Peru's youth and young people in Latin America in general prefer surfing the internet instead of watching television, revealed a survey done by the University of Navarra and Educared, a program organized by the Telefonica Foundation.
On Friday, Telefonica released the results of the new survey, which included seven Latin American countries.
22,000 children from over 200 schools in Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela took part in the poll.
The technological preference survey for children and youth, which is the first of its kind, was conducted between July and October 2007.
According to the survey, 42 percent of the 11-year-old children that participated stated they preferred surfing the Internet as opposed to watching T.V
Figures rose as high as 60 percent in adolescents between the ages of 14 and 15.
Youngsters between the ages of 10 and 14 that did not have access to the Internet at home stated it was one of their strongest desires and affirmed they logged on without their parents' supervision at cafes and other places.
The survey also showed that while 81 percent of the children questioned used cellular phones to make and receive calls, over half of them used the phones to play games.
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. It was the battle that sealed the independence of Peru, as well as the victory that ensured independence for the rest of South America.
last major engagement of the South American war for independence; fought on December 9, 1824. The modern Peruvian Army celebrates the anniversary of this battle.
Civilizations in AYACUCHO date back as far as 23,000 .BC.
The Ayacucho (Eye-ah-coo-choo) Basin is located within central Peru and consists of several archeological sites which date from 23,000 B.C. to 1470 AD. The basin itself has been a host to an estimated 23 civilizations from the Wari to the Inca. Though there are many sites within the Ayacucho Basin, the civilization known asthe Ayacucho, occupied a relatively long timespan of roughly 2,000 years, and was the second civilization to live within the Basin. Ayacucho has been known by many names such as Flea Cave, Ayacucho, and by the multitude of archeological sites found in the Ayacucho Basin.
The site which has yielded the most archeological artifacts has been Picimachey Cave. Picimachey Cave is located 24 kilometers north of Ayacucho City. It has been estimated by archeologists that the cave and it's inhabitants were living during a time after the glacial period, which made the basin a forest zone, rich with plants and animal inhabitants. The preservation of the Picimachey Cave has been theorized to have been caused by a stream which backed up into the cave and deposited a thin layer of peat around the Picimachey settlement. This thin layer of peat aided in the preservation of hundred of tools, which have given archeologist's a greater picture of what life was like within Ayacucho Civilization.The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of... more
Social organizations called to a general strike to protest against the presence of US troops in Ayacucho, in central Peru. The general strike will take place on July 8, according to a decision taken by the Ayacucho Defense Front after it was announced that 70 US American soldiers had been deployed in the area. Another 350 military troops will arrive soon.
Front chairman Iver Maravi said protesters will demand the withdrawal of the foreign troops, because its presence, which was approved by congressional conservative forces, goes against national sovereignty and dignity.
Army chief Gen. Edwin Donayre claimed the US troops will only perform humanitarian tasks, without settling a permanent base in Peru.
However, former Army officer and opposition leader Ollanta Humala ruled out Donayre's words.
Humala said the water wells and school classrooms to be built by the American troops can be built by Peruvian workers and engineers.
Former Minister of Defense and Congressman David Waisman agreed with military analyst Jose Robles on that the Ministry of Defense is lacking transparency regarding the number of US military troops that has been authorized to enter Peru. Social organizations called to a general strike to protest against the presence of US... more
"Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has urged France to distance itself from America, comparing the US to a 'frightening monster'.
"How can one be such a shining example of democracy at home and a frightening monster abroad?'' Putin said in an interview with French newspaper Le Monde in Paris released on Saturday.
"France, I hope, will continue to conduct an independent foreign policy,'' said Putin.""Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has urged France to distance itself from... more
Blick, a newspaper with a daily circulation of 275,000, has released an article asking many questions about the official version of the events of 9/11. They are referencing some work done by local professors at the University of Switzerland, Albert A. Stahel (63) and Daniele Ganser (34).
