Saturday, October 06, 2007
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FERIA WINS PRIZE:
Awards Ceremony In Washington DC This Week
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FERIA WINS PRIZE:
Awards Ceremony In Washington DC This Week
- 'Peruvian Lawyer And Ex-Prisoner Wins Justice Prize' (National Public Radio, Scott Simon) audio file; 'Mónica Feria will receive the Gruber Justice Prize next week for her work as an attorney on behalf of hundreds of Peruvians who were killed and held illegally by their government."
- [June 14, 2007] 'Mónica Feria and Two Other Latin American Champions of Justice to Share $500K Gruber Foundation International Justice Prize' (Gruber Foundation, press release)
- 'We Said To Them, 'Come Closer' But They Said To Us, 'Go Further Back' '(Guardian, UK, John Vidal) "The encounter between José, a Peruvian from the Las Piedras river area near the border with Brazil, and members of the large isolated Mashco-Piro tribe living in the deep Amazonian rainforest, took place this year and was described to the anthropologist Richard Hill, of Survival, the international campaign for tribal peoples."
- 'Christie's Axes Pre-Columbian Sales' (The Art Newspaper, Roland Lloyd Parry) "Plans no more sales of pre-Colombian art, but 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." NOTE: " Sotheby’s will continue its pre-Columbian sales."
- 'Artist Shows His Sisyphus Side' (Los Angeles Times, Christopher Knight) re: Belgian-born artist Francis Alÿs; "When Faith Moves Mountains" (2002) turns the one-man ice performance into a huge social event. Alÿs assembled 500 volunteers on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, in an area dotted with enormous sand dunes at the steadily expanding city's edge. Each was given a shovel and a work shirt and instructed to form a single line at the base of one dune. They advance up the hill while shoveling sand in front of them."
- ''Latino Cinema's Success Means Trouble For Latino Film Fest' (Los Angeles Times, Agustin Gurza) re: Marlene L. Dermer, founder and executive director of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival; "Born in Lima to a Peruvian mother who traces her lineage to Spanish viceroys and an American father of German descent, she moved to New Orleans with her family when she was 13. ... She was dismayed by the lack of understanding of Latino culture among many Americans who would ask her if Peruvians had toilets and traffic lights, she says with a slight British accent, thanks to a former speech coach. She calls it an "innocent ignorance" that marks a great divide."
- 'US Defense Secretary Discusses Drugs Fight In Peru' (Agence France Press) "During his day-long visit to Peru, a Pentagon source said, Gates did not raise one key issue -- the replacement of a US military base currently operating in the town of Manta in Ecuador."
- 'US Searches For New Anti-Drug Air Base' (Associated Press, Lolita C. Baldor) see AP photo of Gates and Wagner "The United States is moving cautiously to find a new air base for anti-drug surveillance in South America in the face of vocal opposition to the idea in Peru and Colombia. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Friday with Peruvian President Alan Garcia as well as the country's Defense Minister Allan Wagner, who told reporters a day before Gates arrived here that the delicate topic would not come up in their meetings."
- 'Peru Seeks More US Help In Counter-Narcotics' (Reuters, Kristin Roberts) "The United States provided Peru with more than $52 million in security-related assistance in 2007. Most of that, about $45 million, was for narcotics control efforts."
- 'US Defense Secretary In Peru For Counter-Narcotics Talks' (Voice of America, Al Pessin) listen to mp3 file; "Peru wants to buy police boats from the United States for counter-narcotics patrols on the country's rivers."
- 'Peru's Fujimori To Face Four Trials' (Agence France Press)
- 'Fujimori Trial Set For November' (Associated Press) "César San Martín, head of a three-judge Supreme Court panel that will try Fujimori on six of the seven charges, said in a news conference that Fujimori's first trial, for murder and kidnapping, will begin Nov. 26."
- 'Fujimori Trial Date Set In Peru' (BBC)
- 'Peru Former President Fujimori Faces Trial Nov 26' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
- 'Fujimori To Play His Cards' (Granma, Cuba, Nidia Diaz)
- 'Fujimori Trial Set In Peru' (UPI)
- 'Volcanic Structures Monitored In The Andes Via Satellite Show Unexpected Activity' (Science Daily) "The central part of the Andes situated between southern Peru and Chile bears 50 active or potentially volcanoes, spread along a 1500 km-long arc."
- 'Children Were Fattened For Incan Sacrifice' (Los Angeles Times, Tomas H. Maugh II) see Oct 2's Peruvia for original reports and press release
- 'Isolated Peru Towns, Villages Receive Post-Earthquake Relief' (Baptist Press, Mark Kelly)
- 'Solano College Students Stage Fundraiser To Benefit Victims Of Quakes In Peru' (Times-Herald, California)
- 'In Traditionally Insular Japan, A Rare Experiment In Diversity' (Washington Post, Lori Aratani) see Post photo of Japanese kids celebrating el 28 de julio; "School Fills a Gap for Immigrants Returning to Ancestral Homeland ... Most newcomers are from Brazil and Peru. They are offspring of Japanese who immigrated to South America in the early 1900s to work in coffee fields and take other jobs."
- 'Peruvians Here Push For Legal Protections' (Herald News, New Jersey, Heather Haddon) "local Hispanic groups are pushing to have Peruvians gain the same legal protection in the wake of the country's devastating earthquake."
- 'Aristocrat Gambled On Peruvian Deal' (The Age, Australia, Elisabeth Sexton) "A year before the scandal broke over Aristocrat Leisure's South American poker machine sales, senior executives wanted to "ram down the throats" of external auditors that a big Peruvian deal was genuine, the Federal Court heard yesterday."
- 'Peru Raises Economic Growth Forecasts for 2007, 2008' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery) "The economy will expand 7.6% this year and 6.5% in 2008, [Central Bank President Julio] Velarde said today at a news conference in Lima. The previous projection was for growth of 7.2% and 6%."
- 'Interview With Ulrich Rath, CEO, Chariot Resources' (BNAmericas)
- 'Regulator: Users Could Save US$11 Million/Year With LD Contracts' (BNAmericas) "Fixed telephony users in Peru could save up to 36mn soles (US$11mn) a year if they opt to sign long distance service contracts, local newspaper Gestión reported telecoms watchdog Osiptel president Guillermo Thornberry as saying."
- 'Peru Regulator Extends Consultation on Mobile Operator QoS' (Cellular-News)
- 'Century Mining Announces Takeover Bid For Sulliden Exploration' (Century Mining, press release)
- 'Peru Central Bank Sees '07 Trade Surplus At $8.5 Billion' (Dow Jones)
- 'Winners Of God's Lottery' (Financial Times, Chrystia Freeland) "can't quite believe the ... the go-go economies of metal-rich Latin American countries such as Peru."
- 'Peru LNG Pipeline Construction Begins' (Peru LNG) "Peru LNG has awarded a contract to Technit S.A.C. Construction for construction of the associated pipeline for the Peru liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Melchorita Pampas, Peru. Construction work is expected to begin in January 2008."
