Peruvia

Saturday, September 15, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
USAID and Oxfam, among others, offer relief updates on the day marking the month since the August 15 earthquake in Ica. The blood banks story gets further scrutiny including a BBC video report. US Commerce Secretary Commerce passes through Lima concurrent with the IDB meetings in the capital city.

On a lighter note, Sofia Mulanovich wins another Surfer Poll award - for the third consecutive year. And Cajamarca gets the luxurious travel treatment in tomorrows' New York Times.

QUAKE UPDATE:
The US Agency for International Development released an 'Earthquake Program Map' as of September 14, which details the geography of some of the relief.

'Peru Quake Reconstruction Effort Must Focus on Reducing Impact Of Future Disasters' (OXFAM press release) "Oxfam staff in Pisco, Humay, and Independencia have observed families begun rebuilding homes. They are using the same fragile materials, such as mud bricks and bamboo, to construct new homes as before, leaving them equally vulnerable to damage and collapse if another earthquake hits. "
'UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Gian Marco Zignago Visits Pisco Shelters' (Unicef press release) re: Gian Marco
'Marco Commits To Peru Benefit Concert' (Associated Press, Ayala Ben-Yehuda) re: Canto Por El Sur to include Gian Marco, Juan Luis Guerra, Christian Meier, Eva Ayllón, and others at Lima's National Stadium on September 29; ticket information
'Couple Tells of 'Terrifying' Ordeal Fleeing Earthquake' (Advertiser & Review, UK)
'Distribution of Assistance To Quake Victims Continues' (International Organization For Migration)
'Monterey Live Hosts Benefit For Peru Quake Victims' (Salinas Californian) re: Monterey Live
'Group from Goodfellow Air Force Base Helps Peruvians After Quake' (San Angelo Standard Times, California)

TAINTED BLOOD:

'Peruvian Mother Sues Government Over Tainted Blood' (Agence France Press)
'Peru Outraged By HIV Scandal' (BBC video)
'Blood Bank Emergency In Peru After Four People Become Infected' (Medical News Today, Christian Nordquist)

PEOPLE:

'Ex-Official Returns to Key Post at the CIA' (New York Times, Mark Mazzetti) re: Michael J. Sulick, worked in Peru
'Julio Cusurichi On Amazonian 'Development' ' (Counter Punch, Zachary Hurwitz) republished from Sept 1; re: the Inter-Oceanic Highway; Cusurichi is the 2007 Goldman Environmental Prize winner and representative of the Federación Nativa de Madre de Dios

FREE TRADE?

'Trade Pact With Peru Will Be Approved In 'Near Future,' US Commerce Secretary Says (Associated Press)
'Trade Deal With Peru Appears On Track For Congressional Approval' (Associated Press, Jim Abrams)
'Peru Free-Trade Agreement Set To Move In House After Delays' (Bloomberg, Mark Drajem)
'US Benefits From Trade Deal With Peru' (Miami Herald) excerpts from Sept 11 testimony at US Senate Finance Committee
'US Envoy Talks Trade Deal in Peru' (Prensa Latina) "US Congress will start discussing a controversial bilateral free trade agreement on September 25"
'US Trade Secretary Upbeat on Peru Trade Deal' (Reuters)
'US Commerce Secretary in Lima: FTA With Peru 'First On The List' " (Xinhua News Agency)

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

'IDB To Decide In December Whether To Fund Peru LNG Project' (Dow Jones)
'Peru's July GDP Expanded 8.38% vs Year Ago, According to INEI' (Dow Jones)
'Peru's Central Bank Intervenes To Buy $10 Million' (Dow Jones)
'Peru's Sep 11 Foreign Reserves $24.28 Bln Vs $24.03 Bln Sep 4' (Dow Jones)
'Peru's July Trade Surplus Shrank to $865Mln, according the Central Bank' (Dow Jones)
'The Booming Economy You Never Heard About: Peru Makes Its Way' (Money Morning, Jason Simpkins) "It is likely the free trade agreement with the U.S. will be ratified by congress by October, with the first votes coming this month, but that’s no guarantee."
'Peru July Trade Surplus Falls 25.4% on Year' (Reuters)
'IDB Sees $1.6bln - $2.5bln in Loans To Peru' (Reuters) re: interview with IADB President Luis Alberto Moreno in Lima

Mining:

'High Ridge Clarifies Land Holdings and Announces Acquisitions in San Mateo' (High Ridge Resources press release)
'Norsemont Mining Appoints Project Manager and VP for Constancia Copper Project' (Norsemont press release) re: Sean Spraggett
'Video Games Train Miners in Peru' (Reuters, Terry Wade and Marco Aquino) re: Caterpillar "he simulators at the 28th biannual mining conference in Peru's colonial city of Arequipa are modeled after similar ones used to train airplane pilots."
'Miners Struggle With Demanding Communities in Peru' (Reuters, Terry Wade) re: Areqipa
'Peru Mines Try to Meet Environmental, Community Concerns' (Reuters, Terry Wade)

INTERNATIONAL:

'Extradition Bid Awaited' (Patriot News, Pennsylania, Pete Shellum) re: William Trickett Smith; "Peru has an extradition treaty with the U.S. which was updated in 2002 by President Bush. Peru only has the death penalty for wartime treason."
'Cuban Ambassador To Peru Meets Cajamarca Governor' (Prensa Latina)
Peru Representative for Latin America at UN Convention to Combat Desertification (Syrian Arab News Agency)

SPORTS:

Several Peruvians Play Tennis at University of Southern California (University press release) re: Javier Tori (Lima, Peru/Markham College), Renzo Airaldi (Lima, Peru/Domingo Faustino Sarmiento), Vivian Neuenschwander (Arequipa, Peru/Mah-Uhle)
'Sofia Mulanovich Wins Third Consecutive Surfer Poll Award' (Transworld Surf)
35th Anniversary Surfer Poll & Video Awards (Surfer Mag) see listing with Sofia #1!