Stahel, an expert in strategy, commented, "something is wrong" and called the official line "incomplete". Gansers stance is much harder - believing that Bush and co. could be responsible "The more we explore, the more we doubt on Bush's version...Bush has lied so much already!"
The issue is still a taboo inside the media, but slowly more and more mainstream sources are asking questions of the official commission. Should the 9/11 truth movement get what they want and have a fresh public investigation into the attacks?Blick, a newspaper with a daily circulation of 275,000, has released an article asking... more
The Amazonian city of Altamira played host to one of the more uneven contests in recent Brazilian history this week, as a colourful alliance of indigenous leaders gathered to take on the might of the state power corporation and stop the construction of an immense hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Amazon. By Patrick Cunningham in Altamira, BrazilThe Amazonian city of Altamira played host to one of the more uneven contests in... more
Whether you know it or not, the US military has been up to some spying in South America. After Bush's attempts to attack Iran were thrwarted, Bush went after their close allies in South America. Many countries in South America are peacefully joining forces with Iran, with interest in their new energy programs.Whether you know it or not, the US military has been up to some spying in South... more
Red carpets, brass bands, bear hugs and a hero's welcome: there is at least one part of the Americas that loves Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
South America this week greeted the Iranian president as a brother and benefactor, defrosting him after his icy reception in New York. The leaders of Bolivia and Venezuela embraced Mr Ahmadinejad and blessed Iran's nuclear programme, underlining how much influence Washington has lost over a region it once considered its backyard.
The Iranian president signed a series of energy and trade deals during brief stopovers which extended Tehran's foothold in South America. In contrast to the insults heaped on him in New York, the visitor was feted as a strategic ally in the struggle against gringo imperialism. Cuba and Nicaragua echoed the rhetoric.
Mr Ahmadinejad was received late on Thursday by Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, in a pomp-filled ceremony in Caracas. Mr Chávez, who is using oil revenues to challenge US influence, saluted "one of the greatest anti-imperialist fighters".
He praised Mr Ahmadinejad's speeches this week at the UN general assembly and at Columbia University, New York, where he faced hostility from students and the university president. "An imperial spokesman tried to disrespect you, calling you a cruel little tyrant," said Mr Chávez. "You responded with the greatness of a revolutionary. We felt like you were our representative."
The Iranian, appearing cheerful and relaxed, responded in kind. "Together we are surely growing stronger, and in truth no one can defeat us. Imperialism has no other option: Respect the peoples [of the world] or accept defeat."
This was his third visit to Venezuela. In recent years the countries have launched joint projects worth more than £10bn to develop oil and make tractors, cars and bicycles. Mr Ahmadinejad's Islamism and questioning of the Holocaust and gay rights have not impeded an alliance which says that if anyone should be in the dock for human rights abuses it is the US for the Iraq war, Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay.
The west suspects Tehran of plotting to make atomic bombs, but to the Bush administration's chagrin several Latin American leaders defended the regime's nuclear programme as a legitimate attempt to make electricity, including Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has good relations with the US.
Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega, a long-time Washington foe who recently visited Iran, went further in his UN address. "Even if they want nuclear power for purposes that are not peaceful, with what right does [the US] question it?"
Before going to Caracas Mr Ahmadinejad visited La Paz on a Venezuelan government jet to establish diplomatic relations with Bolivia's leftwing president, Evo Morales. The two governments agreed to a five-year industrial cooperation plan with a £500m investment as well as a £50m plan to jointly develop technology and trade. "The people of Iran and Bolivia have decided to build their countries together, hand in hand," said Mr Ahmadinejad.
Without naming the US, Mr Morales said the Andean nation would not be bullied into shunning supposedly rogue states. "We will never promote war but nor do we accept that in the name of peace the criteria of the strongest prevails."
Some analysts play down Iran's economic links with Latin American as more rhetoric than substance. But when US diplomats discuss the issue it is striking how their jaws tend to clench.
A US Republican congressman, Connie Mack, said the links reminded him of Fidel Castro's relationship with the Soviet Union. "You don't want to have your enemy at your backdoor."