- 'Peru LNG Announces Start Of Pipeline Construction' (Peru LNG, press release)
- 'The Right To Say No?' (Rabble, Canada, Jennifer Moore) re: Sept 16 referendum on Minera Majaz; see related article in Sept 17's Peruvia in 'Mining'; the writer is a "media activist and independent journalist."
- 'Peru Central Bank Ups 2007 GDP View To 7.6%' (Reuters)
- 'Eight New Ideas For Latin America' (The Times, UK, Martin Symington) re: 'Beyond Machu Picchu'
- 'NIU Men's Tennis Enjoys Solid Outing at Marquette' (CSTV) re: Jimmy Chu (Lima, Peru / San Augustin)
- 'Nyack Earns 3-Game Win At Felician' (Nyack Warriors) re: Volleyball and Laurie Stewart (Trujillo, Peru/Alliance Academy)
- 'Questioned Leader Reelected As Head Of Peru's Soccer Federation' (Xinhua News Agency) "Questioned leader Manuel Burga Seoane was reelected on Friday as president of Peru's Soccer Federation (FPF), beating Federico Cuneo in the election held in FPF's offices at Lima's National Sports Villa (Videna)."
- 'Peru Tries To Counter Chavez Healthcare program' (El Universal, Venezuela) re: Ver para creer
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Friday, October 05, 2007
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
CLASH OF CIVILIZATION?
Macro
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- The US Senate Finance Committee passes the Peru/USA Free Trade Agreement on a voice vote
- Somehow the only item on Peru in the Council on Foreign Relation's 'Daily Brief' is the Los Angeles Times piece on Ecuador's drug challenges.
CLASH OF CIVILIZATION?
- LETTER: 'Uncontacted Tribes' (Guardian, Stephen Corry, Survival International) "As your article clearly states, the idea of uncontacted tribes living in the Peruvian Amazon is not absurd at all."
- 'Finance Committee Completes Consideration Of Peru Trade Agreement' (US Senate Finance Committee, press release) "By voice vote today, the Senate Finance Committee approved the Peru Free Trade Agreement and the customs, procurement, illegal logging, and other provisions it implements."
- US SENATE: Description of the Chairman's Mark of the "U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement"
- US SENATE: A Bill to implement the "U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act"
- US SENATE: Statements for Administrative Action for the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
- Estimated Revenue of the "U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act" JCX9307
- 'Peru Free-Trade Agreement backed By Senate Finance Committee' (Bloomberg, Mark Drajem)
- 'US Senate Panel Clears Peru Free Trade Agreement' (Dow Jones, John Godfrey)
- 'US Increases Pressure Over Doha Talks' (Financial Times, Eoin Callan) "Democrats prepare for watershed votes on a trade pact signed with Peru, which has been amended to include tougher labour and environment protections and is expected to be approved by the Senate finance committee today. The votes will be a test of Democratic support for trade policy."
- 'Trading Down' (National Review, Stephen Spruiell) "In terms of moving the other [free-trade agreements] — Peru, Panama, and Columbia — I don’t know that [the WSJ poll] will make that much of a difference."
- 'Senate Committee Approves US-Peru Trade Deal' (Reuters, Doug Palmer) "The deal locks in Peru's duty-free access to U.S. market under a longstanding Andean trade preference program."
- 'Washington Wire' (Wall Street Journal, John Harwood) "As prospects brighten for passing Peru agreement, the administration turns to pact with Colombia. ... Gender gap: Seven in 10 Republican women call foreign-trade bad for economy, compared with half of men."
- 'Interview With World Bank Vice President Pamela Cox re: Peru' (World Bank translation of El Comercio) Question: How can Free Trade Agreements contribute to Peru’s growth? Answer: Trade agreements, such as the FTA with the United States and other countries, are very important for Peru because they create opportunities for growth."
- 'Climate Change Disaster Is Upon Us, Warns UN' (Guardian, Julian Borger) "The only one of this year's emergency appeals not connected to the climate was an earthquake in Peru, in August."
Macro
- 'Peruvian Central Bank Leaves Overnight Reference Rate Unchanged' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery) " Signaling core inflation is under control. Policy makers kept the country's reference rate at 5 percent, a six-year high. The move surprised some economists."
- EARLIER: 'Peru Central May Raise Rate On Higher Inflation' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
- 'Peru's Finance Minister Sees Inflation Weakening' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
- 'Record Breaking Run In Price Of Lead Continues' (Financial Times, Chris Flood) "Copper fell 1.1 per cent to $8,210 a tonne as the market awaited the outcome of negotiations between striking workers and management at Southern Copper in Peru, the world's fifth largest producer."
- 'Inflation and Strong Currency Threaten Peruvian Economy' (MercoPress) "Peru's economy is booming growing at an estimated 8%, following last year’s 7.6%. However this success and the massive influx of US dollars is distorting monetary policy and delaying an improved wealth distribution."
- 'Peru Central Bank May Raise Rates More - Minister Carranza' (Reuters)
- Peru Wins Lucchetti Case, Again (Latin America Press) "The World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes ruled Sept. 5 for the second time in favor of Peru in a case brought by the Chilean company Lucchetti. The firm was seeking US$150 million in damages after Peru revoked its license and shuttered its factory on a nature reserve in Lima."
- 'Two of the Company's Projects Designated as Projects of National Importance by the Government of Peru' (Panoro Minerals, press release)
- 'Gates: US Must Speed Up Weapons For Iraq' (Associated Press, Lolita C. Baldor)
- 'Peru Defence Upgrade Plan Shifts Focus' (Jane's Defence Weekly) "Peru has realigned its defence modernisation programme, shifting investment to air force modernisation."
- 'US Defence Secretary Gates Visits Chile' (MercoPress)
- 'Venezuela Responds To US Secretary Of Defence' (Venezuela Analysis, Chris Carlson)
- 'Smugglers Try To Use Bugs As Drug Mules' (Associated Press; see photograph) "A customs officer who took a close look at a consignment of more than 100 large, dead bugs sent from Peru to the Netherlands discovered cocaine had been stashed in their backs."
- 'Cocaine Culture Creeps Into Ecuador' (Los Angeles Times, Chris Kraul) "Could Ecuador become a major coca-growing country like its neighbors, Colombia and Peru?"
- Jorge Caballero at Tuscon Guitar Society (Arizona Star) "The classical guitarist, who was just 19 when he became the first guitarist — and youngest person — to win the Naumburg International Competition in New York City in 1996, hails from Lima."
- 'Take Musical Journey To Peru' (Flint Journal, Doug Pullen) Inca Son in Michigan
- 'La Limeña' (Washington Post) "You have to get in early to snag grilled anticuchos at this home-style Peruvian/Cuban quick stop; they're popular."
- 'Aston Villa v. West Ham' (BBC Sport) tomorrow, 1500 BST
- 'Andean Nations Protest FIFA High-Altitude Ban' (CCTV, China)
- 'Wedding Breakfast Was a Dog's Dinner' (ITN, UK) see accompanying video; "Peruvian pooches Dana and Puki have tied the knot in a doggy wedding designed to promote better treatment of animals. All to celebrate International Animal day in Peru and this was one of many events designed to promote a serious message: the better and good treatment of pets."