ARTS & CULTURE:

'Seton Hall Hosts Premiere of Documentary Film, The Calling' (Seton Hall University, Dr. David Foster) re: The Calling; film played in New York in January

TRAVEL:

'Latin Airports Struggle Over Hazards' (Miami Herald, Tyler Bridges) "In July, Iquitos' newly elected mayor, Salomón Abensur, fulfilled a campaign promise by moving the dump 15 miles from the airport. Nearly all the birds went with it.Aviation officials lifted the ban on daytime flights. But the flights have yet to resume, in part because 300-400 vultures remain to feast at nearby hog and chicken farms."
'Just Back From The Amazon, Peru' (San Francisco Chronicle) re: Shirley and Mike Foster
'Cajamarca, Peru: Hotel & Spa Laguna Seca' (New York Times, Clifford Krauss) re: tomorrow's print edition - Laguna Seca

FOOD:

'What's Cookin' Behind The Curtain - Perusing Some Peruvian' (LAist, Ryan Young) re: Inka Mama's
'Living It Up' (Economic Times, India) re: Peruvian Food Festival in Delhi
'Music, Dinner Hail Hispanic Heritage' (News-Leader, Jaime Baranyal) re: Angie Keller

OTHER:

'Hispanics Shift Hospitals' Resource' (Dallas Morning News, Jason Roberson) re: Galina Chavez
'Rental Costs Squeeze Tenants' (San Mateo County Times) re: Jose Morales

Permalink; posted by Peruvia : 9/15/2007 08:53:00 AM

Friday, September 14, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
Among the news today: a new UN review of quake relief efforts; blood banks in Peru may be infected with HIV; and religious leaders speak out about the impact of mining on parishioners and clerics.

TAINTED BLOOD:

'Peru's Blood Banks Under Scrutiny Following HIV Scare' (Agence France Press)
'Peru's Blood Bank Shut After Four Infected With HIV During Blood Transfusion' (All Headline News, Nidhi Sharma)
'Peru Closes Blood Banks After Four Infected With HIV' (Associated Press, Edison Lopez)
'Peru Blood Banks Face HIV Crisis' (BBC)
'Panic In Peru After HIV-Infected Blood Transfusions' (Xinhua News Agency)

RELIGIOUS LEADERS SPEAK OUT:

'Bishops Concerned Over Death Threats Against Peruvian Bishop' (US Conference of Catholic Bishops) "Bishop Turley has spent most of his ministry in Peru. Last year he addressed the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Policy about the impact of the mining sector on vulnerable populations within Peru."
'Free Trade Would Hurt Peru' (letter, Birmingham News, Rev. J. Shannon Webster, Presbyterian Church) re: opposed to Doe Run activity

QUAKE UPDATE:
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 16' which includes updates on the response including information on education, water and sanitation, as well as a review of donors. (The full 7-page report is also online.)

'Posh Spanish Hotel Donates Used Beds And Other Furniture To Peru Quake Victims' (Associated Press) re: Hotel Villamagna
'IW Couple Tell Of Quake Devestation' (Isle of Wight County Press, Jon Moreno)
'Malaysians Lend A Hand To Friends In Need In Peru' (New Straits Times) "The Malaysian Volunteer Fire Rescue and Force of Nature Aid Foundation — had joined forces with the Embassy of Peru in Malaysia to seek help for victims."
'Clubs Respond To Peru Earthquake' (Rotary International)

INTERNATIONAL:

'Parents Demand Justice For Woman Murdered in Peru' (Patriot News, Pete Shellem)
'US Explores Alternatives for Ecuador Air Base' (Reuters) "General Pace would not name which countries were in discussions, but U.S. officials speaking on condition of anonymity said earlier this year Peru and Colombia had approached them with offers. Both countries denied that."
'Overseas Chinese in Peru Slam Chen's Referendum Plan' (Xinhua News Agency) re: a symposium of over 40 representatives of overseas Chinese in Peru

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

'PSEG May Sell Chile, Peru Utility Stakes'' (Associated Press; RTT News; Wall Street Journal)
'PSEG Global To Explore Sale of Luz del Sur' (PSEG press release)
'Peru Proposes New Indicators To Measure Mobile Quality' (Cellular News)
'Peru Seen Jumping To Second Place In Global Copper Output (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
'Peru's Gas Developments Spur Drilling, Petrochemical Interest' (Dow Jones)
'Peru's Fin Min Presents '08 Budget Proposal In Congress' (Dow Jones)
'Colombia's ISA Power Grid Eyes $1.5B Invest in Peru, Brazil' (Dow Jones, Inti Landauro)
'WTO Chief Pascal Lamy in Lima' (Economic Times, India)
'Hunt Buys Into Maranon Basin Block 102 in Peru' (Oil and Gas Journal, Eric Watkins)

Mining:

'Chariot Announces Additional Hight Grade Cu Oxide' (Chariot Resources press release)
'Doe Run Peru Appeals Fine on La Oroya Emissions' (Doe Run press release)
'Clean Development As Business Opportunity' (Inter Press Service, Milagros Salazar)
'Vean Says Metals Sector Ripe For Takeovers' (Reuters)

FREE TRADE?

