Peruvia

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
The August 15 earthquake gets attention on opposite ends: a pair of articles in Latin America Press offer critical reviews over the aid and 'underestimating the damage' in Ica; a separate pair of articles focus on aid including a fine review of relief efforts in a Condé Nast's Traveler blog and a benefit led by belly dancers in California.

Free trade talks, particularly but not singularly with the USA, clearly are picking up steam and another incisive story in The Hill digs into back room congressional politics.

Finally, congratulations to world champion Sufia Mulanovich for winning the Rip Curl Girls Festival in Spain!

GENERAL NEWS:

• 'Truth Commission Sees Little Progress' (Latin America Press)
• 'Banking Crisis: The Celine Dion/Peru Theory' (opinion, The Times, UK) a feeble attempt at British humour
• 'FA PANAMAX 2007 Ends, Ensures Continued Security of Panama Canal (Navy Newstand, Barrie Barber) "Brazil and Peru Task Force Commanders took over command and control responsibilities."
• 'Sending of Troops Causes Alarm in Peru' (Prensa Latina) re: Ayabaca
  

FREE TRADE?

• 'FTA Negotiations With Peru' (China Daily, Qin Jize) second article "The Peruvian president said his country is looking forward to strengthening cooperation in the fields of ports, electricity, mining and tourism"
• 'Rangel, Levin Walk Fine Line on Peru Trade Deal' (The Hill, Ian Swanson)
• 'Peru Not Impose Anti-Dumping Duties on Vietnam's Cloth-Upper Shoes' (Nhan Dan, Vietnam)
  
• 'Peru Sees Free Trade Pact with China in 2008' (Reuters)
  
• 'White House Gearing Up Drive for LatAm Trade Pacts' (Reuters, Doug Palmer) US Commerce Secretary heading to Peru next week
• 'Commerce Chamber Invites Support for Peru's Trade Pact' (US Chamber of Commerce) "Chamber has organized a full day of advocacy activities on October 2, in Washington, providing a detailed overview of the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement."
• 'Bush and Congress Defrost Free-Trade Deal With Peru' (Wall Street Journal) third item
  

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:
APEC:

• 'APEC Leaders' Attire: Brown Coats, With A Flash of Australian Color' (Associated Press) "Peruvian President Alan Garcia was distracted by something flying overhead, staring straight up for a long moment."
• 'Putin Holds Bilateral Meetings on APEC Forum's Sidelines' (ITAR-TASS) “At a meeting with Peruvian President Alan Garcia Peres an agreement on exchange of governmental delegations was reached."

Macro:

• 'Peru Is World's Biggest Mover' (Bloomberg, William Freebairn and James Attwood) "Peru's IGBVL index plunged 3% today, the biggest move among global benchmarks, paced by miner Southern Copper Corp. as metal prices fell."
• 'Peru Cancels Monthly Local Bond Auction Amid Global Market Rout' (Bloomberg, Andrea Jaramill0)
  
• 'Peru's Sept 4 Foreign Reserves $24.03 Bln vs $24.07 Bln' (Dow Jones)
• 'Peru's Manufacturing Sector Up 11.6% in July - Government' (Dow Jones)
• 'Banking Crisis: The Celine Dion/Peru Theory' (opinion, The Times, UK) a feeble attempt at British humour

Micro:

• 'AJE Group Launches Beer' (Drinks Business Review)
  
• 'Latin American Execs Optimistic About Growth' (Miami Herald, Jane Bussey)
  
• 'Union at Peru's Shougang Hierro Sets Strike Date' (Reuters)
  

QUAKE RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'Quake Relief Teams in Peru Stay Busy' (Baptist Press)
  
• 'Belly Dancers to Perform for Peru Benefit' (KGET-17, California) see accompanying video
  
• 'Benefit to Raise Funds for Peruvian Earthquake Victims' (KHOU-11, Houston)
• 'Langley Woman Is On A Mission To Help Quake Survivors' (Langley Times, Monique Tamminga, British Colombia)
  
• 'The Illusion of Aid' (Latin America Press, Omar Páez)
• 'Underestimating the Damage' (Latin America Press, Lucien O. Chauvin)
  
• 'As Peru Quake Relief Continues, School Rebuilding Is Next Step' (Mercy Corps)
  
