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+ Peru s treasures are leaving the country for foreign shores + Posted by Giovanni: Peru's ancient art treasures are being secretly taken out of the country and ending up in Europe, the United [...] . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ afp/ 20070401/ lf_ afp/ Tags: human interest, . Comments: 0.

+ Peru s Garcia orders bombing of cocaine plants + Posted by Giovanni: In an effort to wipe out drug trafficking in his country, Peruvian President Alan Garcia, ordered warplanes to [...] was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ afp/ 20070403/ wl_ afp/ perucrimedrugssecurity_ Tags: crime, . Comments: 0.

+ Peruvian miners call off strike at U.S. owned smelter + Posted by Giovanni: Under Peruvian law, mining firms must share a portion of their profits with the miners, but workers at the [...] they are back at work. Original source: Reuters . Peru smelter workers call off strike Tags: business, . Comments: 0.

+ Peruvians prompted to be prompt + Posted by Giovanni: Peruvians joke that "hora Peruana" runs an hour behind the clock and only an appointment specified as "hora [...] a new initiative. Original source: Guardian Unlimited . In praise of... Peru Tags: human interest, . Comments: 0.

+ Ancient ruins may reveal Inca past + Posted by Giovanni: A massive ruin discovered by Peruvian farmers in the eastern Andes may shed light on the ancient civilizations [...] world/ la -sci -dig22jan22,1,2013517. story coll=la -headlines -world, anchor: Peru Tags: archaeology, . Comments: 0.

+ Peru s ancient Inca treasures sold on the internet + Posted by Giovanni: Ancient Inca artifacts are being plundered and sold on the internet, depleting Peru's stock of priceless historic [...] 070401060651;_ ylt=Atix0_ 6iE8d3B_ k9oW6wkU58ak, anchor: Looters plunder Peru's Tags: human interest, . Comments: 0.

+ Amazonian peoples at risk from illegal loggers + Posted by Giovanni: Human rights bodies have insisted that Peru act swiftly to prevent the indigenous Amazonian people from the ...

+ Senior Communist official visits Peru + Posted by Giovanni: With the largest Chinese community in the region, Peru was one of the first South American countries to establish [...] Lima this week. Original source: China View . Senior CPC official arrives in Peru Tags: international, . Comments: 0.

+ Disputed bridge to Inca site opened for backpackers + Posted by Giovanni: Despite strong protestations by environmentalists and others a highly disputed route to the famed Inca ruins has [...] . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. guardian. co. uk/ worldlatest/ story/ 0,, Tags: environmental, . Comments: 0.

+ Mining company fears violence from local populace + Posted by Giovanni: With residents strenuously opposing the mining operations in many parts of Peru, a London mining group says that [...] . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / investing. reuters. co. uk/ news/ articleinvesting. Tags: business, . Comments: 0.

+ New mine owners say Peru s copper output will increase + Posted by Giovanni: Jose Marun, CEO of Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstratawho, who bought Tintaya in the middle of 2006, said that Peru's [...] / business. scotsman. com/ latest. cfm id=486892007, anchor: Xstrata sees Peru Tintaya Tags: business, . Comments: 0.

+ Peru asks Democrats to stop opposition to accord + Posted by Giovanni: While the free-trade accord signed by the U.S. and Peru languishes in Congress bogged down by demands made by the [...] News . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ nm/ 20070320/ pl_ nm/ Tags: politics, . Comments: 0.

+ Paulson lauds free-trade proposal with Peru + Posted by Giovanni: Meeting with Peruvian President Alan Garcia to discuss a U.S.-Peru free trade agreement, U.S. Treasury Secretary [...] to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ nm/ 20070321/ pl_ nm/ usa_ latam_ treasury_ dc;_ Tags: international, . Comments: 0.

+ March 25, the Day of the Unborn Child + Posted by Giovanni: Stressing the urgency of defending pre-born human beings, a Peruvian commission, The Family and Defense of Life, [...] Child Original source: Zenit News . Peru Declares March 25 as "Day of the Unborn" Tags: human rights, . Comments: 0.

+ The politics of ancient Peru uncovered. + Posted by Giovanni: Two university teams working together have uncovered fascinating remnants of the power base of ancient Peru, [...] Original source: Spero News . Archaeologists find details on politics in Peru Tags: archaeology, . Comments: 0.

+ Rare owlet spotted in remote Peru jungle setting + Posted by Giovanni: Excited ornithologists have spotted a tiny rare owl in a remote Peru reserve. The long-whiskered owlet, one of the [...] northern jungle. Original source: USA Today . Tiny rare owl spotted in Peru reserve Tags: wildlife, . Comments: 0.

+ Ancient solar observatory discovered in Peru + Posted by Giovanni: Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the earliest known solar observatory in the Americas. Claims are that a [...] International Herald Tribune . Ancient towers in Peru were part of a solar observatory Tags: science, . Comments: 0.

+ Peru hammered by Japan in opening Asian cup match + Posted by Giovanni: In the opening match of the 2007 Asian championship. Japan hammered a luckless Peru, 2-0, to score a welcome home ...

+ Peru asked to apologize for killings in 1992 + Posted by Giovanni: Fifteen years ago, Peruvian police and military forces assaulted the Miguel Castro Castro prison in Lima. The [...] Chicago Tribune . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. chicagotribune. com/ news/ Tags: history, . Comments: 0.

+ Punctuality to become new byword in the Andes + Posted by Giovanni: Punctuality has never been a hallmark of Peruvian culture and society. Now the government hopes to change all that [...] with Andean informality. Original source: The Guardian . In praise of... Peru Tags: human interest, . Comments: 0.

+ Unusual Inca ruin found by farmers + Posted by Giovanni: An enormous structure discovered by remote Peruvian farmers may be the remains of a massive Inca ruin. Scientists [...] Original source: Los Angeles Times . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. Tags: history, . Comments: 0.

+ Peru aims to improve workers rights + Posted by Giovanni: in an effort to persuade Democrats in the U.S. Congress to approve a free trade pact between the two countries, [...] nm/ peru_ trade_ dc_ 1;_ ylt=Av3R6qym13mAEThMDYxBXul8akAB, anchor: Peru tries to Tags: human rights, . Comments: 0.

+ 3 rebels killed by Peru soldiers + Posted by Giovanni: An army platoon on an early morning outing was met with gunfire from the suspected rebels while conducting a [...] / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap/ 20070321/ ap_ on_ re_ la_ am_ ca/ peru_ shining_ path;_ Tags: military, . Comments: 0.

+ Relations between Peru amp Venezuela at a high + Posted by Giovanni: The future Peruvian Ambassador to Venezuela, Luis Santamaria, says that diplomatic relations between Peru and [...] source: Livinginperu.com . Relationship between Peru and Venezuela is prospering Tags: international, . Comments: 0.

+ Protecting the Inca Trail + Posted by Giovanni: A few years ago the Peruvian government began enforcing strict limits on the number of people allowed on the [...] porters. Original source: New York Times . Taking the Back Roads to Machu Picchu Tags: environmental, . Comments: 0.

+ Opposition leader Humala charged with rebellion + Posted by Giovanni: Accused of helping to mastermind the siege, which was led by his brother Antauro, Peruvian opposition leader [...] allowed to leave Peru. Original source: BBC news . Peru rebellion charge for Humala Tags: politics, . Comments: 0.

+ Farmers to trade fish not coca + Posted by Giovanni: In Peru farmers are being encouraged to raise a crop of a different kind. Moves are afoot to persuade farmers to [...] Science Monitor . In Peru, a move to get farmers to trade in fish rather than coca Tags: agriculture, . Comments: 0.