'IDB and WTO Organize Regional Aid For Trade Meeting on Latin America' (Inter-American Development Bank) re: 'Mobilizing Aid for Trade: Focus Latin America and the Caribbean' held today and tomorrow in Lima, Peru., organized by IDB, WTO, in association with the World Bank and government of Peru
'The World According to Charles Rangel' (Portfolio, Lloyd Grove) "I have a great working relationship with Paulson and a little less than with USTR [U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab], but we do have the same objectives to get [agreements with] Peru and Panama out of the way so that we can look at Korea and Colombia."
'USA Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Speaks To United Fresh Produce Association' (US Department of Agriculture) "The Peru FTA would immediately eliminate duties on more than two-thirds of U.S. farm exports including key fruits and vegetables like apples, pears, peaches, walnuts."
'US-Peru Pact Is Test of New Trade Approach' (opinion, Washington Post, Marcela Sanchez)

IMMIGRATION:

'A Growing Presence' (Gazette, Maryland, Rebecca McClay) re: Mercedes Chaparro

FUJI FILE:

'Another Charge For Peruvian Ex Prez' (Prensa Latina, Cuba) re: "for the premeditated homicide of Juan Bardales and another 41 prisoners in Miguel Castro Prison 15 years ago"

OTHER:

'Royal Oak Woman Recruits Volunteers For Amazon Promise' (Detroit News, Doug Guthrie) re: Patty Webster and 'Amazon Promise' in the Belen neighborhood of Iquitos
'Paddington Bear Goes To Hollywood' (Guardian, UK) "Deepest, darkest Peru's most famous marmalade eating emigré is heading for the big screen, Warner Bros announced yesterday."

Permalink; posted by Peruvia : 9/14/2007 06:54:00 AM

Thursday, September 13, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
Geography and landscape occupy the focus of two articles, one for the layman and the other for the scientist:

The October National Geographic has a feature article 'Through The Eyes of the Condor: An Aerial Vision of Latin America' written by Marie Arana, (editor of the Washington Post Book World and author of American Chica). Arana wrote about this assignment in January in the Washington Post.
The September 12 issue of Environmental Science and Technology includes 'Tracing Increasing Tropical Andean Glacier Melt with Stable Isotopes in Water' by Bryan Mark and Jeffrey M. McKenzie which reports that "glaciers in the tropical Andes are undergoing rapid retreat with potentially devastating consequences for populations who rely on them for water resources." The easier-to-read accompanying press release by Erika Engelhaupt reports that "Peru's Glacier Meltdown Threatens Water Supplies.'

QUAKE UPDATE:

'Mr. Fix-It Of Quake-Stricken Peru Has Death Squad Past' (Counter Punch, Michael Baney) re: Julio Carlos Ramón Favre Carranza; based on La Republica and La Primera reporting
'CHF Continues to Provide Shelter To Underserved Communities in Ica' (CHF International press release)
'Benefit Concert for Peru' (eJazz News) re: piano recital at Toronto's St. Peter’s Church on Sept 21 in benefit to rebuild the Iglesia de San Clemente in Pisco; Chris Chuquihuara, Sonia Chan and Richard Whiteman
'Life Lessons in Peru' (Kamloops This Week, Mark Macdonald, Vancouver) re: teacher Tracy Clarke survived quake - in Lima; "Once, while running along the ocean, she passed a security guard who grabbed her and demanded she marry him, but she escaped."
'Earthquake Disrupted Many Nonferrous Metals Operations' (Purchasing, Tom Stundza)
'From First Moment, Peru Quake Felt Like A Killer' (Reuters, Maria Luisa Palomino) re: personal account by reporter
'SOS Children's Villages Provides Aid In Peru Together With Other NGOs' (SOS Kinderdorf)
'Almost a Month After The Quake, World Vision Is Still on the Ground' (World Vision press release)

POLITICS:

'Peru Cracks Down On Money Laundering' (Prensa Latina)

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

'Bilateral Deals Abound As APEC Leaders Talk Doha' (Embassy, Canada) "Eduardo Ferrero, Peru's vice-minister of trade and the Latin American country's chief negotiator, however, said a bilateral deal would benefit both countries, and he hopes a deal can be done by December."
'Peru's Leading Indicators Point To 7.8% Growth In Q3' (Dow Jones)
'Expanded Trade Ties with Peru Will Benefit America' (opinion, Heritage Foundation, James M Roberts)
'Passage of Peru Trade Agreement Key to US Agriculture' (Midwest Messenger)
Petrolifera's Production Growth Restored' (Petrolifera Petroleum press release) re: "the company's 2D 800 kilometer seismic program on Ucayali Block."

Mining

'Mining Referendum Has Emotions Running High in Northern Peru' (Catholic News Services) re: Huancabamba, Diocese of Chulucanas and Zijin Consortium
'Peru's Lead and Zinc Miners Seen Benefiting From China Demand' (Dow Jones)
'Southern Copper CEO: Strike Suspension Could Help Reach Deal' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
'Peru Copper CEO: Toromocho Copper Mine Could Be Ready By 2011' (Dow Jones) re: Gerald Wolfe
'Northern Peru To Sell 1.21M Shrs At C$9.10 Each' (Dow Jones)
'Mining Project Hurting Highland Ecosystem' (Inter Press Service, Milagros Salazar)
'Peru Tintaya Says Evaluating Expansion Plans' (Reuters, Terry Wade and Marco Aquino)
'Copper Prices Head Back Lower After Two-Day Rally' (RTT News) "Helping push prices lower was the decision of mine workers in Peru to call off a strike. Traders had feared a work stoppage could cause production problems."