• 'Peru Aid Overwhelming' (Park Record, Utah, Kelly Evertsen) Carla Grimaldi "raised $8,000 in Park City that is eight times the amount she expected."
• 'Peruvians' Plight Moves Men to Action' (The Spectrum, Utah, Alyson Van Deusen)
• 'Unnatural Disasters: Human Choices Lead to Inequity in Latin America' (The Tidings)
• 'Earthquake in Peru: How You Can Help' (Conde Nast Traveler blog, John Oseid)
  

FUJI FILE:

• 'Chile To Respect Fujimori's Extradition Ruling' (Agence France-Press)
  

SPORTS:

• Sofia Mulanovich Wins Rip Curl Girls Festival at Lienceres, Spain (Los Angeles Times)
• Rip Curl Girls Festival has a press release and videos and photographs
  

PEOPLE:

• 'Engineering Students Spend Summer Abroad' (Flyer News, University of Dayton, Amy Tiedge) Zach Malosh spent 10 weeks in Callao working with El Instituto Chaminade Marianistas, a tech school for students in the lower economic bracket. Malosh worked in technical support, redoing electrical ground systems and fixing computers. In Callao, Malosh said, every house had cable and computers were readily available."
• 'MVC Student from Peru the First 'Adoption' This Year' (Marshall Democrat-News, Missouri, Brenda Randolph) re: Alonzo Marrozuino
  
• 'Celebrating Heritage Through Dance' (Prince George Free Press, British Columbia) re: Guilliana Tamblyn
• 'International Child Custody Dispute Underway in South Valley' (KFSN-30, California, Gene Haagenson) see accompanying video; Carol Alcantara and Vincent Pike
  

FOOD:

• 'Ethnic 101: Authentic Peruvian Food' (ABC-7, Chicago) see accompanying video
  

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 14' which includes updates on shelter, the impact on the environment as well as a review of donors.

In our section on arts and literature, two books are cited (Ruthann Lum McCunn's God of Luck; and Kim MacQuarrie's The Last Days of the Incas) and a faux documentary, La Trinchera Luminosa del Presidente Gonzalo, premieres in the USA. (Upcoming screenings in Vancouver, October 8 and 10.)

GENERAL NEWS:

• 'Taking on the Tomb Robbers' (The Economist) "Unfortunately Peru's ancient archaeological and historical sites also attract traffickers in antiquities. Each year artefacts worth perhaps $18m are stolen and smuggled abroad."
• 'Sergei Lavrov to Visit Peru September 11' (Novosti, Russia) re: Russia's Foreign Minister
• 'Copies of Newspaper Publicly Burned in City Square' (Reporters Without Borders) "The mayor of Wari, Ancash, Edwars Vizcarra Zorilla, and residents on 4 September torched copies of La Primera, edited by Robin Hood Ipanaqué Hidalgo."
  

QUAKE UPDATE:

• 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 14' (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)
• DHL Relief Efforts Completes Mission' (DHL press release)
  
• 'Peru's Earthquake Rebuilding Aims to Create Economic Hub' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
  
• ''IMF Sees Limited Impact On Peru's Economic Growth From Quake' (Dow Jones, Elizabeth Price)
  
• 'IOM distributes emergency supplies to earthquake victims' (International Organization for Migration)
• 'Quake: Providing Food, Shelter, Medical Supplies' (Medical Teams International)
  
• 'Peru Gets Emergency Telecommunications Devices' (United Nations) "50 satellite terminals in remote areas of southern Peru."
  

QUAKE RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'One-an Mission in Peru" (Owen Sound Sun Times, Scott Dunn) re: Tom Stanfield
• 'Peru Quake Chiropractic Commentary' (Planet Chiropractic, Michel Sonheimer)
• 'Earthquake Peru Chiropracters on the Scene' (Planet Chiropractic, Michael Doraush)
  
• 'Dan Relives 'Tough' Peru Quake Rescue' (Salisbury Journal, Jill Harding, UK) re: firefighter Dan Cooke
• 'Reading to Benefit Peru Earthquake Relief' (Sonoma News, California) re: Ruthanne Lum McCunn, author of "God of Luck"; "Ah Lung is separated from his wife, Bo See, at the peak of the 19th-century Chinese slave trade. He is kidnapped and shipped to the deadly guano mines off the coast of Peru."
• '4 St. George Residents Travel to Peru To Help Quake Victims' (Spectrum and Daily News)
  

