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

BORDER NEWS:

• 'An Interview with Julio Cusurichi' (Center for International Policy, Zachary Hurwitz) re: the Inter-Oceanic Highway; Cusurichi is the 2007 Goldman Environmental Prize winner and representative of the Federación Nativa de Madre de Dios
  
• 'Colombian and Peruvian Ministers to Hold Border Meeting' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
  

QUAKE UPDATE:

• 'After Deadly Quake, Peru's Coastal Capital Assesses Risk' (Associated Press, Leslie Josephs)
  
• 'Peru Survivors Struggling for Shelter' (BBC)
• 'Ministry Orders Operators to Set Up Emergency Networks' (BNAmericas)
  
• 'Grade B for Compassion for Peru' (Council on Hemispheric Affairs, press release, Sean Bartlett)
  
• 'Little Help for Slum-Dwellers Left Homeless By Quake' (InterPress Service, Ángel Páez)
• 'Peru Reconstruction Ups Prez Rating' (Prensa Latina, Cuba) re: "Today's CPI poll shows 51.9% approval over the 40.3% registered last month." See CPI Poll: Ultimo Estudio de Opinión Pública Política a Nivel Lima Metropolitana - 25 al 27 de Agosto 2007
  
• 'Peru Ministry Ups 2007 Growth View Despite Quake' (Reuters, Maria Luisa Palomino and Terry Wade)
  

RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'Earthquake Aid Donations Headed to Peru' (Beacon News, Kristen Zambo, Chicago)
• 'In Solidarity, Cardinal Rodriguez Visits Caritas Peru' (Caritas)
• 'Cardinal Rodriguez Tours Peruvian Earthquake Zone' (Catholic World News)
• 'ELCA Supports Earthquake Relief Efforts in Peru' (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America press release)
  
• 'Hands on Disaster Response Deploys to Pisco' (Hands on Disaster Response press release)
  
• 'Cry for Help Continues in Peru' (Herald News, Samantha Henry, New Jersey) "One minute, Paterson deputy mayor Maria del Pilar Rivas was catching up with friends, happy to be back in her native Peru for a visit after a four-year absence. The next moment, the earth began shaking violently, and she found herself in the midst of a magnitude-8 earthquake."
• 'Children Waiting to Return to School Following Peru Quake' (UNICEF; United Nations press release)
  

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

• 'ProInversion Mulls Outsourcing of Concession Process' (BNAmericas)
• 'A Questionable Award' (Boulder Weekly, Tom Rowe) "World Resources Institute actually uses Newmont's mine in Peru as a case study of what corporations should not do if they want to operate effectively and fairly within local communities."
• 'Peru's Executive Branch Proposes PEN71 Bln '08 Fiscal Budget' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
  
• 'Lima's August Inflation Seen In 0.1%-0.2% Range - Bank' (Dow Jones)
• 'ScotiaBank Buys Major Chile Bank' (BNAmericas; Toronto Star, Rita Trichur)
• 'Bring Me My Spears' (Sydney Morning Herald, Steve Manfredi) re: asparagus "A lot better in both looks and flavour are the imported Peruvian spears."
• 'Peru Supports Colombia, Ecuador to Join APEC' (Prensa Latina; Xinhua News Agency)

FUJIMORI FILE:

• 'Fujimori Case Not in Chile's President's Agenda in Japan' (Agence France-Press; Prensa Latina)

VARGAS LLOSA FILE:

• 'Five Best: Literary Works Excel in Depictions of Religion and Politics' (Wall Street Journal, Mary Ann Glendon) re: Feast of the Goat "This brilliant study of tyranny is not for the squeamish."
  

SPORTS:

• 'Ghana, Spain Progress to Semifinals of U-17 World Cup' (Associated Press; FIFA) "Two-time winner Ghana dominated Peru in a 2-0 victory Saturday that put the Africans into the semifinals of the Under-17 World Cup."
• 'Starlets on Rampage - - as they Clash with Peru' (Statesman, Sammy Heywood Okine, Ghana)
• Nolberto Solano Leaves Newcastle for West Ham United (Newcastle Journal, Paul Gilder; BBC)
• 'Nolbert Solano Fact File' (West Ham United)
  

TRAVEL:

• 'We Were Nearly Alone at Magical Machu Picchu' (Vancouver Sun, Debbie McKeown)
  

OTHER:

• 'The Long March of the Penguins' (New Scientist, Jeff Hecht) "Waimanu is part of a revolution in penguin palaeontology that, along with two other new fossils from Peru, is transforming our understanding of the evolution of these enigmatic birds."
• 'Happy Blog Day 2007' (Global Voices)
• Blog Day Peru' (Johan Tennassi)
• 'Blog Day Peru'
• 'Doctor educated in Cuba heads home to Sicaya in Peru' (Cuba Headlines) re: Ernesto Barzola

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

• 'Let the Battle Begin in Virginia' (DCist) "Gilmore will eat at as many Peruvian places as it takes to convince Virginia's growing Hispanic population that he's one of them."

