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Il festival delle cavie, in Perù.
Si tiene in Perù, e consiste in due fasi: nella prima le cavie vengono vestite a festa; nella seconda vengono mangiate. Secondo chi vi ha preso parte, la carne ha lo stesso sapore di quella di coniglio.
Si tiene in Perù, e consiste in due fasi: nella prima le cavie vengono vestite a festa; nella seconda vengono mangiate. Secondo chi vi... more -
Rare mummy found with strange artifacts and tattoos
A thousand-year old mummy has been discovered in Peru decorated with scarlet paint, metal eye-plates that denote high status, and tatoos.
"As anthropologists gingerly removed the layers of ancient textiles swaddling the thirtysomething elite male last month at a Lima lab, offerings both strange and familiar came to light—slingshots, corn, a figurine in identical dress."
The mummy gives astoishing insights into the little-studied Chancay civilisation between A.D. 1000 and 1500, before finally falling to the unstoppable Inca Empire. A thousand-year old mummy has been discovered in Peru decorated with scarlet paint, metal eye-plates that denote high status, and tato... more -
Guru of Low-Tech Fixes World on $2 a Day
From impoverished Peruvian villages to MIT's D-Lab, professor Amy Smith and her spirited team of engineers are on a mission: Fight global poverty and improve living standards for developing countries—one low-cost, accessible invention at a time. From impoverished Peruvian villages to MIT's D-Lab, professor Amy Smith and her spirited team of engineers are on a mission: Fight glo... more
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Peru embraces traditional vertical births to save lives
Hundreds of new clinics have started allowing women to deliver children on their feet rather than on their backs.
The hope of the program is to cut high rates of maternal mortality by encouraging poor, mostly indigenous Peruvian women to place themselves under the care of professionals.
Ancient pottery from the Andes depicts women sitting or standing while giving birth. Peru's health ministry has said vertical birthing positions can be healthier for women by reducing pressure on the uterus and large blood vessels that can affect the amount of oxygen going to the baby.
Standing or sitting during childbirth also tends to reduce labor and delivery time, according to the health ministry, and allows the mother to watch the birth better than if she were lying down. "Western science is unaware of the priorities and needs of women, particularly rural women, who consider childbirth a natural event and do not think changes to the traditional vertical delivery are needed," the ministry said in a small book extolling the benefits of standing during childbirth. The practice of women giving birth on their backs is done for the convenience of doctors, not women, say supporters of Andean birthing methods.
In Peru, at least 185 women die per 100,000 births, many of them in their homes. It is one of the highest rates in the world, with less than 20 women dying per 100,000 births in developed countries like the United States and Canada. Hundreds of new clinics have started allowing women to deliver children on their feet rather than on their backs. ... more -
Peruvian workers, farmers march against President
Thousands of Peruvians protested on Wednesday to denounce President Alan Garcia's free-market policies, which they say have failed to benefit the poor during six years of booming economic growth.
Protesters waving red banners put up road blocks on highways in regions including Ica, Puno and Cuzco, snarling traffic and closing rail service to the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru's top tourist destination.
The rallies, which coincided with a two-day farmers' strike that started on Tuesday, were the latest in a series of protests held to demand the government do more to spread the Andean country's new wealth to workers and the poor.
Marchers in the capital Lima carried signs urging Garcia to quit and calling him "right-wing" and a "traitor."
Thousands of Peruvians protested on Wednesday to denounce President Alan Garcia's free-market policies, which they say have failed to ... more -
Where the Hell is Matt? (crazy international dancing dude)
If you don't like this one you probably are dead inside.
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La tribù degli uomini rossi: una nobile bufala
L'antropologo ammette che la scoperta della tribù risale a molto tempo fa, ma sperava di sensibilizzare l'opinione pubblica sul tema della deforestazione.
Ecco uno degi incredibili scatti che hanno fatto il giro del mondo: la tribù che vive isolata nella foresta pluviale al confine tra Brasile e Perù. Due membri del gruppo brandiscono arco e frecce all'aereo da cui sono stati fotografati.
O perlomeno, questa è la storia che ci hanno venduto. Ma oggi si scopre che la tribù in questione non era affatto sconosciuta. Anzi, la sua scoperta risale al 1910.
La missione che ha prodotto queste fotografie è stata intrapresa per provare l'esistenza di tribù isolate in un'aerea minacciata dalla deforestazione.
A svelare il segreto è stato proprio l'autore delle foto, JPeràosé Carlos Meirelles, 61 anni. Lo studioso lavora per Funai, un'organizzazione per la salvaguardia di queste tribù isolate. In un'intervista ad al-Jazeera, Mereilles racconta che ha passato tre giorni in volo per scovare la tribù. "Quando li ho visti dipinti di rosso, ero soddisfatto, ero felice", dice. "Quando si colorano di rosso, significa che sono pronti a combattere. Dal mio punto di vista, questo vuol dire che sono felici e giustamente difendono il loro territorio".