ARTS & LITERATURE:

Soliloquio Serrano premiered in New York Concert (New York Times, Vivien Schweitzer) "The premiere of “Soliloquio Serrano” by Gabriela Lena Frank, a California-born composer of Peruvian, Jewish and Chinese heritage. Ms. Frank, who has written for the pipa before and has a remarkable facility with the instrument, provided Ms. Wu with a virtuosic, expressive tapestry inspired by the harawi, a melancholy song genre from the Peruvian Andes."
'Latin American Film Festival' (Washington City Paper, Mark Jenkins) re: Francisco Lombardi's Mariposa Negra: "A prim Peruvian schoolteacher remakes herself as a femme fatal to avenge the murder of her fiancé, an incorruptible judge, in Black Butterfly."
Online Conversation with Marie Arana, Editor of the Washington Post Book World (Washington Post)

TRAVEL:

'Machu Picchu: A World Wonder Within Reach' (KTVU, California and WCVB, Boston, Mary Losure) see also accompanying slide show

FOOD:

'Tastes Of Latin America' (Economic Times, India) re: Chef Guido Gallia Paredes in Delhi
'Hialeah's Little Corner Of Peru' (Miami Herald, Linda Bladholm) re: Lucy Ordonez
'Peruvian Fillets of Fish Chinese-Style' (Miami Herald, Linda Bladholm) re: Pescado a la Chorrillana
'Rice With Shellfish' (Miami Herald, Linda Bladholm)
'Peruvian Food That's Worth The Trip' (Miami Herald, Jonathan Yardley) re-rerun from June's Washington Post; includes Chef Gaston Acurio
'Tumi Peruvian Restaurant' (Montgomery Advertiser, Wanda Lowery)
'Restaurant Puts New Spin On Latin Cuisine' (Vancouver Sun, Linda Bates) re: Cobre and Chef Stuart Irving

SPORTS:

'Peru Shuts Out Bolivia In Friendly' (Associated Press; Reuters) re: 2-0 in Lima
'A Happy Hammer' (Sportstar, Andy Hampson) re: Nolberto Solano "Solano was born in Callao, Peru — the youngest of six children to Albino Solano, a serviceman in the Navy, and Janet. He began playing football as a child and says some of his earliest memories are of kicking a ball around in the street."

OTHER:

'Latino Veterans To be Honored' (Standard Blade, Colorado) "music provided by Peruvian musicians Andes Piri Piri, Patricia Cuji"

Permalink; posted by Peruvia : 9/13/2007 07:34:00 AM

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
The topic de jour are the free trade talks between Peru and USA and today's news articles come from such unknown (to us) sources like 'Radio Iowa' and the 'Cattle Network'. This is in part because of the agricultural lobby pushing for this legislation in the US Senate.

A not-too-descriptive article by Frank Hyland asks is 'Peru's Shining Path Gaining Ground?' (Jamestown Foundation). Hyland is "a former consultant at the CIA's counter-terrorism center and at the multi-agency National Counterterrorism Center," according the Economist Intelligence Unit.

A book and two musical releases of note:

Mario Testino's Lima Peru was feted with a book party last night in New York
The Roots of Chicha "seems like a romp in a dusty outpost of any Peruvian town," according to the New York Post
Pepe Alva's promoters of his Demos release claim that he is "the Peruvian songwriter with greatest international exposure nowadays."

Finally, on this date, in 1824, "in the Peruvian War of Independence, 9,300 Spaniards under Laserna are defeated by Peruvian patriots led by Sucre at the battle of Ayacucho; the battle led to Peru’s independence," according to Reuters.

QUAKE RELIEF & RESPONSE:

'Students Join Peru's Disaster Efforts' (Beacon, Florida Int'l University, Daniella Bacigalupo)
'Devon Woman Appeals for Peru Quake Aid' (Express & Echo, UK)
'JICA Helps Peru Rebuild' (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
'Latin Stars Raise Funds for Peruvian Quake Victims' (Los Angeles Times, Agustin Gurza) "In Peru, after the earthquake, we are all needed. One sol. One euro. One dollar. One peso. One bolívar. One real. Everything counts. We can help them. They can't wait. For the people of Peru. The time is now."
'Description of the Aftermath of Recent Quake in Peru' (Putnam County News, New York, Maggie Chesnut)

FREE TRADE?

'Passage of Peru Trade Agreement Key to US Agriculture' (American Farm Bureau)
'Support Voiced for US-Peru Trade Deal' (Associated Press, Jim Abrams) Thea Mei Lee, an AFL-CIO economist, said "that AFL-CIO unions were on both sides on the Peru agreement."
'US Trade Deficit Shows Slight Decline' (Associated Press, Martin Crutsinger) "Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on Wednesday will head a congressional delegation on a four-day trip to Panama, Peru and Colombia to build support for passage of the trade deals." Gutierrez holds press conference today at 10am on trip
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino Part of Delegation to Peru (Boston Globe, Matt Viser)
'Grassley Says Pending US/Peru Free Trade Good For Ag' (Brownfield Ag News, Julie Harker)
'Business Groups Urge Congress To Act Quickly on Trade Deals' (Business Journals, Kent Hoover)
'Senator Roberts' Statement on Peru Free Trade Agreement' (Cattle Network) re: Kansas Senator Pat Roberts
'Senators Baucus, Grassley Urge Support for Peru FTA' (Dow Jones)
'Mobilizing Aid for Trade to Take Place in Lima' (Fibre2Fibre)
'Baucus Promises Prompt Action On Deal With Peru' (Hoosier Ag Today, Gart Truitt)
'US Makes Peru Partner in Free Trade Agreement' (Pravda)
'As Peru NAFTA Expansion Vote Looms, Opposition Grows' (Public Citizen press release) "Not One Union, Consumer, Latino Civil Rights, Environmental, Family Farm or Faith Group Supports 'Modified Peru Free Trade Agreement"
'Hearing Set Today on Trade Deal With Peru' (Radio Iowa, Matt Kelley)
'Senator Eyes Action on Forex and Other Trade Bills' (Reuters, Doug Palmer) "We still have a lot of work to do," Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, said during a hearing on a free trade agreement with Peru."
'US Lawmaker Plans Quick Action on Peru Trade Pact' (Reuters, Doug Palmer) "I expect it to pass without too much difficulty," the Montana Democrat told reporters."
'U.S., Peru: Senator Promises Quick Action On Peru Trade Pact' (Stratfor)