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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:

• 'Groups Say Peru Still Badly Needs Aid' (Associated Press, Leslie Josephs)
• 'Something's Fishy in Peru: Politics Intrudes on Quake Relief Efforts' (opinion, Los Angeles Times, Alonso Alegria)
• 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 13' (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) Related numbers through August 30, 22:00 hrs are:

RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'Diana Photo Auction' (Washington Post, Marissa Newhall; CBC)
  
• 'Geneva Aids Victims of Peru's Quake' (Care International press release)
• 'Caritas Aids a Struggling Peru' (Caritas press release; Zenit)
• 'Shattered Lives' (opinion, The Guardian, Edith Montero)
• Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Grants Support for Quake Victims' (Government of Finland)
• 'Peru Quake: The Other People' (International Federation of Red Cross, Jesús López Santana)
  
• 'Thousands of Tents Arriving in Quake Stricken Area' (International Organization for Migration)
• 'Government Gives $500,000 Quake Aid to Peru' (New Zealand Herald)
  
• 'Utahns Pitch in to Help Peru's Quake Victims' (Salt Lake Tribune, Jennifer W. Sanchez)
• 'Vet Techs' Trip to Peru Grounded' (Squamish Chief, Neil Petrich)
  
• 'Peru Earthquake Fund in Toronto' (Tandem, Elizabeth Meneses and Victor Aguilar)
  
• 'UK Government Assistance for Peru Quake Victims' (UK Dept for International Development)
  
• 'NZ to Assist Earthquake Relief Efforts' (Xinhua News Agency)
• 'Finland Grants Support for Peruvian Earthquake' (Xinhua News Agency)
• 'Peru Consecrated to the Blessed Virgin' (Vatican Radio, Irene Lagan) listen to report
  
• 'Cardinal Bertone Promotes Rosary in Peru' (Zenit)

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

• 'Brazil, Chile Peru Top LatAm Priorities, Suez Energy' (BNAmericas)
• 'Mitsui Mining & Smelting: To Develop New Peru Zinc Mine' (Dow Jones)
• 'Century Mining Starts up at San Juan' (Century Mining press release)
  
• 'Initiative to Build Peru/Brazil Railway System' (ITS International) "ProInversión is currently analysing a private initiative to build a railway system to connect the northern Peruvian port Paita with port Cruzeiro do Sul ... firms planned on building a US$10.5 billion railroad connecting Brazil's Santos port with Peru's Paita port. The new line would stretch 5,600km, of which 1,594km would be built in Peru."
• 'Congress May Move Quickly on Peru Trade: Aides' (Reuters, Doug Palmer)
• 'Peru's Deforestation Rate Surged in 2005' (Mongabay, Rhett Butler)
• 'Sulliden Appeals to the Supreme Court of Peru' (Sulliden Exploration press release)
  

SPORTS:

• 'Peru Chasing the Dream, Ghana Expectant' (FIFA) re: U-17 Wold Cup: Peru - Ghana, Changwon, Saturday 1 September, 19:00 (local Korean time) See Schedule at BBC
  

OTHER NEWS:

• 'Katrina-Damaged Cars for Sale in South America' (Andean Currents, C. J. Schexnayder)
• 'Careful with the Toys' (InterPress Service, Diego Cevallos) "In mid-August, Peruvian police seized three tonnes of toys that reportedly emitted a strong odour and showed excessively bright colouring."
• 'Cultural Icon Celebrates 75th Birthday' (Liberty Tribune) "Harriman said he was invited to [Juan Diego] Florez's April 2008 wedding in Lima."
• 'Peru Recovering US Plunder' (Prensa Latina, Cuba) re: Yale/Hiram Bingham artifacts
  
• 'Highway Condemned Because of Uncontacted Tribes' (Survivor International)
  
• 'Art of Murder - FBI Confidential: Hearts Stolen in New Trailer' (File Front) re: television program; "her case will start off in New York City, but eventually she’ll find herself in Peru and traipsing through the Amazon jungle."