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Thursday, October 04, 2007
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
Peru was included in front-page articles in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal this morning:
FREE TRADE?
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Peru was included in front-page articles in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal this morning:
- The Wall Street Journal (John Harwood) has a story on A1 on increasing resistance to free trade by the USA public - though the Peru deal has "a strong chance of passing in the current congressional term."
- The Canadian CanWest News Service and the New York Times include the shooting down of a Protestant missionary plane near Iquitos in 2001 in stories about the CIA. (See related articles from that time.)
- Reuters reports that US Defence Secretary Gates will not bring up the possibility of opening a new military base when he visits Peru later this week.
- The bio-pic film on Sofia Mulanovich will be screened at the Mt Shasta International Film Festival; you can watch the trailer here.
- Somehow the only item on Peru in the Council on Foreign Relation's 'Daily Brief' is a dated Newsweek article on Fujimori's extradition.
FREE TRADE?
- 'Bush Administration Boosts Pressure To Pass Colombian Trade Pact' (Bloomberg, Mark Drajem)
- 'Schwab: Congress Has Limited Time To Pass Trade Deals' (Christian Science Monitor, David Cook) re: United States trade representative, Ambassador Susan Schwab "The US trade representative hopes to seal agreements with Peru, Columbia, Panama, and South Korea before run-up to '08 election."
- 'Bush Administration Bullish On Host Of Trade Pacts Despite Hill Uncertainty' (Congressional Quarterly Today, Victoria McGrane) "The Senate Finance Committee plans to formally mark up implementation legislation (
S 2113 ) for the Peru pact Thursday. Action by the House Ways and Means Committee is expected within weeks." - 'Hoyer Seeks Bipartisanship On Trade' (The Hill, Ian Swanson) "Hoyer expressed confidence that a less controversial agreement with Peru would pass the House soon with bipartisan support."
- 'US Electronics Companies Press Free Trade Deals' (Reuters, Doug Palmer)
- 'USA Swinging Against Free Trade' (Tax-News, UK, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore) "Then there is the weasel wording on labour rights and environmental protection measures which has been inserted into the US-Peru free trade agreement in order to get it through Congress."
- 'Republicans Grow Skeptical On Free Trade' (Wall Street Journal, John Harwood) placed on A1; "Even relatively small deals are facing resistance. While trade pacts with Peru and Panama have a strong chance of passing in the current congressional term, deals with South Korea and Colombia are in serious jeopardy."
- OPINION: 'The Democratic Economist' (Washington Post, George Will) "Democrats need to hear from a Democratic economist as they resist trade agreements with South Korea and such minor economic powers as Peru."
- 'Peru Sol Gains Most In 16 Months On Rate-Increase Expectations' (Bloomberg, Andrea Jaramillo) "The sol jumped 1 percent, the most since June 1, 2006, to 3.0275 per dollar. It earlier reached 3.022 per dollar, its strongest since September 1998."
- 'Peru Central Bank May Raise Reference Rate On Higher Inflation' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery) "Peru's central bank will probably increase its overnight lending rate today to the highest since May 2001 after inflation surged last month."
- 'Petrobras Reaffirms Partnership In Peru' (EuroPetrole)
- 'Peruvian Wood Exports Rise In First Semester' (IHB, Germany) During the first semester of 2007, Peru’s manufactured solidwood products exports amounted to USD102.9 million, rising 13.49% compared to the same period in 2006."
- 'APEC Confident In Stronger Ties With LatAm' (Prensa Latina) re: 2008 meetings in Lima; interview with APEC Executive and Peruvian Diplomat Juan Carlos Capuñay
- 'iPod Cheap in Hong Kong, But a Brazil Bank-Breaker' (Reuters, Rob Taylor) A $194 iPod in the USA is $294.08 in Peru
- 'Bear Creek Corani Project' (Bear Creek Mining, press release)
- 'Strike In Peru Sends Copper Higher' (Bloomberg, Millie Munshi) "Any labor dispute that actually cuts into production levels is going to be significant," said Eric Wittenauer, an industrial-metals analyst at A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis, Missouri. "This is happening in a market where we continue to see producers having trouble increasing supply."
- 'A Cry From The Top Of The World' (Counter Punch, Brenda Norrell) Miguel Palacin at Western Mining Action Network Conference in Tucson, hosted by MineWatch Canada
- 'Update On Progress Of Trujillo Gold Project' (Mineweb)
- 'Grupo Mexico's Woes Grow As Southern Copper Peruvian Miners Strike' (MineWeb, Dorothy Kosich) "Unions at Southern Copper's three Peruvian operations went on strike Tuesday, sending copper prices to their highest level in nearly five months. Meanwhile, traders are worried about a threatened November 5 nationwide strike in Peru, called by the country's National Federation of Mining, Metallurgy, and Steel Workers Union (FNTMMSP). Business News Americas reported that 38 unions have agreed to participate in the national strike."
- 'Gates Says No South America Base Proposals Made' (Reuters) "U.S. officials previously said Colombia and Peru had offered to discuss alternative sites [to Manta Base in Ecuador], though both countries denied this. ... He said he did not plan to raise the issue during his other stops, which include Peru."
- 'Relief For Quake Victims' (The Star, Malaysia) "Peruvian ambassodor Alejandro A. Gordillo and his wife Mare Z de Gordillo came forward to seek help in the shape of food supplies to alleviate some of the distress the thousands of victims continue to suffer. “I am seeking help from any organisation in Malaysia to provide some relief,” the ambassador said."
- 'Nine Roads Through The Virgin Wilderness' (InterPress Service, Marcela Valente) re: Congreso Latinoamericano de Parques Nacionales y Otras Areas Protegidas in Bariloche, Argentina "Ernesto Raez Luna, of Conservation International Peru, said the highway that stretches from the border with Brazil to Peru’s Pacific coast crosses areas of high biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest, and affects eight protected areas. "62% of the Tambopata National Reserve was deforested to make way for this project," he said. Alberto Barandiarán, of the Peruvian non-governmental organisation Law, Environment and Natural Resources (DAR), said that 68% of Peru’s Amazon region is zoned for oil and gas exploration and extraction."
- 'Carleton University To Sign Agreement With Board Of Universities Of Peru' (Carleton University, Canada, press release) includes: Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica; Ambassador Guillermo José Miguel Russo Checa represented Peru
- Carleton University Links To Peru (Ottowa Sun, Laura Czekaj) "Carleton University has inked a deal that will increase its collaboration with universities in Peru and its co-operation with institutions working in the areas of electrical engineering and trade policy and law."
- 'Vargas Llosa Supports Catalan Radio Host' (Agence France Press)
- 'Venezuela Offers Collaboration To Peruvian Firms' (Prensa Latina, Cuba) re: ALBA "Venezuela offered Peruvian entrepreneurs its experience on promotion of the development of small and medium industry, to face the battering of capitalism."