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

APEC:

• ABC News Suggests Bush to Travel To Lima in November (ABC, Ann Compton, USA)
• Garcia Meets One-on-One With Canada PM (Globe and Mail, Gloria Galloway) re: one of three bilateral meetings in Sydney
• 'Leaders too Tied Up to Meet Their Expatriate Nationas' (Sydney Morning Herald, Andrew West) "Sydney's small Peruvian community will miss out on meeting the President, Alan Garcia."
• 'China, Peru Launch FTA Talks' (Xinhua News Agency) "Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Peruvian President Alan Garcia on Friday and the two leaders agreed to launch bilateral free trade area negotiations."

MACRO:

• 'Peru's Central Bank Unexpectedly Raises Rate to 5%' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery) "a preventive nature"
• earlier: 'Peru Central bank May Hold Rate Unchanged' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
  
• 'Peru Central Bank Increases Reference Rate To 5% From 4.75%' (Dow Jones)
• 'Peru's Tax Collections Climb 22% in August' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak and Reuters)
  
• 'Emerging Markets Weather the Financial Storm' (Financial Times, Joanna Chung) Gunter Heiland, JPMorgan Asset Management, says: "Russia is one of the safest credits out there at the moment, partly supported by the windfall from oil, while Brazil and Peru are also holding up well."
• IMF Managing Director Set For Peru (International Monetary Fund interview) "Later this month, on September 19 and 20, the Managing Director and President Garcia will inaugurate a seminar on macroeconomics and equity in Lima. ... The question is, 'Has the IMF estimated the impact in the Peruvian economy of the August 15 earthquake?' the preliminary estimates are that the impact is likely to be relatively small, in the range of 0.3 to 0.5 %."
• 'Can China Change Latin America' (OECD Observer, Javier Santiso)
  

Micro:

• 'APESEG Sees Premiums Growing 8% to US$1.2 Billion This Year' (BNAmericas)
• 'BPZ Energy Announces Successful Oil Test' (BPZ Energy press release; Rigzone)
• 'Peru May Determine Sanctions After Auditing Process on Telcos' (Cellular News)
  
• 'Siemens Suspected of Bribing ex-IEC Director' (Haaretz, Guy Leshem, Israel) "Dan Cohen, a former district court judge, is suspected of receiving the bribe when serving as the chairman of the IEC board's assets committee. Cohen is now living in Peru, a country without an extradition treaty with Israel."
  
• 'New Dimension Resources Cenepa Project Update' (New Dimension Resources press release)
• 'Cameco Eyes Peru Assets' (Reuters)
  

FREE TRADE?

• APEC: 'Text of Bush Remarks in Australia' (White House) "Recently we concluded free trade agreements with two more APEC countries, South Korea and Peru. The United States Congress needs to ratify these trade agreements."
• 'Free Trade in Claptrap' (The Australian, Greg Sheridan) "The US has concluded free trade deals with minnows such as Peru, which are economically negligible but strategically significant to the US, and cannot get even that passed by Congress."

ARTS & LITERATURE:

• 'Indie Filmaker Jim Finn Brings Peru's Female Guerrillas to Albuquerque' (Albuquerque Tribune, J.A. Montalbano) re: La Trinchera Luminosa del Presidente Gonzalo; premieres at Guild Cinema; faux documentary re-enacts one day at Canto Grande prison; see also NY Underground Film Festival synopsis; In Spanish: Caretas
• 'People: Mario Vargas Llosa' (Associated Press) "Awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of La Rioja"
• 'Mario Vargas Llosa on Why Reading is an Essential Part of Being A Citizen' (Courrier Int'l, Fance) In Spanish: Read full interview in El Pais with Fietta Jarque
• 'Taking on the Tomb Robbers' (The Economist) "Unfortunately Peru's ancient archaeological and historical sites also attract traffickers in antiquities. Each year artefacts worth perhaps $18m are stolen and smuggled abroad."
• 'Musicians for Harmony' (New York Times) re: the Peruvian-Jewish-Chinese composer Gabriela Lena Frank
• ' 'Incas' Author Takes Issue with Reivew, Reviewer Responds' (opinion, San Francisco Chronicle) re: The Last Days of the Incas
• 'Reading to Benefit Peru Earthquake Relief' (Sonoma News, California) re: Ruthanne Lum McCunn, author of "God of Luck"; "Ah Lung is separated from his wife, Bo See, at the peak of the 19th-century Chinese slave trade. He is kidnapped and shipped to the deadly guano mines off the coast of Peru."
• 'Who Will Become Opera's New Top Tenor?' (Wall Street Journal, Lauren A.E. Schuker) re: Juan Diego Flórez; In Spanish: EFE and RPP review Pavoratti/Flórez relationship
  