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

• 'A Peruvian Potpourri' (Houston Chronicle, Eileen McClelland)
• 'A City in the Andes' (Houston Chronicle, Eileen McClelland) re: Cuzco
  
• 'Peru's Inca Culture Lures Visitors' (Houston Chronicle, Eileen McClelland)
  
• 'Don't Forget to Look at Lima' (Houston Chronicle, Eileen McClelland) "Although some guidebooks cast aspersions on Peru's capital city ..."
  
• 'Market Place Happiness' (Houston Chronicle, Eileen McClelland) re: shopping in Lima and Cuzco
  
• see accompanying photographs
• 'Earthquake Update' (Houston Chronicle)
  

PERUANOS en el EXTERIOR:

• 'Katrina Changed the Demographic Face of the South' (Clarion-Ledger) re: Isabel Aredo
• 'Ex-Cook Files a Discrimination Lawsuit' (Deseret Morning News, Deborah Bulkeley) "Alleges that Alessandro Visconti's Peruvian heritage played a role in his being denied promotions and in his eventual dismissal."
• 'Officer Dragged During Traffic Stop Gone Awry' (The Record, Donald Allerton, New Jersey) "A man believed to be a Peruvian national was arrested on Thursday when he hijacked a Passaic County Sheriff’s Department vehicle and later had to be rescued from the Passaic River, authorities said."

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GOOD & AWFUL NEWS:

• Peru moves into the World Cup U-17 Quarter Finals; Horna wins doubles match at US Open.
• Atrocities are uncovered both in southern Peru and in the nation's history.
  

ATROCITIES:

• 'Father Forced to Lynch Son by Peruvian Vigilantes' (Guardian, Rory Carroll)
  
• 'Butcher of the Andes' (Miami New Times, Janine Zeitlin) re: Telmo Ricardo Hurtado, "A Peruvian soldier slaughters dozens, gets away with it, and heads for the subtropics."
• 'Former Peruvian Military Officer Gets New Hearing' (Vancouver Sun, Linda Nguyen) re: Alex Yale Ventocilla
  

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

• 'UN Seeks Emergency Funds for Vital Health Services Following Quake' (United Nations press release)
• 'UN Populations Fund Seeks Emergency Funding for Women, Girls in Wake of Quake' (UNFPA press release)
• 'In Peruvian city of Pisco, Two Minutes Changed the Lives of Everyone' (Catholic World Service, Barbara Fraser)
• 'Emergency Assistance Received from Japan' (Government of Peru)
  
• 'Lessons from the Rubble' (opinion, Independent Institute, Alvaro Vargas Llosa)
• 'Peru Sectors Fight for Quake Repair' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
• 'Peru Comes to Terms with Disaster' (The Telegraph, Alison Roberts, UK) re: "Where were you in the terremoto?"
  

RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'Concert for Peru Survivors Raises Thousands for ADRA' (Adventist Development and Relief Agency press release)
• 'Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) - Bulletin II' (AMDA press release)
  
• 'Post-Quake Peru Needs Tents for Homeless' (Australian News Agency; BBC; RTT News)
• 'Help Victims of Katrina, Not Peruvian Earthquake' (letters to Austin Statesman, Texas) re: "I got mad when I read that the United States is responding to the predicament of the Peruvian people after the recent earthquake."
• 'Benefit for Peru Quake Victims' (Bay Area Reporter, California)
  
• 'Visiting Cardinal Bertone Brings Solace to Quake Victims' (Catholic World News)
  
• 'Concert for peru to Benefit Victims of Quake' (press release, Miami) re: September 1 and includes Pepe Alva, Kuyayky, and Yawar Chicchi)
• 'Candente Organizes Fundraiser for Peruvian Victims' (Canadian Mining Journal)
  
• 'Consequences of Peruvian Quake Touched Many Valley Residents' (Daily Observer, Marie Zettler, Canada)
  
• 'How Much Do Americans Know About What Happens in Latin America?' (El aMaule, Eteena Tadjiiogueu)
• 'The Deepest Aftershock' (opinion, Georgetown Voice, Marco Cerna) re: remembering Yungay, 1970
  
• 'Church Responds to Quake' (Journal Now, John Hinton, North Carolina)
• 'Marubeni Joins Peru LNG Project' (Kyodo, Japan)
  
• 'Soccer Games Planned to Benefit Peruvian Quake Victims' (Morning News, Pablo Bello, Arkansas)
• 'SOS: Emergency Relief in Peru' (SOS-Kinderdorf International press release)
• 'Woman Assists Animals in Peru' (Summerland Review, Roxanna Maron, Canada)
  