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

'Chile Cencosud To Open Paris Dept Store In Peru -Report' (Dow Jones)
'Chile Retailers Eye Big Peru Shopping Mall Project' (Reuters) re: Wong, Ripley and Plaza Lima Norte
'Scotiabank Announces Executive Appointments' (Scotiabank press release) Nicole Reich de Polignac and Jim Meek have both worked in Peru
'Pluspetrol To Name Its Price in Peru' (Upstream) "Will set the price for the natural gas needed by companies interested in building new petrochemical projects, Peru's mines and energy minister Juan Valdivia said."

Mining

'Alturals Minerals Grants Options' (Alturas Minerals)
'Condor Options The Pucamayo Gold-Silver Project in Southern Peru' (Condor Resources)
'Southern Copper Unions Suspend Planned Strike In Peru' (Dow Jones)
earlier - 'Southern Copper Unions Hold New Vote On Strike Set For Wed' (Dow Jones)
'Peru Mine Vote Pits Farmers, Environmentalists Vs Co, Govt' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
'Higher Average Grade on the Calvario I Prospect' (Frontier Pacific Mining Corp press release)
'Unions At Southern Copper In Peru Suspend Strike' (Mining Journal)
'Northern Peru Intercepts Gold at Hilorico (Northern Peru Copper press release)
Review of Labor Unions' Relationship With Mining Companies (Reuters)
'Zijin US$1.4 Billion Peru Plan Depnds on Community' (The Standard, Hong Kong) re: Zijin Mining Group investment in Rio Blanco

INTERNATIONAL:

'US must listen to Latin America, not lecture it' (letter, Financial Times, Sarah Stephens, Center for Democracy in the Americas)
'Russia, Peru Sign Memorandum on Physical Training, Sports Cooperation' (Itar-Tass)
'Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Following Talks with President Alan Garcia of the Republic of Peru' (SOP Newswire)
'Russian Foreign Affairs Minister On South American Tour' (MercoPress) "Sergei Lavrov and a delegation of businessmen arrived Tuesday in Peru for an official one day visit."
'PANAMAX 2007 Last Major Exercise of Parternship of the Americas 2007 (Navy Newstand, Alexia Riveracorrea)
'Andean Nations Define Fight Against Corruption' (Prensa Latina)
'Lima Rejects Opening of ALBA Offices' (El Universal)

FUJI FILE:

'Peru Trusts Chile Will Do Justice' (Prensa Latina)
'Peru President Slams Chilean Judges Over Fujimori Case' (Xinhua News Agency)

ARTS & LITERATURE:

Pepe Alva's New CD - Demos (press release) "Pepe Alva, the Peruvian songwriter with greatest international exposure nowadays, ..."
'The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbia from Peru' (New York Post, Javier Orellana and Sandra Guzman) "This vibrant and trippy collection of Andean cumbias or chichas - 17 in all - seems like a romp in a dusty outpost of any Peruvian town. "
'Instructor Expresses Urge to Aid Peruvians, Support World Culture' (Red and Black, University of Georgia, Kelly Ridenhour) re: Fernán Cerrón-Palomino
'Mad For Marc and Mario' (Style) re: Mario Testino Lima Peru book launch; 77 photos from reception; ""I wanted to do a book about Peru that wasn't about llamas and mountains," said Mario Testino at the V Man-hosted launch party for his new tome, Lima Peru."
Mario Testino's Book Party (Women's Wear Daily) re: Lima Peru with foreword by Vargas Llosa

SPORTS:

'ITTF Goodwil Programme In Peru Has Far Reaching Effects' (International Table Tennis Federation, Jorge Vera Moyoli)

OTHER:

'Latin Revival: Peru's Pisco Packs a Punch' (Contra Costa Times, Laurel Miller)
'Potent Peruvian Potable Pisco Packs Powerful Punch' (Inside Bay Area, Laurel Miller)
'Des Moines Firm Works To Help Latinos Build Wealth' (Des Moines Register, S. P. Dinnen) re: Max Cardenas and Coopera Consulting
'Islamic Terrorists Posing As Christians' (Family Security Matters, Deborah Schurman-Kauflin) "Peru is said to be one of Osama Bin Laden’s favorite training locales."
'Peruvian Cardinal To Health Minister: 'Abortion Is Murder' (LifeSite, Matthew Cullinan Hoffman)
'Peru: The Rising Boom of Peruvian Cuisine' (Global Voices blog, Juan Arellano)
'Peru Prepares To Celebrate Miracles' (Opodo) re: travel agency drumming up interest for Senor de los Milagros

Permalink; posted by Peruvia : 9/12/2007 07:33:00 AM

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
There's a full set of news this morning including:

an Associated Press assessment on how the quake impacted historic sites
twenty years after Alan Garcia tried to limit the national debt payment, Bloomberg is reporting positively that the President is trying to bring down the national debt
varying voices speak out on free trade; some say it's inevitable; others see some lingering roadblocks; voices include US Senator Grassley and Sentaor Clinton advisor Gene Sperling
in Sunday's Peruvia, it was the Russians 'wooing' Peru in the headlines; today, Reuters says it's the White House doing the wooing
the Wall Street Journal (Darren Everson) runs what seems to be a practical-oriented headline: 'How To Find A Pediatrician in Peru' but the information is limited. "In July, International SOS Assistance Inc., a provider of travel and medical assistance, helped evacuate a Harvard student and his brother from an area of Peru that had become unstable because of protests." (See 'Other' in August 23's Peruvia.)

