news contains a lot of economic news including rumors of the sale of Wong to a Chilean company and a Bloomberg report saying the China may ramp up their investments in Peru.

On a celebratory note, Peru's Luis Horna moves forward at the US Open.

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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) offers several detailed maps. The main map accompanies the UN's aid appeal and shows the response and still unmet needs in the region; other maps are of the Community Kitchen Locations in San Clemente as well as Camp Locations in Chincha. In Spanish, they provide a map of Local Populations and Infrastructure in Ica.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Click here for resources on how and where to send aid in response to the August 15 earthquake.

QUAKE UPDATE: The US Agency for International Development released an 'Earthquake Program Map' as of August 27, which details the geography of some of the relief. And the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 10' which reports that the "Ministry of Transports and Communications informed that road problems caused by the earthquake have been addressed and there no more blocked roads in country." It also informs that through August 26, 22:00 hours:

Deaths already officially certified
519
Injured
1,366
Houses destroyed*
56,363
Houses affected
14,959
Hospitals destroyed*
14
Hospitals affected
96
(*according to Peruvian Government preliminary assessments)

The UN's full 8-page report details the type of aid to which individual efforts are being devoted.

CAPTURING IQUITOS: Global Envision, an initiative of Mercy Corp, features Jake Lyell's photographs of Iquitos, "the largest city in the world unreachable by road. " Lyell has been collaborating with the People of Peru Project and the Global Envision photos come from a photo essay, Water Borne Poverty, on his blog. See also his essay on Lima's Pueblos Jovenes.

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Monday, August 27, 2007

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Sunday, August 26, 2007

CLICK HERE for resources on how and where to send aid in response to the August 15 earthquake.

UPDATE: Reuters (Penny Tweedie) has a video that reports on fires in Lima, fires near Machu Picchu, and the Evo Morales visit to Pisco.

QUAKE COORDINATION
: President Alan García announced a group of private citizens would lead 'Forsur' to lead the reconstruction efforts which shall be led by Julio Favre Carranza, according to Bloomberg and MercoPress. Favre is the Chairman of Grupo Redondos and former President of CONFIEP. According to El Comercio, President Alan García said, "Hemos designado al señor Julio Favre, quien será el piloto, propulsor, promotor y tractor de la reconstrucción de Pisco." Others named to Forsur include: Eduardo Figari Gold, Jaime Cáceres Sayán, Henry Day Sprinckmoller, and José Chlimper Ackerman

The International Red Cross offers their 'Earthquake Appeal, Operations Update No. 2' which reports that on Friday, August 24, "strong winds and windstorms (known as Paracas winds) started striking the affected area. These winds are known for causing a sharp decrease of temperature - close to 0°C - and are expected to last for at least three days. This could worsen the already dramatic conditions of the affected population. The air-bridge has slowed down, and distributions could suffer some delays."

HOMAGE:The Philadelphia Inquirer reviews 'César Vallejo, The Complete Poetry: A Bilingual Edition' and notes that "Trilce deserves to stand among the most original and startling productions of 20th-century literature." Clayton Eshleman, the editor/translator of this edition, has a web page with more information including dates in the USA for poetry readings. Professor William Rowe recently presented 'Poetry Between Life and Death: the Late Work of César Vallejo.' Other reviews have been published in the New York Sun and the Sacramento News & Review. See also related You Tube videos including including the April readings in New York City and Eshleman reading a portion of Trilce last year.

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