• 'Bishop of Cork Announces Special Appeal for Peru' (Trócaire, Ireland)
  
• 'South Florida Shows Support for Peru Victims' (WSVN-Miami) see accompanying video
  

GENERAL NEWS:

• 'Chile Takes Time with Fujimori' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
• 'Rights Body Pressures Government on Uncontacted Tribes' (Survivor International, press release) see accompanying video; re: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights demanded to know what the Peruvian government is doing to protect uncontacted tribes living in the remote Amazon.
• 'Illegal Coca Famers Begin Lumber Business in Amazon Rainforest' (TimberWeb)
  

MACRO/MICRO/MINING ECONOMICS:
- MACRO:

• 'Peru's Economy Grew 7.6% in Second Quarter' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
• 'Committee Asks for Special Powers to Investigate Peru's Telecoms Collapse' (Cellular News)
  
• 'Peru's Second Quarter Non-Financial Fiscal Surplus Reaches 8.2% Of GDP' (Dow Jones)
• '1500 Newshounds to Capture Moment' (The Australian, Sian Powell) "It was such a large and complex operation that Peru, which will host the APEC summit next year, plans to send an observer team to take notes on exactly how it works."
• 'APEC Forum Encourages More Corporate Responsibility' (Bangkok Post, Parista Yuthamonop) "The Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) forum will help push for a conclusion of the World Trade Organisation's Doha Development round at the 2008 summit meeting next year in Peru, said Ambassador Juan Capunay, the deputy executive director for the Apec secretariat."

- MICRO:

• 'Japanese Trading Firm Buys US$100 million Korean Stake in Peru Gas Company' (All Headline News, Windsor Genova, Tokyo)
  
• 'Pacasmayo Wins Bayovar Bidding' (BNAmericas)
• 'Wong Says It's Not For Sale' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
• 'Embassy Goes North (and South Too)' (Hotel Interactive, Glenn Haussman) Embassy Suites Hotels to open "a 165-suite property in Lima, Peru one year later."
• 'ScotiaBank's International Group No Slouch Either' (National Post, Canada)
  

- MINING:

• 'Alturas Reports on Exploration Progress from Utupara, Banos del Indio and Huilcaollo' (Alturas Mineras press release)
  
• 'Awarding Newmont's CEO Inappropriate' (opinion, Denver Post, Tom Rowe)
  
• 'Doe Run Peru Begins Engineering on Third Plant in La Oroya' (Doe Run press release)
• 'Production Imminent at International Minerals' Pallancata Project' (International Minerals press release)
  
• 'Southern Copper Workers in Peru May Strike Sept 12' (Mining Journal; Reuters) according to Reuters: "Workers at Southern Copper's Cuajone and Toquepala mines and the Ilo smelter in Peru plan to down tools on September 12 in pursuit of an improved pay offer, union leaders said."
• 'Digging with the Locals: Managing Local Community Relations' (Mining Journal)
  
• 'Candente Extends Depth of Canariaco' (Northern Miner)

MUSIC:

• 'Peruvian Singer Noel Brings Salsoul to Stage' (Palisadian Post, California) re: Cecilia Noël & the Wild Clams

SPORTS:

• 'Luis Horna in Doubles with Agustin Calleri, Argentina, defeated Rajeev Ram and Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4' (US Open; Associated Press)
• 'Hero Hermoza Sends Peru Through' (FIFA) with accompanying video and photographs
• 'Peru is the Next Victim' (Ghana News Agency)
  
• 'Peru Cheers U-17 Into QuarterFinals' (Xinhua News Agency)
  

OTHER:

• 'Peruvian Man Herding Sheep Near Madison River' (Associated Press in Billings Gazette, Montana) re: Toninho Monago Toribio
• 'Peruvian Cuisine Makes Quite a Splash' (Bradenton Herald, Chris Wille, Florida) re: El Warike
  
• 'Drugs Bust Proves a Piece of Cake' (editorial, Hertsad Advertiser, UK) re: cake contained a kilo of cocaine
  
• 'An Amazon Escape' (The Daily, Australia) re: Expedition Amazonas
• 'Teacher Takes Sports Equipment, Goodwill to Street Kids in Peru' (Detroit News, Robert Snell)
  
• 'Ancient Peru Unearthed' (Embassy, Canada) re: exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum
  
• 'Student Trip To Peru Opens Locals' Eyes' (Golden Star, Colin Payne)
• 'Mission trip is eye-opening experience' (Jefferson County Journal, Trish Wallace, Missouri)
• 'Pickpocket Tourist Gets 9 Months' (see second article, New Straits Times, Shuhada Ellis, Malaysia) "A tourist had been in the country for just five days when he decided to make a quick buck by being a pickpocket. And for that, Humberto Carlos, 40, from Lima, Peru, was yesterday sentenced to nine months’ jail."