- Toledo In Chile (Santiago Times) at forthcoming Biarritz Forum
- 'Accident Victim's Father Reaches Out To Community' (Stamford Times, Connecticut, A. J. O'Connell) "Leonardo Sanchez wishes to send body of his son, Reynaldo Sanchez, 23, back to Peru. Sanchez's son were both killed in auto crash. Lucas Romero, the president of the Stamford Peruvian American Community Center, is a friend of the Sanchez family. He and Carolina Osorio-Ruiz, president of the Hispanic Advisory Council of Greater Stamford, are reaching out to both the Peruvian and Hispanic communities in Stamford on Sanchez's behalf."
- 'Researchers Suspect Indigenous Tribe Spotted In Peruvian Jungle Lived In Isolation' (Associated Press)
- ' 'Unknown' Peru Amazon Tribe Seen' (BBC)
- OPINION: 'The Remodeler's Dilemma' (Huffington Post, Carl Pope) "If I hadn't had that face-to-face encounter with activists like Julio Cusurichi, would I still have persevered in the search for sustainable, legal, options?"
- 'Few Immediate Curbs Expected On Private Soldiers In Iraq' (CanWest News Service, David Pugliese) "Previous attempts to bring private contractors to court have also been blocked by the U.S. government or the companies themselves. In April 2001, a CIA surveillance plane, operated by employees of Aviation Development Corp., directed Peruvian air force jets to shoot down what was thought to be a drug-smuggling aircraft. In reality, the plane was carrying an American missionary family and the attack killed one woman and her baby. No charges were ever brought against the ADC employees."
- 'Secret US Endorsement Of Severe Interrogations' (New York Times, Scott Shane, David Johnston, James Risen) placed on A1; "Some veteran C.I.A. officers came under scrutiny because they were advisers to Peruvian officers who in early 2001 shot down a missionary flight they had mistaken for a drug-running aircraft. The Americans were not charged with crimes, but they endured three years of investigation, saw their careers derailed and ran up big legal bills." Read other articles about the shooting down of a US missionary Cessna in April, 2001.
- 'Peru Slaying Suspect Fights Sentence In USA' (Patriot News, Pennsylvania, Pete Shellem) "The judge ordered the jail time after learning Smith had traveled to Peru on at least 11 occasions when he wasn’t supposed to be more than 50 miles outside the county without permission."
- 'Two Soldiers Jailed For Killing Journalist' (Reporters Without Borders; International Freedom of Expression eXchange) "Lt Col Amador Vidal Sambento and Major Víctor La Vera Hernández, were sentenced in Lima yesterday to 15 and 17 years imprisonment respectively for killing journalist Hugo Bustíos Saavedra. They were also accused of trying to kill another, Eduardo Rojas Arce."
- 'Effort Builds To Aid Illegal Peruvians' (The Record, New Jersey, Elizabeth Llorente) "Peruvian-American community leaders plan to hold a march Sunday to push for temporary legal status for undocumented immigrants from their homeland. ... Carlos A. Tello, the Paterson surgeon who organized the march. "We're hoping that the United States government will bestow this status upon Peruvians, who have been hardworking members of this society."
- 'Inca Son' (Argus Leader, South Dakota) "Inca Son, a music and dance group from Peru, will showcase the traditional music, dance and costumes of the Andes Tuesday night at 7 in the Washington Pavilion."
- 'Austin-Lima Sister Cities Committee' (Austin American, Texas) see http://www.austinlima.org/ and Sister Cities Information; "presents 'Patterns of Peru and Texas', featuring Peruvian and North American painters and sculptors."
- 'At Highest Risk' Film (Kansas City Star) "Doc looks at Peru’s volatile reproductive health-care situation and high maternal death rate." at Maple Woods Community College; see film schedule; purchase film
- 'Sofia' Winner Of X Dance Awards' (Mt Shasta Herald) Watch Trailer of Film
- 'Sofia' at Film Festival (Mt Shasta International Film Festival) screening October 14 "Sofia would become one of the biggest role models in Peruvian history, simply by doing what she loves, surfing. We follow her quest to her possible first World Title crown in Hawaii."
- REVIEW: 'Roots Of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru' (Orlando Weekly, Jason Ferguson) Purchase the album here; "Listening to the weird and thoroughly enveloping “Linda Muñequita” by Los Hijos del Sol – with its echoey choruses and overlays of cracked laughter – it’s clear that at least some of the musicians represented here were attempting to push these “traditional” approaches into something modern and radical."
- Patio Tapas Opens (Contra Costa Times, California) "Two young fathers, manager Christian Momberg of Chile and chef Marcelo Abusada of Peru, have opened a gutsy restaurant, tapping the tapas trend without sacrificing their South American heritage."
- 'Inka Heritage Fails To Serve Up Distinct Flavors' (Daily Cardinal, Univ of Wisconsin, Jeff Grimyser) "Park Street's Peruvian restaurant brings a new type of ethnic cuisine to Madison, but its dishes leave something to be desired."
- 'Lima Has Become The Gastronomic Capital Of South America' (Toronto Star, Jeremy Fegurson) "You'd think Lima chef Gaston Ucurio [sic - Acurio] is a man in a hurry. At 39, he has 20 restaurants – 10 in Peru and another 10 from Mexico City to Madrid – 22 cookbooks, a hit TV show and a non-profit cooking school.This guy makes Emeril look like an escargot on Valium. ... "I want to take Peruvian all over the world." [Note: Jeremy Ferguson is a freelance writer based in Victoria, BC. His trip was subsidized by Cox & Kings USA.]
- 'English Differs Greatly Between Americans, British' (News-Press, Alessia Leathers) writer confuses 'trousers' with 'treasure'
- 'Fujimori Returns' (LatinAmerica Press, Benjamin Witte and Leslie Josephs)
- 'Peru May Take Spain To The Heights' (Sports Ya) "Jaime Yzaga, Davis Cup Peruvian team coach, mentioned the possibility of playing the series against Nadal & company in Cusco, 3,399 meters above the sea level. ... Edmundo Jaramillo, head of the Tennis Peruvian Federation, said that players will have the last word, though he said that there are chances of changing of surface. (Peru has always played on clay)."
- Alianza Lima Coach Possible Argentina Nacional Coach' (Sports Ya)
- Travelling With Peru's National Team (Star Ledger, New Jersey, Diego Diaz) "On traveling last summer with the Peruvian national team:"I felt proud to be there and practice with all the best players from my native Peru. My dad (Rubin Diaz) was an assistant with the national team. It was a super experience."
- 'Che Guevara Still Inspires, Four Decades After Death' (Agence France Press) "Che Guevara had a daughter with a Peruvian revolutionary, both of whom are dead."
- 'Still A Messiah?' (New Statesman, Isabel Hilton) "In Peru, Fidelistas and Guevarists are in opposing camps."
- 'Seremos Como El Che' (Sun Star, Philippines, George Aguilar) "Che continued on a quest for meaning that brought him to Chile, then onto Peru, Mexico, and eventually to Cuba."