• 'Exhibition Reveals Golden Riches of Ancient Peru' (press release, Canada) 'Secret Riches: Ancient Peru Unearthed' at Canadian Museum of Civilization, starting December 14
• Peru Negro in Washington State (Herald, Washington) March 29, 2008
  

IMMIGRATION:

• 'Engaged Pair Faces Uncertain Future' (Oxford Press, Matt Cunningham, Ohio) "No matter what, we're going to be together, whether here or in Peru."
  
• 'Illegal Residents Are Criminals' (opinion, Tracy Press, Sharon Franceschi, California)
• '51 Newest Citizens Urged to 'Remember Why You Came' (Union Leader, Faith Swymer, New Hampshire)
  

SPORTS:

• Sofia Mulanovich in Semi-Finals in Rip Curl Girls Festival (Sydney Morning Herald)
  

FUJI FILE:

• Pres Bachelet Discusses Free Trade in Australia (MercoPress) "Chile’s conservative daily La Tercera reported Thursday that the Supreme Court’s highly anticipated verdict on the Fujimori extradition case was delayed so not to disturb the upcoming bilateral talks between Chile and Peru at the APEC meeting, where officials from both countries are set to meet Saturday."
• 'Bar to Chile Cort: Send Fujimori Home' (Prensa Latina, Cuba) re: Lima Bar Association
  

OTHER:

• 'Local Man Designs Green Toilets for Urban Poor' (Chatham Daily News, Heather Travis, Canada) " Joseph Sauve rolled up his sleeves and travelled to Peru to get elbow deep in architectural designs for sanitation systems."
• 'Police Seek Man in Fight That Broke Teen's Jaw' (Daily Herald, Josh Stockinger) Paulo Gonzales, says that "Jackson had called him "gay" and made "racist" remarks about his Peruvian heritage until Gonzales said he had enough -- and was decked in the face for it."
• 'One-an Mission in Peru" (Owen Sound Sun Times, Scott Dunn) re: Tom Stanfield
• 'Lemelson Foundation Honoring Mentoring Program in Cusco, Cajamarca, Puno (Lemelson Foundation press release)
  

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
Quake updates continue today including reports of a 5.2 aftershock. The US Agency for International Development provides a helpful updated factsheet on the situation in Ica (see also their full 3-pp report).

Yale Daily News (Rachel Boyd and Andrew Mangino) reports that "Yale and Peru are closer than ever to resolving their long-standing dispute over artifacts from Machu Picchu, and a delegation from Peru will be arriving at Yale late next week for negotiations about the status of the objects." ('Peru Talks to Enter Key Phase')

Several notable articles are on the arts including the re-release of ¡Gózalo! Bugalú Tropical, Volume 2 which Toronto's Now Magazine says is "a stellar second installment in their amazing document of the searing Latin jazz, storming R&B and bruising boogaloo jams recorded in Peru during the 60s and 70s." CD versions of Vol 1 and Vol 2 are available online from Munster Records (Spain).

Finally, there are also several food-related items today. (Thursdays are usually devoted to restaurant reviews in the North American press.)

QUAKE RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'Red Cross Fundraising Efforts for Victims of Peru Quake Fall Short' (Antelope Valley Press, Alisha Semchuck)
• 'Bulletin IV: AMDA Multi-National Medical Mission' (Assoc of Medical Doctors of Asia)
• 'Gala To Aid Quake Victims' (Benton Daily Record, Arkansas)
• 'Auroran's Earthquake Aid Collection Headed to Peru' (Fox Valley Villages Sun, Kristen Zambo, Chicago)
• '100 Mile Traveller Survives Tragic Earthquake' (Free Press, Joan Silver) re: travelers were in Titicaca
• 'Family Tells of Ordeal After Quake Hits Peru' (Gloucestershire Gazette, Alex Ross, UK) re: Turner-Saona family
  