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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.

GENERAL NEWS:

• Today in History: 'In 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa, was murdered on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.' (Associated Press)
• 'Peruvian Defense Officials Visit Joint Forces Staff College' (Daily Press, Stephanie Heinatz, Norfolk, Virginia)
• 'Tracing Remains of Workers Massacred 100 Years Ago in Chile' (EFE News Agency) re: "1907 massacre of over 3,000 mainly Peruvian and Bolivian nitrate miners in the deserts of northern Chile; experts are seeking their remains in an act of reparation and recovery of historical memory." See Also: Santa Maria Massacre
• 'Building National Information Policies: Experiences in Latin America' (UNESCO press release)
  
• 'Chilean Supreme Court Delays Vote on Extradition of Fujimori' (Xinhua News Agency)
  

GENERAL QUAKE UPDATE:
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.

• 'US$13.85 Million to Meet Food Needs of Peru Earthquake Victims' (FAO press release)
• 'Local Earthquake Experts Survey Damage in Peru' (KGO-ABC, Heather Ishimaru, California) video accompanies the story
  
• 'Radio Journalists Build a Network of Hope in Quake-Shattered Peru' (audio New America Media) re: interview of Michael Tatu Castlen, PCI Media Impact
  
• 'Peru Building Czar Was Paramilitary' (Prensa Latina, Cuba) re: based on an article in La Primera

RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'Testino Sells Diana Print to Aid Peru Quake Victims' (Associated Press; BBC; Ireland Online) re: "Sale will go to the children's charity Save the Children. Testino was in Lima the night before the earthquake."
• 'Israelis in Peru Help Quake Victims' (Canadian Jewish News)
  
• 'Peru Earthquake stirs Coloradans Into Action' (Denver Post, Bruce Finley)
  
• 'Goya Foods Responds to Peru Disaster' (Goya press release)
• 'Japan to Provide US$1.3 Million in Aid for Quake Victims' (Kyodo News Agency)
  
• 'Dulles Airport Company Aids Earthquake Victims' (Leesburg Today, USA) re: SkyLink USA "SkyLink chartered a DC8, operated by one of its partners, Murray Air, Inc., of Ypsilanti, MN. SkyLink and its business partners constrain costs to cover expenses actually incurred."
  
• 'Rotary Members to Assist Peruvians' (Lompoc Record, California)
• 'Medical Teams Int'l Accelerates Response' (Medical Teams Int'l press release)
  
• 'Peru to Receive Park City Aid' (Park Record, Kelly Evertsen, Utah)
• 'Two Weeks On: Oxfam Delivering Critical Water, Shelter in Rural Peru' (Oxfam press release)
  
• 'Woman Gets Help Shipping Peruvian Aid Donations' (Post Independent, John Gardner, Denver)
  
• 'Discuss Peru Earthquake Relief' (Somerville Journal, Massachusetts)
• 'Terra Industries to Build Ammonium Nitrate Processing Plant in Pisco' (Terra Industries press release)
  
• 'President Mwanawasa Sent Message of Condolences to President of Peru' (Zambia National Broadcasting Corp)
  

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

• 'China May Expand Oil Exploration, Refining Investments in Peru' (Bloomberg, Winnie Zhu)
• 'Chilean Retailer Ripley Eyeing Peru's Grupo Wong' (Dow Jones; Reuters, Manuel Farias, Pav Jordan) "Peruvian media have [also] speculated that Wong has also been looked at by giant U.S. retailer Wal-Mart Store."
• 'Peru Starts Allowing Movement From Private to State Pensions' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
• 'Peru's Aug 22 Foreign Reserves $23.95B Vs $23.87B' (Dow Jones)
• Peru's Fiscal Surplus Widens to PEN595 Min in July' (Dow Jones)
• 'Peru's TGP To Issue $400 Mln In Bonds For Pipeline Expansion' (Dow Jones)
• 'Peru's 2008 Fiscal Budget Seen At 70Bln Soles - Congressman' (Dow Jones)
  
• 'Peru's July Exports Rise 8% on Year to Record $2.55 Billion' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
• 'Mexico Mobile Grupo Lusacel Eyes LA Expansion' (Marketwatch, Ken Parks) "Confirms the company's interest in spectrum auctions in Peru."
  