Finally, on September 11, an odd wire story in the Washington Times (Kelly Hearn) on 'Iraqis Captured En Route To US.' Reporting from Lima, she writes that "Ten Iraqi citizens with forged passports and documents are in a Peruvian prison after an apparent bid to enter the United States on a flight to Los Angeles, officials here say."

QUAKE UPDATE:

'Earthquake Damage in Peru' (Associated Press) "Historic churches and colonial-era haciendas along Peru's southern coast suffered serious damage in last month's deadly earthquake. The quake badly damaged at least 173 churches, monuments and historic buildings, said the director of the state-run National Culture Institute, Cecilia Bakula."
'Hermanos Unidos Raise $700 For Victims in Peru' (Daily Sundial, California, Danielle Directo)
'Fundraiser Brunch to Help Peru Quake Victims' (Gulf Times, Qatar) last item; "The Spanish Speaking Ladies of Qatar, an expatriate group, is planning a fundraiser Mexican brunch-cum-cultural events on November 10 at the InterContinental hotel to honour and assist the victims of the August 15 earthquake in Peru."
'Peru Still Badly Needing Aid; Church Responds' (Mission Network News)
'Martha Davies Leads One Million Breads' (News Tribune, Washington, Joseph Montes) See website and blog
'US Embassy in Peru Posts Photo Gallery on Quake' (US Embassy in Lima)
'World Vision Provides Psychological Support to Quake-Affected Children' (World Vision, Ester Luis)

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

'Peru Plans to Cut Debt to Secure Investment Grade' (Bloomberg, Patricia Hidalgo and Alex Emery) "Peru will seek to cut its debt to 10 percent of gross domestic product in a bid to qualify for an investment-grade rating, President Alan Garcia said."
'Peruvian Mining Stocks Lead Latin Slide: World's Biggest Mover' (Bloomberg, Alexander Ragir and Paulo Winterstein) again - see 'Macro Economics' in Saturday's Peruvia. "Peru's main stock index dropped to its lowest in three months, led by mining companies, on concern that exports of raw materials to Japan and the U.S. will slow."
'Scotiabank Peru Kills Banco del Trabajo Takeover Speculation' (BNAmericas) Scotiabank Perú asked "to confirm or deny a report in Peruvian magazine Semana Económica published on September 2 saying its Canadian parent was planning to buy Banco del Trabajo."
'Peru's July Electricity Output Rises 12% on Year' (Dow Jones)
'Peru: Telecoms and Technology Profile' (Economist Intelligence Unit)
'NatGas Price for Peru Petrochemicals Set In September' (Reuters)

Mining:

'Copper Prices Rise, Peru Strike Threat' (AFX News)
'Industrial Metals Prices Slide' (Associated Press, Lauren Villagran) "Workers at Southern Copper Corp. mines in Peru are slated to strike on Wednesday but were in talks with management on Monday."
'Monterrico Aims to Negotiate With Anti-Mining Locals' (BNAmericas)
'MacMillan Announces Results from Aguila Drill Holes' (MacMillan Gold Corp press release)
'Peru Energy Market Profile' (Research and Markets press release and report)
'Booms, Protests Among Themes at Peru Metals Summit' (Reuters, Terry Wade and Marco Aquino) re: Arequipa
'Vena Resources Begins Drilling at Pucara Polymetallic Project' (Vena press release)
'Peruvian Miners Set To Walk Out This Week' (World Socialist)

FREE TRADE?

Peru/India Trade More Than Doubled in Six Years (Brazzil, Alex Sanchez) "The bilateral trade between India and Peru has shown a quantum growth from US$ 82 million in 2001 to US$ 190 million in 2005," observed Victor Munoz, the chargé d' affairs of the Peruvian embassy in India.
'Rising-Tide Economics' (Center for American Progress, Gene Sperling) "There is a principled reason why some progressives opposed CAFTA— where labor standards were seen as being weakened—and supported trade deals with Peru and Panama, where Democratic leaders achieved consensus on the enforceable labor standards."
'Bush Administration Pushes for Trade Agreements' Ratification' (Dow Jones, John Godfrey) "Hurdles for the Peru trade agreement have also cropped up. Democrats are questioning whether the country's amendments to the pact go far enough to address the lawmakers' concerns."
'Korean and Peruvian Presidents Discuss Economic Collaboration' (Government of Korea)
'GMA Urges Congress to Pass Peru Free Trade Agreement' (Grocery Manufacturers of America press release)
'Exports to South America Booming' (Latin Business Chronicle, Stephen S. Poloz) "Canada's exports are up 3% in Peru."
'Democrats Change FTA Views' (Latin Business Chronicle, Elisabeth Burgess) "Looks like we're gonna do Peru very soon," Meeks predicted, speaking to an audience at the Andean Development Corporation's annual conference on trade and investment, co-sponsored with the Organization of American States and the Inter-American Dialogue."
'Bush Officials Tout Trade Agenda, Woo Congress' (Reuters) "Supporters are focusing on the agreement with Peru, seen as the least contentious of the lot. Nick Giordano, who follows trade for the National Pork Producers Council, said a strong vote for the Peru deal could increase momentum for the other deals. Venable agreed: "Peru is going to be a barometer," she said."
'US Senator Grassley Urges Implementation of Trade Agreements' (Senator Grassley press release) Not to pass free trade agreement "would disillusion the people of Peru, Colombia, and Panama, who view the United States with friendship. Instead, we must act to strengthen our friendships and support our allies."
'US Back-Sliding On Americas Trade Deals' (Truth About Trade & Technology) "Panama, Peru and Colombia are among the staunchest U.S. allies in the Americas."