• 'Earthquake Teaches It Doesn't Do Any Good To Worry About Things' (Hot Springs Village Voice) re: Carrie Thomsen
• 'Vital Communication Links Restored After Peru Quake' (International Telecommunication Union press release)
• 'Aid Headed for Peru' (Montreal Gazette)
• 'US Should Be Helping Its Own Disaster Victims First' (opinion, Sun-Sentinel, Ann Ouellette, Florida)
• 'Earthquake Fact Sheet #4, FY 2007' (US Agency for International Development; see full 3-pp report)
• 'Area Native Brad Huffey Winesses 8.0 Earthquake in Peru' (Waukon Standard)
  
• 'What Children See After Quake in Peru' (World Vision, Yadira Pacheco)
• 'Peru Hit By Strong Earthquake With No Deaths' (Xinhua News Agency) re: 5.2 on Richter
  

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

• 'Microlender Creditos Arequipa Plans to Enter Debt Market' (BNAmericas)
• 'Commerce Chamber Pushes for US$250 million Water Project' (BNAmericas)
  
• 'Andean Community, EU To Aim for Wide Social, Trade Accord' (Dow Jones)
• 'Behind he Scenes Ahead of the APEC Meeting' (Financial Times, Peter Smith) "Peru, which will host next year's APEC summit, have sent an observer team to monitor whether the Aussies have got it right."
  
• 'Peru, China To Talk Trade' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
  

FREE TRADE?:

• 'Panama, Peru Pacts Likely for Action as Democrats Weigh Trade Politics' (Congressional Quarterly, Victoria McGrane)
• 'Democrats Should Be Grilled on Trade Policy' (opinion, Miami Herald, Andres Oppenheimer)
  
• 'Democrats Say Support Growing for Trade Pacts' (Reuters, Doug Palmer)

FUJI FILE:

• 'Fujimori Case Heats Up Peru-Chile Riff' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
  

ARTS & LITERATURE:

• 'Christie's Axes pre-Colombian Sales' (Art Market, Roland Lloyd Parry) "Denied the move was due to pressure at a time when Peru and the US government are cracking down on the looting of antiquities from the Andean country."
  
• 'Spanish University Awards Honorary Degree to Writer Vargas Llosa' (Associated Press)
  
• 'Island Talen Featured in Art and Literary Journal' (Block Island Times, Gloria S. Redlich)
• 'Chavez' Influence Is "Not An Irresistible Risk' (El Universal, Venezuela) Vargas Llosa on Chavez
• Revived Music: ¡Gózalo! Bugalú Tropical, Vol 2 (Now Magazine, Toronto) "A stellar second installment in their amazing document of the searing Latin jazz, storming R&B and bruising boogaloo jams recorded in Peru during the 60s and 70s." CD versions of Vol 1 and Vol 2 are available online.
  
• 'Theatre Artists Honored with 2007 Princess Grace Awards' (Playbill, Adam Hetrick; press release) re: Gisela Cardenas

FOOD & RESTAURANTS:

• 'Utensils in Kitchen Subject of Lesson' (opinion, News Press, Alessia Leathers, Florida) "Cape Coral resident Alessia Leathers, who is from Peru, South America, writes about how words in Spanish and English can often be misinterpreted."
• The Patio in California (ContraCosta Times) re: Marcelo Abusada and The Patio Tapas
• 'A Peruvian Twist for Chicken' (Delaware News Journal) re: Erik Christopherson "why not try some a la brasa?"
• 'Super Pollo' (Falls Church News Press, Rachel Castro, Virginia)
  
• 'Taste of the Tetons' (Jackson Hole Star Tribune) re: Gustavo Suclla Schiaffino
• 'Nazca Owner Dreams Big, and Diners Reap Rewards' (Miami Herald, Rochelle Koff) re: Juan Carlos Tizon, Nazca Restaurant
• 'Peruvian Food Comes Here' (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) re: Chicken Latino, Shelbin Santos and Art Evana
• 'Latin Routes' (Washington City Paper, Tim Carman) re: Rumberos
  

SPORTS:

• 'Steph Hits Back in Style' (Fox News; The Age, Australia) "Peru's Sofia Mulanovich also overcame the conditions by posting a near-perfect 9.25 out of 10."