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
INCAN HISTORY:
Macro
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- On This Day: 1968 - Leftist military coup in Peru ousts President Fernando Belaunde Terry and imposes sweeping land reforms and nationalization (South African News Agency)
INCAN HISTORY:
- 'An Incan Feast Before Death' (Science Magazine, Michael Balter) Researchers "conclude that the nutritious diets were part of the preparations for capacocha, which included elevating children from lower classes to a special status worthy of the Inca deities."
- 'US Official Talks In Favor Of Trade Deals' (Akron Beacon Journal, Marilyn Miller) retired Rear Adm. William G. Sutton said, '''This is a chance to not only strengthen our economic and foreign policy, but also economic and diplomatic ties with Peru."
- 'Hugo Chávez Flirts With A Pro-Free Trade CAN' (Council On Hemispheric Affairs, press release) "Though the silver-tongued Alan Garcia ultimately won the race for president, the contentious opening of an ALBA's office in the Peruvian altiplano town of Puno was equally considered an affront by Lima officials. The Regional Prefect of Puno, Hernán Fuentes, has been harshly criticized for allowing the office to be established, given that Peru has no involvement with the Caracas-based trade agreement."
- 'US Needs 'New Vision' For Trade' (Financial Times, Eoin Callan) "Democrats prepare for watershed votes on a trade pact signed with Peru, which has been amended to include tougher labour and environment protections and is expected to be approved by the Senate finance committee on Thursday." [Alternative Headline:'Leading Democrat Chides Party Over Trade' (Financial Times, Eoin Callan)]
- 'Peru Trade Deal Advancing, Others Not: Senator' (Reuters) "Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, said in remarks to a trade group he expected his committee to formally approve the Peru agreement on Thursday, which would be the first of four remaining votes on the pact."
- 'House Leader Offers Some Hope On Trade Deals' (Reuters) "[US Congressman] Hoyer urged the business group and members of the Bush administration in the audience to "take a lesson from the Peru FTA (free trade agreement)" and work with Democrats to find solutions for problems facing the three other trade pacts."
- LETTER: 'The Bow Tie That Binds' (Willamette Week, Amanda Shank) "I was one of four Portland activists arrested Sept. 24 in Earl Blumenauer’s office protesting against the upcoming U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement."
- 'Mexico Is Reducing Killings, Drug Supply' (Dallas Morning News, Alfredo Corchado and Laurence Iliff) Former DEA administrator Phil Jordan said "a massive earthquake in Peru was also partially responsible for the disruption in cocaine distribution and the subsequent rise in the street price."
- '3rd Emergency Shipment Of $1.1 Million In Supplies Headed To Peru' (Direct Relief International, press release)
- 'Profiting From Misfortune' (Inter Press Service, Ángel Páez) "Fifteen people are under investigation by anti-corruption prosecutors and judges in connection with an accusation of overpriced food purchases by the Seguro Integral del Salud (SIS), a public health scheme."
- 'What Impact Do Hazards And Risks Have On New Zealand' (Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, New Zealand) "Relevant points for New Zealand CDEM from the recent Peruvian earthquake. A New Zealand delegation visited Peru after the magnitude 8.0 earthquake caused extensive damage to the towns of Pisco, Ica, Chincha and Paracas."
- 'Earthquake Affected Over 300,000 Peruvians' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
- 'Weeks After The Quake, World Vision Is Still On Scene' (World Vision, press release)
- US Defense Chief In Latin America Under Chavez Shadow' (Agence France Press) "The US defense secretary had been scheduled to visit the region in July. But he postponed the trip to stay in Washington for a showdown between the White House and Congress over the Iraq war."
- 'Gates: Private Security Oversight Needed' (Associated Press, Lolita C. Baldor)
- 'Pentagon Chief Makes First Visit To Latin America' (Reuters, Kristin Roberts) "Ecuador's president has refused to renew the Pentagon's lease on the Manta air base, leading U.S. officials to look for another location. U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, have said Colombia and Peru have offered the United States alternate locations, but both countries have denied that."
- 'Gates On Latin America Security Mission' (Voice of America, Al Pessin) U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is on a five-nation visit to Latin America that includes Peru.
- 'Sighting Of Amazon Group Bolsters Environmentalist Case' (The Guardian, Rory Carroll) "The encounter took place last month by the banks of the Las Piedras river in the Alto Purús national park near Peru's frontier with Brazil."
Macro
- 'Peru's Manufacturing Sector Expands 6.7% In August, Says INEI' (Dow Jones, Rebecca Howard)
- 'Brazil Petrobras, PetroPeru Extend Partnership For 1 Year' (Dow Jones)
- 'Hunt Denies His Political Ties Aided Kurdish Pact' (Wall Street Journal, Bob Davis) "Mr. Hunt has expanded its business overseas, including the North Sea and Yemen. Hunt Oil is also a big investor in a natural-gas project in Peru's Amazon and is now building a liquefied-natural-gas export facility in Peru."
- 'Aquiline Resources To Acquire Absolut Resources' (Aquiline, press release)
- 'Southern Copper Peru Mine, Smelter Workers Strike' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
- 'Copper Gains To Five-Month High As Strikes Threatens Mine Output' (Bloomberg, Millie Munshi)
- 'Southern Copper Unions Go On Strike' (BNAmericas)
- 'Copper Prices Finish Higher' (Dow Jones)
- 'Souther Copper Official: Peru Operations Strike Only Partial' (Dow Jones)
- 'Energold Consolidates Control Over Drilling Operations' (Energold Drilling, press release)
- 'Miners' Strike Heats Up Peru' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
- 'Southern Copper Peru Output May Fall 10% - CEO' (Reuters)
- 'US Copper Futures End Sightly Higher On Peru Strike' (Reuters)
- 'Strike Resources Progresses Plan' (Strike Resources, press release) "Strike Resources as continued to progress its objective of delineating a high-grade iron ore resource at its Apurimac Project in Peru to support a 20m tonnes per annum mining operation."
- 'Tinka Drills 66m Grading 83 g/t Silver From Surface at Colquipucro ' (Tinka Resources, press release)
- 'Cheapest Places On Earth: Máncora' (Newsweek Budget Travel, Jenni Avins)
- 'The Best Little Pick-Up Joint In The World' (Travel Blog, The Age, Australia, Ben Groundwater) "Everyone that goes to Cusco seems to wind up at a club called Mama Africa's at about 3am. Enjoy. But remember: pick up one of the "easy" locals, and you might not be getting what you bargained for."
- 'Pupils' Peak At The World!' (Hunts Post, UK) "Sixteen sixth-form students from Abbey College in Ramsey went on a summer expedition to Northern Peru. "
- REVIEW: 'Jungle Queen Debutante' is Musical Comedy' (Backstage, Marc Miller) A musical by Sean O'Donnell and Thomas Tierney; "McAlexander is the squawking, whooping queen of a lost people in a lost jungle city in 1955 Peru." ALSO: "This “adventure musical” is about a gorgeous coed whose archeologist boyfriend goes off to Peru to find the Lost City of Viracocha."