• 'Scotiabank Reports Strong Third Quarter Performance' (Scotiabank press release; Globe and Mail; Montreal Gazette) "Solid results were reported by operations in Peru."

ECON - LNG TRANSFER:

• 'South Korean Firm to Sell Part of Stake in Peru Gas Project' (Agence France-Press; SK Energy press release)
• 'Marubeni Corp to Participate in Peru LNG Project' (Marubeni press release; Bloomberg; Dow Jones; Reuters)
  

MINING:

• 'Candente Intersects Holes at Canariaco Norte' (Candente Resource press release)
• 'Santa Luisa Returns Candente's El As de Zinc Property in Central Peru' (Candente Resource press release)
  
• 'Grenville Gold Corp Receives Silveiria Report' (Grenville Gold press release)
  
• Norsemont Mining: ;NM Lists on the Lima Stock Exchange' (NM press release)
• 'Radius Signs Option to Acquire Rubi Gold-Silver in Peru' (Radius Gold press release)
  
• 'Tinka Announces Positive Initial Drill Results at Colquipurcro' (Tinka press release)
  

PEOPLE:

• 'Peter Luczak lost in three sets to Peru's Luis Horna' (Sydney Morning Herald)
• 'Yolanda Retter, Lesbian Activist and Archivist, Dies' (Los Angeles Times) re: "Retter was named after her Peruvian mother, Yolanda Vargas; Max Vargas, Retter's grandfather, was a renowned photographer in Peru."
• 'Empowering Hispanic Youth' (The Record, New Jersey) re: Norberto Curitomai
• 'Even in Trying Economic Times, Local Restaurant Owners Are Serving it up' (Bradenton Herald, Florida) re: Jorge Corzo
• 'A Shot from the Hipps' (Tracy Press, Danielle MacMurchy) re: Julio and Veronica Suarez "A local woman in a convalescent hospital named Alma Hipps is spearheading a petition drive to help an illegal immigrant couple avoid deportation."
  

SPORTS:

• 'Peru and Tajikistan Going for Glory' (FIFA press release) re: U-17 quarter finals
  
• 'Peru Considers High-Altitude Stadiums for World Cup Qualifier' (Xinhua News Agency) re: "The president of Peru football federation Juvenal Silva announced that they could well use the capital city's Monumental Stadium, 3,400 metres above sea level, for a World Cup qualifying game."
• 'Versatility Key for Bulls' (CSTV, Florida) re: Gonzalo Ramella
• 'Futures Doubles Loss' (New Zealand Herald) re: Mauricio Echazu and Matias Silva beat Kiwis in Futures Tennis Tournament
  

TRAVEL:

• 'Trying Trek Work Every Step' (Chronicle Journal, Ward Holland, Canada)

OTHER:

• 'Cayesh Will Show at the International Banff Mountain Film Festival' (Santiago Times) "CAYESH: The Calling—Mountain climbers scale Peru’s Cayesh and film their adventures."
• 'Students Enjoying Peru Trip' (Northwest Evening Mail, UK)
• 'Lloyd's Register Responds to Global Climate Change Initiatives at Latin American Carbon Forum in Lima, September 5-6' (Lloyd press release)
• 'Peru Beckons for School's Founder' (Bristol Evening Post, UK) re: Learning for Lima Project
  

BLOGS:

• 'Indians Blog to Defend Against Illegal Logging Along Peru/Brazil Border' (GlobalVoices, Jose Murilo Junior)
  

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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:

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.

FUJIMORI METER:

• Poll: 'Peruvians Want to Try Fujimori at Home' (Angus Reid Global Monitor) re: U de Lima poll says '80.3% in Lima and Callao think Chile should extradite Alberto Fujimori.'
  
• 'Chile Supreme Court to Vote on Fujimori Today, Tuesday' (Santiago Times)
  

GENERAL QUAKE UPDATES:

• 'Correction: Denomination of Pisco Church' (New York Times) re: San Clemente is Roman Catholic not Episcopal
• 'Catholic Relief Agencies Deliver Aid, Launch US$11 Million Appeal for Peru' (Catholic Online)
  
• 'Peru's Quake Survivors Need More Help' (China Post)
• 'IFJ Plea: Peruvan Journos Need Aid' (Editor & Publisher)
  
• 'Criticism to Peru's President Continues' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
• 'Churches and Municipalities Responsible for Death in Peruvian Temples' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
• 'UN Seeks Emergency Funds for Peru, Sudan, Somalia' (Reuters)
• 'United Nations launches appeal of $37 million for earthquake victims in Peru' (UN press release; Associated Press)
  

RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'China Donates US$300,000 to Peru Quake Relief' (Agence France-Press)
• 'Christian Aid Pledge to Earthquake Survivors in Peru' (Ekklesia)
• 'Conflict Arises between Short-Term Help and Long-Term Support' (Inter Press Service, David Cronin)
• 'Taiwan IHA Medical Relief Team in Peru for Humanitarian Aid' (Government of Taiwan)
• 'Hills Man Helping Quake-Devastated Peru' (Orange County Register) re: Edgar Medina
• 'Czechs to Send Aid to Quake-Hit Peru' (Prague Daily Monitor)
  
• 'FaithLife Sends Money to Peru' (The Record, Canada)
• 'Corspse Photo Was Unnecessary' (lettter to SouthCoast Today, Mass) "I protest the use of a picture on Page 1 on Aug. 17 of the corpse from the Peru earthquake. In my view it was an unnecessary dimension to illustrate an already tragic event."
  
• 'Czech Republic To Send Aid to Quake Hit Peru' (Xinhua News Agency)
  

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

• 'Ikarus to Build Plant in Peru' (BBJ Hungary via Bloomberg via Gestion)
  
• 'Earthquake Cuts Off Peruvian Asparagus' (Merced Sun-Star) "Farmers in Peru can't transport their asparagus to market because the earthquake destroyed highways. But a small amount of Fresno-grown asparagus will begin reaching market next week."
  
• 'Paramount Gold Kills South American Projects' (Ottawa Business Journal) "The mining company said Monday that it had eliminated all targets under the Andean Gold Alliance in South America, except for the Santos gold property in Peru."
• Several other items noted in Peruvia earlier were reviewed in yesterday's World Banks' weekly News & Broadcast email.

PEOPLE:

• Felipe Degregori's documentary 'Beached' (Peces de Ciudad) is showing at the Festival de Montreal.' "The lives of a group of young migrants in the city of Lima seem like the flotsam scattered haphazardly on the shore. They live in the city but cannot become part of it. They are forced to live by their wits; they have no other choice than to persevere... and to hope. This documentary is a fresco depicting the diaspora of thousands of migrants in search of better lives that are unavailable in their places of origin. In the city, however, they face inequality, racism, and exclusion, evils that still infect Peruvian society. 'Beached' makes visible these pioneers who, with their effort and their dreams, have transformed the capital of Peru." In Spanish, see a review in RPP
  
• Luis Horna wins his match against Austria's Peter Luczak. He is now set for doubles paired with Argentina's Agustin Calleri against USA's Rajeev Ram and Donald Young.

OTHER:

• 'Are Ancient Ruins Flammable?' (Slate, Michelle Tsai)

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• McClatchy's Tyler Bridges reports from Pisco again with vignettes from survivors, in the Miami Herald. (On August 19, Peruvia wondered why he was in Sojo after doing some of the best early reporting from Pisco.)
  

• Macleans (Isabel Vincent) interviews Mario Vargas Llosa who talks about his new book, Travesuras de la Niña Mala (to be published in English in October), the re-release of La Ciudad y los Perros, and Hugo Chávez but not about Gabriel García Márquez.
  

GENERAL QUAKE UPDATE:

• 'Landmarks Battered in Peru' (Los Angeles Times, Patrick J. McDonnell)
  
• 'Quake Survivors Tell of Life and Death' (Miami Herald, Tyler Bridges)
• 'Peruvians Join Top Vatican Official in Prayer Near Epicenter' (Catholic News Service Barbara J. Fraser)
  
• 'Peru Quake Wipes Out 60% of Seal Resting Ground' (EFE News Agency) re: Paracas
  
• 'In Peru, A Thank You Initiative Backfires' (United Press International) re: 7.9 Pisco
  

RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'Teachers Flee Earthquake' (Buckingham Today, Kerry Hathway, UK)
• 'Post-Traumatic Stress Plagues Families, Compassion Responds' (Mission Network News)
  
• 'AmeriCares Attends to Peru Quake Victims' Needs' (Stamford Advocate, Natasha Lee)
  
• 'Locals Moved to Help Peru Quake Victims' (Yakima-Herald, Joseph Trevio, USA)
  

SATIRE:

• 'Peru's Earthquake Aftershocks Blames on Governmental PissCo Brewery' (The Spoof, UK)
  

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

• 'Chinalco Earmarks 30B Yuan For Copper Business" (South China Morning Post, Carol Chan) "The Beijing-based firm, which just completed an US$860 million takeover of Peru Copper."
• 'The Democrats Move Colombia' (Robert Novak opinion column) re: FTA

IMMIGRATION:

• 'Student Deported' (Miami Herald, letters) re: Fiorella Maza
  

OTHER:

• 'Interview with Mario Vargas Llosa' (Macleans, Isabel Vincent, Canada)
  
• 'Duns Group Works With Peru Street Kids' (Berwickshire Today, Kenny Paterson) see also photographs
• 'Healers Studied for TV Series' (Canada Press) re: Ruben Orellana Neira
• Luis Horna is set to play in the Men's Singles and Men's Doubles in the US Open. He is set to play against Austria's Peter Luczak this morning.