TRAVEL:

• 'Vacationing with a Purpose' (King5-TV, Seattle) "Dancing with the natives of Peru."
• 'Archaeological Splendour of Peru' (Travelbite, UK)
  

IMMIGRATION:

• 'We're Going to be Together' (Pulse Journal, Ohio) "Engaged couple faces uncertain future after fiance's arrest in Koch immigration raid."
• 'Marriage Plans Now in Hands of Judge' (Pulse Journal, Ohio)
  

OTHER:

• 'Teens Spend Month in the Andes Helping Children at Orphanage' (The Acorn, Stephanie Bertholdo)
  
• 'Lawyer: Man Killed After He Came on to Suspect' (Grand Rapids Press, Barton Deiters; WOOD-TV) "Scarborough left a message on Robinson's cell phone saying he'd taken care of the 'Peruvians'."
  
• 'LexisNexis Announces Conference on Economic Development and the Rule of Law' (LexisNexis press release) including Alejandro Toledo
• 'Amazon Visit Inspires San Anselmo Anthropologist' (Marin Independent Journal) re: Bea Agins with the Achual
  
• 'Policy on School Uniforms Doesn't Fit All' (Newsday, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher) re: Luis Garcia
  
• 'Africans Must Blow Whistle On Political Leaders' (New Vision, Uganda) "Malawi today is only second to Peru globally in the most dramatic reduction of infant mortality."
• Venezuela, Peru in Row' (UPI, Carmen Gentile) re: asylum for Carlos Ortega

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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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GENERAL NEWS:

• 'Whose Treasure Is It Really' (editorial, New York Times) re: gold from the 1804 sinking of the Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes "Though a potential Peruvian claim to the treasure would rest on tenuous legal grounds — Peru wasn’t even an independent country in 1804, but part of the Spanish empire — it certainly could make a sound case based on moral considerations: The Inca didn’t freely give gold and silver to the Spanish invaders. Spain took it by force."
• 'Amazon River Levels Drop to Near Record Lows' (Andean Currents, C. J. Schexnayder)
• 'Debate Ensues Over Peru's 'Natural Viagra' (WCVB-TV, Mary Stuky, Boston) re: Maca; see accompanying slide show

APEC News

• 'Senior Officials Lay Groundwork for APEC Leaders Meeting' (Brunei Times, Khairunnisa Ibrahim) "We hope that if we can move forward then in Peru, at the first Senior Officials Meeting next year, there will be a policy dialogue on this whole issue of structural reform," said Spencer.
• 'In the Final Countdown It's Bigger Than Ben Hur' (opinion, Daily Telegraph, Alison Rehn) re: APEC meeting "Mr Bush's entourage has as many drivers as Peru's entire delegation."
• 'Bachelet Signs Free Trade Pact with Japan' (MercoPress) "Another important human rights issue that may have been the subject of debates between Chile and Japan is the extradition of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to Peru."
• 'Russian Foreign Minister to Visit Three Continents' (Novosti, Russia) heads to Peru September 11
  

Singapore

• 'S'pore, Peru Wrap Up Free Trade Negotiations' (Agence France-Press)
  
• 'Peru & Singapore Conclude FTA Negotiations in Sydney' (Channel NewsAsia, Lynda Hong)
• 'Singapore, Peru Complete Free Trade Agreement' (Dow Jones, Roger Ng)
• 'Singapore, Peru Complete Negotiations for Free Trade Pace' (Deutsche Press-Agentur)
• 'Peru and Singapore Conclude Negotiations on the Peru-Singapore FTA' (Government of Singapore)
• 'Peru, Singapore: FTA Talks Concluded' (Stratfor)
  
• 'Singapore, Peru Wrap Up Free Trade Negotiations' (Thomson Financial)
  

Venezuela

• 'Venezuela Resects Peru's Decision to Give Political Asylum to Ortega' (ABN)
  
• 'Venezuelan Ambassador Claims that Carlos Ortega is in Lima' (El Universal, Venezuela)
• 'Peru Grants Asylum to Venezuelan Dissenter' (El Universal, Venezuela)
• 'Peruvian Embassy: Ortega Was Granted Asylum 'Several Months Ago' (El Universal, Venezuela)
• 'Peru Media Queries Asylum to Venezuela Con' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
• 'Peru Gives Political Asylum to Leader of Venezuelan Oil Industry Shutdown' (Venezuela Analysis, Kiraz Janicke)
  