- Vargas Llosa's La señorita de Tacna Playing In Miami (Miami Herald, Marta Barber) at Hispanic Theater Guild
- REVIEW: The Bad Girl, by Mario Vargas Llosa (Paste, Gilbert Cruz) "The Bad Girl is at heart a tragedy, one that takes care to remind us that, “in this life, things rarely happen the way we little pissants plan them.”
- 'Women's Footbal Knows No Boundaries In Germany After World Cup Win' (Deutsche Press Agentur) "The most important issue is the selection of the host nation for the 2011 World Cup, which will be decided on October 30 in Zurich. Germany are up against Australia, Canada and Peru in the race to host the event."
- 'Top Rated Surfers To Make Their Mark In Sydney' (Global Surf News) Sofia Mulanovich, #3
- 'Peru Celebrate Success' (PA Sport, Mark Staniforth) "Luis Horna was keen to talk about the inspiration of history after completing a singles victory over Max Mirnyi which led Peru into the Davis Cup World Group for the first time last week. The current world number 85 became a national icon for his performances against Belarus at the Rinconada Country Club in Lima, which earned Peru a glamorous February home tie against Spain."
- Google Earth and Google Maps release more data (Google Lat Long Blog, Matt Manolides) Among new places with 'high resolution imagery': This small Peruvian village attracts many tourists each year for the Incan ruins atop nearby hills. Answer Here.
- 'Child Molester Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison' (Idaho Mountain Express, Terry Smith) Ovidio Ricaldi-Villajuan "faces deportation following release."
- PISCO Wars (Metro Times, Detroit) "Both Chile and Peru claim pisco as their national drink and you'll find two distinct versions of pisco history depending on which side of the border you're drinking."
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Tuesday, October 02, 2007
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
HISTORY:
QUAKE RELIEF & RESPONSE:
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 21' which includes updates national and United Nations relief efforts. (The full 6-page report is also online.)
Macro:
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- Incan sacrifices reappear in a scholarly journal through the Wellcome Trust and then through the Associated Press and Reuters (Michael Kahn). The science was done through hair sampling.
- Reuters is reporting that Souther Copper workers have started their strike.
- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs offers its Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 21.
- Global Surf News reports that Mancora Peru Classic will be part of the Women's International surfing competition.
- Finally, Xinhua News Agency notes that Peru World Cup Soccer Squad was selected; the Associated Press says Solano is the surprise; Reuters says its Farfan.
HISTORY:
- 'Scientists Uncover Inca Children's 'Countdown To Sacrifice' ' (Wellcome Trust, press release)
- 'Inca Sacrifices Were 'Fattened Up' First' (Associated Press) "The children's diet was initially focused on vegetables such as the potato, but in the last year of their lives it was enriched with corn — an elite food — and protein probably from llama meat, according to the researchers led by Andrew Wilson of the University of Bradford in England." The AP story also ran in the Washington Post
- 'Inca Children 'Fattened' Up For Sacrifice' (Reuters, Michael Kahn) "A chemical analysis of four mummies found high in the Andes mountains also indicates the Incans took the children on a lengthy pilgrimage."
- 'Peru Gold In Italian Mirror' (ANSA) "Around 75 rare and precious Peruvian artefacts are on display in Vicenza's Palazzo Chiericati."
- Oct 2, 1996: 'An AeroPerú Boeing 757 aircraft crashes in Pacific Ocean shortly after the take-off from Lima, Peru, killing 70.' (AvioNews)
- 'Ecotourism Advocates Oppose Reduction Of National Park For Oil' (EcoClub) "Tambopata Research Center can be profoundly affected by a legal amendment proposed to the Ministers Council on September 25. The amendment aims to reduce the Bahuaja Sonene National Park by 209,000 hectares (516,000 acres) and open it to oil and gas exploration."
- 'Indigenous Leaders Hope To Raise Awareness About Illegal Logging' (Bay City News, San Francisco) "Speakers include Julio Cusurichi Palacios, a Peruvian indigenous leader and winner of a 2007 Goldman Environmental Prize."
- 'Peru Won't Pardon Fujimori, Cabinet Chief Says' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery) Jorge del Castillo told reporters in Lima, "The government will respect the outcome of the trial." Government prosecutor Carlos Briceno said, "Fujimori's trial will get under way next month and could last a year."
- 'Peruvian Prosecutors To Demand Fujimori Get 30 Years' (Kyodo News)
- 'Fujimori Lackeys Angle For Pardon' (Prensa Latina, Cuba) "Congressman Alejandro Aguinada, who said the pardon is a discretionary faculty of the president and that Alan Garcia, or the president elected in 20011, could grant it."
- 'For U.S. Workers, Anxious Times' (Christian Science Monitor, Mark Trumbull) "The politics of free trade are changing. A pact to expand trade with Peru, now under review in Congress, will include new labor provisions."
QUAKE RELIEF & RESPONSE:
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 21' which includes updates national and United Nations relief efforts. (The full 6-page report is also online.)
- 'Aid Sent For Peru Earthquake' (Anglican Journal) re: Action by Churches Together (ACT) International
- 'Best Friends Animal Society to rescue pets affected by earthquake in Peru' (Best Friends Animal Network) "forging ahead with their eight-week plan to save animals that were displaced by the earthquake there. Their plan includes over 1,000 spay or neuter surgeries, nearly 2,000 vaccinations, and the distribution of 15 tons of food to displaced pets."
- 'Greenwood Man Leaving To Help Quake Victims' (Index-Journal, South Carolina, Kenny Maple) "The Salvation Army has asked Greenwood Salvation Army pastor and administrator Maj. Dieter Zimmerer to deploy to Peru, from Oct. 5 through Oct. 20."
- UN WHO Director-General Margaret Chan Expresses Condolences (WHO Address To the Regional Committee for the Americas)
- "If Microsoft Doesn't Accept Award, FFII Will Give Money To Peru Quake Fund" (Slashdot)
Macro:
- 'Peru September Inflation Quickens 0.6% on Food' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
- 'Peru's High September CPI Increases Odds For Central Bank Rate Hike' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
- 'Central Bank Intervenes To Buy $260 Million' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
- 'Peru August Mining/Hydrocarbon Output Rises; Farming Falls' (Dow Jones)
- 'Lima's September Consumer Price Index Up 0.61%, according to INEI' (Dow Jones)
- UPDATE: 'Peruvian Southern Copper Workers Start Indefinite Strike' (Reuters) "Peruvian workers at Southern Copper started an indefinite strike on Tuesday for higher wages. 'The strike has materialized,' said Jorge Chavez, head of the Toquepala mine workers union."
- 'Copper May Rise As Peruvian Miners Start Strike' (Bloomberg, Chanyaporn Chanjoroen)
- 'Copper Falls In Asia' (Bloomberg, Glenys Sim)
- Peru Bond and Currency Preview (Bloomberg, Lydia Thew) "Recent gains on a planned strike by mine workers in Peru were seen as overdone."
- 'Century Mining Terminates Huancacancha Purchase' (Century Mining Corp, press release)
- 'National Mineworkers Strike Called For Nov 5' (BNAmericas, Pablo Gaete) "Thirty-eight unions have agreed to participate in a national strike on November 5 called by Peru's largest mining and metalworker federation FNTMMSP, the general secretary for Shougang Hierro Peru's workers union, Julio Ortiz Pinto."