FUJI FILE:

'Court To Announce Fujimori Decision' (Reuters; in Washington Times)

POLITICS:

'Russian Minister in a Tour of Latin America' (Prensa Latina)
'Power Gaining Against American Militarism' (opinion, Washington Post Global, Ali Ettefagh) "From Peru, Brazil and Venezuela to Europe and Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey, many other governments and people have converged toward peaceful respectful for each other."

IMMIGRATION:

'Back Home, Things Are Even Worse' (InterPress Service, Daniela Estrada) " 'I can't go back to my own country because things are really bad there,' says Gloria, a 25-year-old Peruvian woman who came to Chile less than a year ago. ... The Committee of Peruvian Refugees in Chile asked the authorities on Sept. 2, National Day of the Immigrant, for a moratorium for illegal immigrants."
'Day Laborer: I Don't Let People Treat me Like A Slave' (Seattle Post Intelligencer blog, Monica Guzman) re: interview with Juan Carlos Savedra from Trujillo; links to the 'Trujillo Daily Photo' blog

TRAVEL:

'Kokatat Sponsors Expedition Amazonas' (Playak) "This is a complete traverse of the South American continent from the Pacific Coast in Peru to the mouth of the Amazon River where it meets the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil."
'Machu Picchu: Why Go? Detours Off Peru's Inca Trail' (Los Angeles Times' blog, Sara Benson)

SPORTS:

'Host of 2011 World Cup will be decided in October; France, Canada, Australia and Peru vying for the honour' (Agence France-Press)

PEOPLE:

'Put on the Brakes and Settle in For the 'American Body Shop' Sesason Finale' (Press Release) Characters in television show include "Luis (Frank Merino), a Peruvian immigrant who hides a complex and mysterious persona behind a presumed lack of English." According to the New York Times: "The shop specializes in the “undercarriage road test,” in which the American employees strap the shop’s token Latin American, Luis (Frank Merino), under a balky car and then drive it around."
'Recently I Married A Peruvian Woman' (Daily News, New York, Allan Wernick)
'Canadian Idol Eva Avila Visits Marymount Academy' (West End Chronicle, Montreal) re: Canadaian Idol 2006 winner, 'street musician Peruvian father'

Permalink; posted by Peruvia : 9/11/2007 07:46:00 AM

Monday, September 10, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
Today's roundup includes the BBC in Tingo Maria, an adventure story by a USA professor near Iquitos, and a slightly dubious report on a USA professor in Pucallpa. The tragic news from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania continues (additional background is in 'General News' in yesterday's Peruvia).

On this day in 1823, Simon Bolivar was named president of Peru with dictatorial powers, according to the UPI Almanac.

And we wish a very Happy Birthday to Yma Sumac, according to the Associated Press. YouTube gives many renditions of performances including a Peruvia favourite: La Molina, from 1990.

[Send corrections, questions, and submissions to peruvia @ gmail.com.]

GENERAL NEWS:

'Pennsylvania Man Held After Internet Bride Found Slain In Peru' (Associated Press)
'Boom-Time for Peru's Coca Growers' (BBC, Dan Collyns) re: Tingo Maria and Huanuco
'Indigenous Peoples and the Left in Latin America' (Monthly Review, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
'Russian Foreign Minister to Visit Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay' (Ros Business Consulting)
'Chile's Bachelet Gets Peru's Support for Human Rights Seat' (Santiago Times, Anne Pallisgaard) "After meeting for nearly one hour Saturday with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Peruvian President Alan García confirmed he will be supporting Chile’s efforts to obtain a United Nations Human Rights Council seat."

QUAKE RELIEF & RESPONSE:

Emergency Aid for the Diococese of Lurín' (Aid to the Church in Need, Roman Catholic Church)

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:
Trade:

'Peru: Vietnamese and Chinese Shoes Saved from Anti-Dumping Duties' (Fibre-2-Fashion)
South Kora, Peru for Joint Free Trade (Korea Herald, Kim Ji-hyun) "Roh met his Peruvian counterpart, Alan Gabriel Garcia Perez. They agreed to work together to achieve a free trade agreement. South Korea and Peru forged diplomatic ties in 1963."
'Lift Barriers' (editorial, Orlando Sentinel) "For months now, Congress has been stalling trade agreements between the United States and Peru, Panama, Colombia and South Korea. The delay is especially unfortunate for Florida."
China, Peru for Free Trade Agreement (Xinhua News Agency)

General:

'Landmark Mining and Energy Deal Struck Between Australia and Peru' (Borneo Bulletin, Sonia Kin)
'BPZ Energy Announces Successful Oil Test' (BPZ press release)
Peru Becomes 22nd Country to Ratify ILO Convention 176 (Ethical Corp Magazine) re: health and safety in mines; see also July ICEM union press release

ARTS & LITERATURE:

'Jim Finn Interview' (Septimo Vicio) re: La trinchera luminosa del Presidente Gonzalo "I wanted to make a film that would show a stylized version of a day in the life of Shining Path prisoners."