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

• 'Peru Ministry Orders Operators to Set Up Emergency Networks' (Cellular News)
• 'Peru Finance Ministry Sees 2008 GDP Growth At 6.2%' (Dow Jones, Rebecca Howard)
• 'Disney Broadens World-Travel Options' (Orlando Sentinel, Scott Powers) "Walt Disney Co. has added eight new "Adventures by Disney" vacation pacackages, including a “Sacred Valleys and Incan Cities” trip that showcases Peru’s panoramas, such as the ruins of the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu."
  
• 'Yunnan Copper Teams Up with Chinalco's Copper Project in Peru' (Yunnan Copper press release)
  

QUAKE RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'Hong Kong Offers Emergency Relief for Quake Victims' (China Daily, Hong Kong; Government of Hong Kong)
  
• 'We Want to Help Peru After Quake' (Evening Post, UK) re: Lily Turner-Saona
• 'What Are We So Afraid Of?' (opinion, Hartford Courant, Meghan Daum) "As the death toll in Peru soared past 500, on TV at least, it was the Utah mine tragedy we couldn't get enough of."
• 'Worried Mother' (Herald Democrat, Kathy Williams)
• 'Pan American Silver Peru Mines Undamaged' (Pan American Silver press release)
• 'Footballers of Peru, Brazil, Chile to Play for Quake Victims' (Xinhua News Agency)
  

SPORTS:

• 'Sub Hits 10-Minute Hat-Trick' (Reuters) "Deportivo Municipal, surprise leaders of the championship's second stage, won 1-0 at San Martin with a 29th minute goal from Ramon Rodriguez."
• 'Venus Williams Advances at US Open' (New York Journal News, Jane McManus) "As Ana Ivanovic walked to the players' dining room yesterday a few hours before her match against Venus Williams, she carried with her a copy of the book 'Touching the Void.' The 19-year-old explained that she hadn't started reading it yet, but was interested in the story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' dangerous ascent of a peak in the Peruvian Andes."
• 'Peru's Sub-17 Soccer Players Will Be Awarded' (Xinhua News Agency)
  

OTHER:

• 'Body Work: The Secret to Ms. Fitness America' (Albany Times-Union, Kristi L. Gustafson) re: Amelia Powers was Ms. Peru Fitness
• 'Peruvian Sheepherder Makes His Way to Montana' (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Ted Sullivan)
• 'Fresh News and Views from Baghdad' (blog, Family Security Foundation, Jeff Emanuel) re: in the Green Zone "We perhaps spotted half a dozen people en toto, and had our ids checked and were searched by the Peruvian guards far more times than expected."
• 'Education Often A Casualty' (opinion, Philadelphia Inquirer) "In Peru, children crush rocks and use toxic mercury to extract the gold inside."
  

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GENERAL NEWS:

• 'How to Prosper in an Unstable World' (Miami Herald, Tyler Bridges) interview with Peruvian author and businessman Ben Schneider and his bestseller Resiliencia: Como Construir Empresas en Contextos de Inestabilidad
• 'The Man Whose Business is Travel' (The Independent, Simon Calder, UK) "The one bright hope for terrestrial transport is South America's 2,500km Inter-Oceanic Highway, designed to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is due to open in 2008: the last stage, from Puerto Maldonado to the Pacific coast of Peru is being completed. I cannot wait to make the trip, but I am likely to be a rarity: any of five flights a day will get you from Sao Paulo to Lima in five hours flat."

QUAKE RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• $1.5m Granted For Peru Earthquake Victims' (Government of Hong Kong) "A grant of $1.5 million from the Disaster Relief Fund has been approved for World Vision to provide emergency relief to earthquake victims in Peru. To ensure the money is used properly, the group must submit evaluation reports and audited accounts after the project's completion."
• 'Local Man Survives Deadly Earthquake in Peru' (The Union, Lindsey Croft, California) re: Nathan Drainville
  

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

• 'Much Work to Do to Ensure Future Labor Days Brighter' (opinion, Houston Chronicle, Ross Eisenberry) "The new Peru Free Trade Agreement is a step in that direction because it calls for Peru to improve labor rights before obtaining increased access to U.S. markets."
• 'Peru's Consumer Prices Rise 0.14% in August' (Reuters)
  