- 'Regional Rally Lifts London Stocks' (123Jump) "A possible strike at a plant in Peru lifted copper price by a fraction and gold added 0.6% in today’s trading."
- 'Lateegra Expands Peruvian Gold Opportunities' (Lateegra Gold, press release)
- 'Norsemont Mining Announces New Appointment and Corporate Office Relocation' (Norsemont Mining, press release) earlier: Augusto Baertl to Board
- 'Minera Phelps Dodge Del Peru Options Peruvian Exploration Projects To Amera Resources' (Minera Phelps Dodge, press release)
- 'Threat Of Strike In Peru Sends Gold Price Up' (Resource Investor, Jane Louis)
- 'Southern Copper Unions Ready For Indefinite Strike' (Reuters) "Peruvian unions of Southern Copper were due to start an indefinite strike on Tuesday for higher wages. Southern's Cuajone and Toquepala mines in Peru together produce 370,000 tonnes of copper annually, and its Ilo smelter 350,000 tonnes a year. Union leaders said the strike would begin after the overnight shift ends and before the morning shift starts. About 2,000 workers belong to the unions."
- Pan American Traditional Shotokan Karate Championships In Peru, Oct 24 (Advertiser, Canada, David Newell)
- Miguel Mena Won Jockey Title (Daily Racing Forum)
- 'FIVB World Cup 2007: The Women’s 12 entries are completed' (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, press release) Peru is ranked #8 (South America vice-champion); was #17 in January 2007.
- 'ASP Women's WCT Adds Mancora Peru Classic To Tour' (Global Surf News) “The spot is Northern Peru and it is a fun left called Mancora,” Mulanovich said. “I used to go up north every time I had school vacations and surf my head off. My parents have a house there and it is a cool little town with amazing long lefts everywhere.”
- 'Mancora Peru Classic - To Be Held Oct 30-Nov 4' (Los Angeles Times)
- 'Solano Returns To Peru Naitonal Side As Surprise Inclusion For Qualifiers' (Associated Press)
- 'Farfan Returns To Peru Squad For Opening Qualifiers' (Reuters)
- 'Peru Names Soccer Squad For World Cup' (Xinhua News Agency) including Jefferson Farfan, Paolo Guerrero, Claudio Pizarro, and Nolberto Solano; "First match will be against Paraguay in Lima on Oct. 13."
- 'Coming To America: University of Arizona Study Examines Impact Of Foreign-Trained Physicians' (University Of Arizona Health Sciences Center)
- Lutheran Pastor Returns To Canada (Anglican Journal) "Rev. Katharine Bergbusch of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, served as a pastor in Peru for 13 years. “After some time, Peru was like my country also. (The Peruvian Evangelical Lutheran Church) was like my church."
- 'For The Love Of Wine (or Pisco?)' (The Oenanist blog, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Emily Resling) "I've been in Peru for the past few days. If only this were a Pisco Sour blog."
- 'Film Fans Give Cinema The Flick' (New Zealand Herald, Errol Kiong) "Frances Woolcott was disappointed with a Peruvian film screened as part of a South American film festival."
- 'KOTIPELTO Performing 'Sleep Well' in Lima, Set 30' (Roadrunner Records)
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Monday, October 01, 2007
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
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- The BBC (Wendy Urquhart) has video of the Mascho Piro siting in Madre de Dios
- The Hartford Courant, Yale University's hometown newspaper, runs an editorial on Yale's Peadbody Museum returning Machu Picchu artifacts
- Finally, a California newspaper columnist proposes bulldozing the entire country of Peru - though "that would not make the slightest difference with our drug problems."
- VIDEO: 'Nomadic Tribe Spotted In Peru' (BBC, Wendy Urquhart) "They were spotted by researchers looking for illegal loggers ... Oil companies are lining up to buy a piece of [their land]."
- 'They Exist - Uncontacted Indians Spotted From The Air' (Survival International) "They left their shelters on the beach to watch the plane, chartered by Peru’s Environment Agency, fly overhead. During the plane’s second pass, one of the Indian women, carrying arrows and accompanied by a small boy, gestured aggressively, whilst the rest of the group sought refuge in the undergrowth."
- For earlier article on this topic, see Peruvia on September 28.
- 'Legislator: Fujimori Suffers Blood Pressure Problem In Jail' (Xinhua News Agency) "Carlos Raffo, who had breakfast with Fujimori on Sunday morning,said he witnessed Fujimori's health problem and suggest an intervention by nurse."
- 'Peru FT Goes Back To Congress' (Farmer-Stockman)
- 'H.R. 3688: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act - Introduced in House' (USA Congressional Bill)
- EDITORIAL: 'Yale, Peru Agree On Artifacts' (Hartford Courant, Connecticut) "Yale at first resisted efforts to retrieve the artifacts, including the threat of a lawsuit. On Friday, however, Yale officials hailed the agreement as a "new conceptual framework for collaboration" that would be a model for resolving cultural property disputes. ... As one of this country's greatest universities, Yale had a special obligation to resolve its disagreement with Peru. The settlement should set an example for others to follow."
- For earlier articles on this topic, see Peruvia on September 21 and September 19.
- 'Copper Increases in Asia on Planned Strike, Declining Dollar '(Bloomberg, Glenys Sims) "Peruvian workers at Southern Copper Corp., the world's fifth-largest producer of the metal, will strike for higher wages tomorrow, raising concerns that world stockpiles of the metal will extend declines."
- 'Peru Faces National Strike On November 5' (Bloomberg)
- 'Inter-American Development Bank Hones Strategy' (Miami Herald, Jane Bussey) "Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno discusses how the institution is adapting to current global macroeconomic trends."
- 'Doing The Business' (Financial Times, Richard Lapper) review of the World Bank's Doing Business
- 'Doing Business In Peru' (World Bank) "The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business reglations and their enforcement."
- LETTER: 'Ocean-Mixing Flaw' (Independent, UK, Dr. John Etherington) "Phillip Williamson identifies a basic biogeochemical reason why James Lovelock's "mixing tubes" will not reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. There is also an ecological flaw. ... The sardine and anchovy fishery dependent on the Peruvian upwelling is a natural example."
- REVIEW: 'Serious Amazon' (Sydney Morning Herald, Farah Farouque) Reality BBC program on ABC (Australia), at 4:25pm; Serious Amazon is a series where "eight young volunteers, over ten episodes, undertake a marathon river journey by dugout canoe in the heart of the rainforest. Living rough in this extreme environment they help two endangered species, the Red Uakari Monkey and the Pink River Dolphin, whilst highlighting the problems faced by remote tribes-people."