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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.

GENERAL QUAKE UPDATE:

• 'Peru Quake Victims Face Long, Cold Nights Without Shelter (Associated Press, Edison Lopez)
• 'Bolivia's Morales Visits Quake-Ravaged Peru, Brings Aid' (Associated Press)
  
• 'Pisco Quake Thank You Turns Sour' (BBC, Dan Collyns)
• 'Peru Names Businessman Favre to Head Reconstruction After Quake' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
• 'Evo Morales Arrived to Peru with 19 Tons of Medicines' (MercoPress)
  
• 'Complaints Over Peru Quake Aid' (Prensa Latina)
• 'Peru Earthquake Causes Fires' (Reuters Video, Penny Tweedie)
• 'Peruvians Face Daunting Task of Rebuilding What Was Lost' (Washington Post, Lucien Chauvin)
• 'Bolivian President Visits Peruvian Quake Victims' (Xinhua News Agency)
  

RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'Locals Collect to Aid Peru's Quake Victims' (Beaches Leader, Chuck Adams, Florida)
  
• 'Auroran Asks Community Support In Sending Aid to Peru' (Beacon News, Chicago)
• 'Cannibal Corpse Collecting Supplies for Victims of Peru Earthquake' (Blabbermouth)
  
• 'South Floridians Continue Peruvian Relief Effort' (CBS 4 Miami)
• 'Miami Wraps Up Donation Drive for Peru' (CBS4, Miami)
• 'Anglican Church is Supporting Peru Earthquake Victims' (Christian Today)
• 'Dover groups raise money to help Peru' (Daily Record, Katelyn Farago, Deleware)
  
• 'Locals Lend a Hand to Help Peruvian Quake Victims' (Herald News, Alexander MacInnes, New Jersey)
• 'Humanity First Initiates Peruvian Earthquake Relief Efforts' (Humanity First press release)
  
• 'Peru Appreciates Korean Support' (Korea Times, Kim Se-jeong)
• 'Allentown fundraiser hopes to aid earthquake-ravaged Peru' (Morning Call, Romy Varghese, Pennsylvania)
• 'Trucks Bring Winter Clothes, Food, Medicines After Peruvian Earthquake' (Orlando Sentinel, Alsy Acevedo)
  
• 'Jerseyans Reach out to Peru' (Star-Ledger, Jonathan Casiano, New Jersey)
• 'Peru Missionary's Earthquake Appeal' (Times of Malta, Ariadne Masse)
  
• I.H.M. Sisters Share Tales of Earthquake' (Times-Tribune, Nichole Dobo)
• 'Waco Congregation Comes to Aid of Quake-Destroyed Church' (Waco Tribune, Monica Ortiz Uribe)
  

IMMIGRATION:

• 'After Killings, Immigration Suddenly Becomes New Jersey Focus' (Associated Press, Tom Hester Jr.)
• 'Groups Fear Discrimination' (New Brunswick Home-News Tribune, Richard Khavkine, Erica Harbatkin, New Jersey)
• 'Deportation Could Split Manteca Family' (Sun Post, Danielle MacMurchy, California)

OTHER:

• 'Taking A Library To the Andes' (Boston Globe, Susan Chaityn Lebovits) Highschool teacher and archaeologist Daniel Fernandez-Davila is profiled; he has contributed to programs on the BBC and Inka Natura and the article notes his work on an upcoming program on the Chachapoyas region with The Discovery Channel to be televised in January 2008 (tentatively titled 'Ancient Bones'). The article also relates his work in Atuen in Amazonas and has accompanying photographs. See also this review in Framingham's MetroWest Daily News from earlier this summer.
• 'Pretty Peru' (Journal-News, Heather Stritch, West Virginia)
  
• 'Dance: Splendors of Peru' (Los Angeles Times)
• 'North American Leaders Too Timid' (Miami Herald, Andres Oppenheimer)
  

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