SPORTS:

• 'Jockey Edgar Prado Thrown From Horse At Saratoga' (Associated Press)
  
• 'Peru to Brisbane Rowing Attempt Foiled' (The Age, Australia) "A Dutch adventurer who has spent the past six months trying to row solo from Peru to Brisbane may have to abandon his attempt after being dumped onto a remote Pacific island."
• 'Nobby Will be a Big Miss' (Evening Chronicle, Alan Oliver) "He will never be forgotten by United supporters, and he has been a pleasure to deal with from the moment Kenny Dalglish paid Boca Juniors a bargain £2.5m for him in the summer of 1998."
• 'Murad Muhammad Strikes Again' (Express-News, John Whisler, Texas) re: Kina Malpartida (7-1, 1 KO) of Peru

OTHER:

• 'Peruvian Trip is Planned for Rotarians' (Midlothian Advertiser, UK)
  

IMMIGRATION:

• 'In NJ, Two Mayors, Two Stances on Those In The USA Illegally' (Daily Journal, Raju Chebium)
• 'Latinos Join in Protest in Northern Virginia' (Washington Post, Bill Turque)
  
• 'Rally Protesting Plan to Curb Services to Illegal Immigrants' (Washington Post photograph, Susan Biddle) re: Miguel Bendezu

QUOTES:

• 'They're the Lead Dogs in World Mapmaking' (Alaska Journal of Commerce, Carly Horton) "I've never been to, say, Lima, Peru, but I can see it on the computer right in front of me.”
  

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

GENERAL NEWS:

• 'The Epic Struggle of Indigenous Andean-Amazonian Culture' (opinion, Green Left, Hugo Blanco) based on his presentation to the Latin American Studies Association Conference in Montreal, September 5-8; in Spanish: El Terremoto y los Buitres
  
• 'Gateway to the Amazon: Iquitos' (Miami Herald, Tyler Bridges)
• 'Debate on Latin America Shallow' (Miami Herald, Pablo Bachelet) re: USA Presidential Campaign
• 'Multinational Navies Pack a Punch at FA PANAMAX 2007' (USA Navy News Stand, Barrie Barber; Miami Herald) "The Peruvian Navy has dispatched the fast frigate BAP Bolognesi (FM 57) and the missile corvette BAP Sanchez Carrion (CM 26); and have engaged in Sailor cross-deck exchanges with foreign counterparts."
• 'Prodigious Penguins Probably Populated Prehistoric Peru' (Associated Press, Randolph E. Schimd) this is a repeat article from June, referring to this article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  

QUAKE RESPONSE & RELIEF:

• 'Couple Hosts Peruvian Lunch to Raise Quake Relief Funds' (Killeen Daily Herald, Rose Posival, Texas) re: Larry and Gloria Torres "Selling plates of meat and rice for $5."
• 'Locals Lend a Hand to Help Peruvian Quake Victims' (Herald News, Alexander
  
• 'Local Parish Helps Rebuild Church in Peru' (Midland Daily News, Noel Lyn Smith, Michigan) re: Father José M. Cabrera
• 'Chazy Trio Experienced Peruvian Earthquake' (Press Republican, Suzanne Moore, New York) re: group in Cuzco "Amy, with white-blonde hair and pale complexion, stood out amid the 70 or so villagers with their jet-black hair and dark skin."
• 'Earthquake in Peru Shakes up Mission Trip' (The State, Sharron Haley, South Carolina)
• 'Where Was God During Deadly Earthquake in Peru' (opinion, Our Sunday Visitor, Alejandro Bermudez) "He was right alongside the suffering and the grieving."

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

• 'Peru Inflation Slows in August as Bus Fares, Fuel Prices Drop' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
• 'Peru Welcomes Venezuela's Attempt to Return to Andean Community' (Xinhua News Agency)
  

ARTS:

• 'Cultural Celebrations and a Conductor's Swan Song' (New York Times, Kathryn Shattuck) re: Peru Negro “Who knew that there are 8,000 Peruvians living in Westchester?"

OTHER:

• 'Retiring? No, Starting Over' (Los Angeles, Chuck Green) "We thought about places in Peru."

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