SPORTS:

'Pizarro: Peru and Early Plans' (Chelsea Football Club) full interview can be seen in Chelsea TV's 'The Big Interview' on Wednesday and Friday
Mariana Portilla Wins Half Marathon in Medellin' (Xinhua News Agency)

TRAVEL:

'Deep In The Jungle, Killer Eel Part of Adventure in Peru' (The Reporter, California, Rodney Orosco) re: Tahuayo Lodge near Iquitos

PEOPLE:

'Strike in Peru Postponed Return Home, Revealed Human Compassion' (The Spectator, University of Wisconsin, Kathlyn Hotynski) Professor Sue Peck "was stuck in Pucallpa, with no public transportation, no stores and few hotels and restaurants. Food was getting scarce, she said, and locals burned garbage in the streets in front of their homes. Such situations are more familiar to the people of Peru." See Also from July 10: 'Professor Says It's Good To Be Home' (Leader-Telegram, Chris Vetter)
Carlos Basombrío at InterAmerican Dialogue Tomorrow in Washington (Washington Times, James Morrison)

Permalink; posted by Peruvia : 9/10/2007 08:02:00 AM

Sunday, September 09, 2007

GENERAL NEWS:

'Peru's High Court Upholds Sentence for Convicted Drug Kingpin' (Associated Press) re: Fernando Zevallos
'Harrisburg Man Sought In Murder in Peru' (Patriot-News, Pete Shellem and Ford Turner) re: Jana Gomez Menendez de Smith and William Trickett Smith Jr.; see accompanying photographs; In Spanish: Peruvian television programs (1, 2, 3) on You Tube

QUAKE RELIEF & RESPONSE:

'Fund Raiser Planned for Earthquake Victims' (Las Cruces Sun-News) re: 'Yoga and Tea for a Cause'
'Tents, Cash Needed For Peru Quake Relief Trip' (Leader Call, Mississippi, Jason Niblett)
'Experts Find Positives for New Zealand After Big Quake in Peru' (New Zealand Press Agency)
'Some Help for Peru Quake Victims' (Providence Journal, Edward Fitzptrick)

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:
APEC

'Looking Sheepish in Aus Coats' (Agence France-Press) re: Alan Garcia and other APEC leaders in Aussie coats
'APEC Leaers Disagree on Trade, Climate Change' (Bloomberg, Gemma Daley and Theophilos Argitis) " 'We must go back to the basic foundation and avoid the illusion of demanding or discussing all world issues in this forum,'' Peruvian President Alan Garcia told company executives in Sydney."
'China and Peru Thicken Ties' (Prensa Latina)
'Russia Boosts LatAm Woo Strategy' (Prensa Latina)
'2008 APEC Leaders Meeting To Be Held in Peru' (Xinhua News Agency)
'S. Korea, Peru Agree to Begin FTA Discussions' (Yonhap News, South Korea, Yoo Cheong-mo; Korea Times, Kim Yon-se)

General

'Southern Copper, Peru Workers to Hold Talks As Strike Looms' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
'Congress' Shift on Trade' (opinion, Miami Herald, Andres Oppenheimer) "The Senate Finance Committee is to begin hearings on the Peru treaty on Tuesday."

ARTS & LITERATURE

'Proms Season Draws Record Crowds' (BBC) "The main event featured Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez and the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Carl Davis."
Review: 'The Art of Political Murder' by Francisco Goldman (Los Angeles Times, Ilan Stavans) The author attacks Vargas Llosa "for having misunderstood the case."
'Poems Che Guevara Lived and Died By' (Guardian, Javier Espinoza) "Among the 69 poems are some by Peruvian Cesar Vallejo, who was one of the century's great poetic innovators."
Washington Post Book Reviewer on American Football from Lima (Washington Post, Jonathan Yardley) "Last winter, I watched most of the playoff games and the Super Bowl in my apartment in Lima, Peru, brought to me courtesy of ESPN and/or Fox Sports. A sports bar less than half a mile from the apartment carries NFL games every weekend and advertises them prominently on a blackboard outside."

SPORTS:

Solano Interested In Returning to International Football' (The People, UK)
'Guerrero Double Salvages Draw for Peru Against Colombia' (Reuters) re: 2-2

IMMIGRATION:

'Skilled Immigrants Often Stuck at Bottom of US Job Ladder' (Associated Press, Juliana Barbassa) re: Ines Gonzalez-Lehman
'Man In Ski Mask Sticks Up Motel, Flees with Cash' (Lancaster New Era, John M. Hoober III, Pennsylvania) "Police said the woman is an illegal immigrant from Peru."

PEOPLE:

'The Human Side of Industry Slowdown' (Bonita News, Gina Edwards, Florida) re: Roberto Lewis
'Spanish Teacher Making Her Way in Midland' (Midland Reporter-Telegram, Ruth Campbell, Texas) re: Duberlinda Mauricio
'Head Girl' (The Times, UK) re: interview with Helena Christensen

OTHER:

'Junk Food is Replacing Potatoes and Leading to Type 2 Diabetes in Peru' (Diabetes Health, Betty Wedman)
'Four Elkhart County Natives Travel to Peru for SST' (Goshen News, Indiana) re: Goshen College Study Service Term program; see accompanying blog by Professor Duane Stoltzfus
'Jungle Fever: Are Shamans the New Shrinks?' (The Times, UK, Clover Stroud) re: ayahuasca and Tahir Shah's Trail of Feathers: In Search of the Birdmen of Peru
'Volunteer Vacations Combine Travel, Service' (Toledo Blade, Ann Weber) reporting from Chorrillos

Permalink; posted by Peruvia : 9/09/2007 08:20:00 AM

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