- 'Anniversary Of Diocese of Pyongyang' (Lower Hudson, New York, Candice Ferrette) in attendance: Archbishop Hector Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte of Trujilio, Peru
- Mario Vargas Llosa Supports New Spanish Party (Spain Papers Review via ABC) in Spanish: Plataforma Pro reviews VLl's participation in Unión, Progreso y Democracia
- 'For Region's Middle Class Latinos, A Reason To Party' (WTOP-FM via Associated Press) re: Johnny Yataco
- 'Home Works Gives Aid To Peru' (Daily Gamecock, Univ of South Carolina, Sierra Kelly) re: Home Works missionary trip to Peru at St. Martin de Porres Church; "A lot of people don't know that Peru is a third world country with third world customs," Coleman said. "It's good to see that people from this country help them out."
- OPINION: 'Current Drug Policies Inefficient' (Daily Pilot, James P. Gray) "The irony is that we could literally bulldoze the entire country of Colombia, even taking Ecuador and Peru with it, and that would not make the slightest difference with our drug problems in our country."
- AUDIO: 'Interview of David Cordingly, Author of Cochrane: The Real Master And Commander (Bloomberg Radio, Tom Keene) "Lord Byron, hearing of his exploits as a liberator in Peru, announced that “there is no man I envy so much as Lord Cochrane”. ... Cochrane’s adventures from 1818 to 1825 in Chile, Peru and Brazil, where he fought in the service of three different independence movements, are among the most amazing in naval history."
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Sunday, September 30, 2007
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
The Fujimori story is peeled back further by Newsweek (Joseph Contreras) and Reuters (Saul Hudson).
FUJI FILE:
(In 2006, Slate Magazine included Peruvia's coverage of bus accidents.)
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The Fujimori story is peeled back further by Newsweek (Joseph Contreras) and Reuters (Saul Hudson).
FUJI FILE:
- 'Is Democracy Good For Everyone?' (Guardian, John Simpson) "It depends what you mean by democracy. Alberto Fujimori was properly elected by a reasonable majority in a moderately fair election. But an election can lead to the worst kind of elected dictatorship. Peru suffered badly from the crimes committed during Fujimori's time in office, and has never entirely recovered."
- 'The End Of Impunity' (Newsweek, Joseph Contreras and Lucy Conger) "The case of Alberto Fujimori suggests that other rogue heads of state will face consequences for their actions ... If convicted, Fujimori, 69, is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison."
- 'Peruvian Fujimori Faces New Charge' (Prensa Latina, Cuba) "For having plotted to manage his re-election illegally in 2000. ... The Constitution of 1993 only allowed one immediate re-election."
- 'Witness: Peru's Fujimori In Prison, No Longer In Control' (Reuters, Saul Hudson) Reporter Hudson, now in Caracas, writes first person account of his time in Lima; "I broke news some rebels were captured alive and executed in the raid. Fujimori denied it and his Congress chief told the legislature I supported terrorists. The case was used to support Peru's extradition request."
- 'Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns: Trade Agreements, Peru, Import Safety' (Cattle Network) "Beef comprises less than 8% of Peru’s total agriculture gross domestic product, making it an exceptional export growth opportunity for U.S. beef."
- 'Interview With OSITRAN's Juan Carlos Zevallos' (BNAmericas) OSITRAN (Organismo Supervisor de la Inversion en Infrastructura de Transporte de Uso Publico) Q: Do you think the damage caused by the earthquake that affected Peru on August 15 can speed up improvements to the country's highway network? A: Actually, the damages caused by the earthquake only affected the Red Vial 6 highway, also known as Panamericana Sur, which connects Lima to Ica. It is that stretch, basically, that was affected significantly.
- 'Latter Day Saints Church Shipping Aid To Quake Victims' (Deseret Morning News, Utah)
- 'Asia Appeals, But Beware The Bubble' (The Observer, Heather Connon) "In the last week alone, such tiny markets as Peru and Vietnam have registered gains of more than 6%."
- 'Microcredit Movement Tackling Poverty One Tiny Loan At A Time' (San Francisco Chronicle, Patricia Yollin) "A Peruvian widow borrowed $64 and bought a few pigs. ... 42-year-old Sebastiana Ore Meza, a widow with nine children who borrowed $64 and started raising pigs in her Andean village in Peru. 'I want my business to grow bigger to be able to support my big family," she said online'."
- 'Prize Winning Activists Tour US, Link Illegal Logging and Global Warming' (Sierra Club) "Rainforest defenders from Indonesia, Peru and Papua New Guinea kick off a tour of the U.S. Monday in San Francisco focusing on illegal logging and the United States' role in driving it."
- 'Peru's Indigenous Peoples Arise In Defense Of Earth From Mining' (The Narcosphere, Brenda Norrell) "Andean Indigenous Peoples organize in defense of land, prepare for mobilization on 'Day of Genocide,' October 12."
- 'Peru To Increase Minimum Wage For Private Company Staff' (Xinhua News Agency) "Minimum wage for private company staff will be increased to 530 new soles (169.6 U.S. dollars) per month as from Oct. 1, the Peruvian government announced on Saturday."
- 'Nuclear Art Sleuts Analyse Cultural Heritage' (Deutche Press Agentur) "In Peru for example, art experts shoot neutron beams at Nazca pottery in an attempt to determine the pottery shards' elemental composition, comparing the information gained to reference material."
- 'Darling, I Adore Your Name' (Telegraph, UK, Sandi Toksvig) "Try Cornwall and Peru and you will be awash with Peruvian champion surfers in Perranporth, an attempt by the Peruvian Arms in Penzance to achieve Peruvian consular status to avoid the smoking ban, and news that a Cornish egg farm is now using two Peruvian alpacas, William and Harry, as security guards."
(In 2006, Slate Magazine included Peruvia's coverage of bus accidents.)
- 'Bus Crash Kills In Souther Peru' (Xinhua News Agency) "A tourist bus from Colombia fell into a river in the southern Peruvian region of Apurimac Saturday."
- Jana Claudia Gomez Menendez Murdered (Patriot News, Ford Turner and Pete Shellem) the Pennsylvania newspaper sends a reporter to Lima; see accompanying slide show; "Peruvian immigration records show a record of steady visits to Peru by Smith."
- 'Trek For Cancer Survivor' (Harrow Times, UK) "Suzanne Peacock is looking for sponsors for her five-day hike through the Andes, in Peru, the longest mountain range in South America, in support of The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign."
- Peruvian Whistling Vessel And UFO Expert (Huntsville Times, Alabama) at Parapsychology Study Group on Oct. 26
- 'Sierra College Presents Short Term Study In Peru' (Roseville & Rocklin Today, California) see College brochure; "Travel with Professor Rebecca Gregg, Professor of Photography, throughout Peru while earning three units in travel photography and expanding your understanding of the history of the Americas. "
- 'The Truth Is Out There' (Weekly Standard, Victorino Matus) "Did aliens really visit Peru thousands of years ago? If not, how else to explain those ancient Nazca drawings visible only from the air?"
- 'Trek To Machu Picchu: Two West Tennessee Couples Make Trip Of A Lifetime' (Jackson Sun, Ashley Anthony)
- 'Lost Mummies Of Mannheim Meet The Public' (Deutsche Welle) Though she smoked, "the woman, who is thought to have died some 600 years ago in Peru, did not however die from the effects of smoking."
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