Mereilles sostiene che non rivelerà a nessuno - "neanche sotto tortura" - le coordinate del luogo in cui ha avvistato la tribù.
English version: http://current.com/items/89041190_secret_of_the_lost_tr...
L'antropologo ammette che la scoperta della tribù risale a molto tempo fa, ma sperava di sensibilizzare l'opinione pubblica sul tema d... more -
Secret of the 'lost' tribe that wasn't
I absofuckinglutely knew it! The reasons behind the deception are noble however. Read on.
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Consumer Protection Agency destroys one ton of Fake Medicine in Peru
Over one ton of adulterated medicine and empty pill and tablet containers were destroyed Monday evening by Peru’s agency for consumer protection and intellectual property rights (INDECOPI).
The fake medicine and empty containers were destroyed as a part of INDECOPI's campaign to make consumers aware of the importance of destroying expired medicine so it is not resold and used containers so they are not used again by criminals.
The consumer protection agency placed large bins in which people could leave their expired medicine or empty bottles at one hundred drug stores throughout Lima.
Concerned citizens in the districts of Lince, Magdalena, San Borja, Lima Cercado, Rímac, San Isidro, Breña, La Victoria, Surquillo, San Martín de Porres, and San Luis had the option of taking part in this campaign.
People living in La Molina, Magdalena, Callao, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel, Los Olivos, Independencia, Barranco, Salamanca, Ate, Santa Anita, San Juan de Lurigancho and La Punta also had collection bins placed in their pharmacies.
Once consumers had left expired medication or empty medicine containers at the pharmacies, INDECOPI picked them up and destroyed them.
The destroyed products were then buried so they could not be used again or resold. Over one ton of adulterated medicine and empty pill and tablet containers were destroyed Monday evening by Peru’s agency for consumer ... more -
PERU: Something Fishy About Imported Military Rations
LIMA, Jun 18 (IPS) - Army troops from Peru and the United States are fighting very different enemies in extremely different geographical areas. But now they are eating the same rations, purchased from the U.S.-based International Meal Supply company.
The purchase of imported rations for Peruvian troops in violation of a national law stipulating that local suppliers and products must be given priority in public tenders has triggered suspicions of corruption, since the imported Meals Ready to Eat or MREs are more costly than locally available rations.
The 5,000 troops deployed in the Apurimac and Ene river valleys, a southeastern jungle area known by the acronym VRAE, where large quantities of coca and cocaine are produced and where a remnant faction of the Maoist Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) guerrillas remains active, are fed the same rations eaten by U.S. troops in Iraq.
The decision to import the MREs was reached by Peruvian army commander General Edwin Donayre, because his men "should eat the best rations available in the world," IPS was told by a source in his office.
But the MREs prepared by International Meal Supply, based in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, are much more expensive than those available on the local market.
Each imported ration will cost 3.27 dollars more than a locally prepared meal. The first purchase was for 50,000 rations, for which the state shelled out an extra 163,500 dollars.
When a second purchase of 50,000 rations was announced, which would bring the total additional expense to 327,000 dollars, the Defence Ministry asked for details on the operation and launched an inquiry, said ministry sources.
By contrast, the Peruvian navy, which has sent two special operations forces platoons to the VRAE to combat Sendero Luminoso, held a public tender, as required by law, and bought Peruvian field rations based on popular, widely consumed products at local market price.
But a navy source told IPS that they were "completely satisfied" with the rations purchased from a local company, and said "we have even had to turn over part of our rations to the army, because the ones they bought abroad hadn’t arrived yet."
The army source said SINTE did not request special kinds of meals for Peru, but explained that "we chose from their menus -- that is, the same thing eaten today by U.S. soldiers in Iraq."
Read the full article
By Ángel Páez
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42870 LIMA, Jun 18 (IPS) - Army troops from Peru and the United States are fighting very different enemies in extremely different geographic... more -
Peru mine protesters capture police
Thousands of demonstrators have overpowered riot police sent to break up a week-long blockade in a mining region in southern Peru. People in the town of Moquegua have been blocking roads to demand a greater share of taxes paid by the country's biggest copper producer for their area.
[Click image to watch video]
Police fired tear gas at the crowd, put at 20,000, who beat them back and took some 65 officers hostage.
"The situation in Moquegua is no longer under police control. I have wounded here and I am in trouble, so I urge police to draw back," a police chief, Alberto Jordan told the RPP radio station at the height of the violence.
Protesters argue that Peru's economic boom, largely the result of high mineral and commodity prices, is not benefiting them.
(BBC News - click to read complete article)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7458517.stm
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AMAZZONIA: SCOPERTA LA TRIBU' DEGLI UOMINI ROSSI
Scoperta la tribù degli 'uomini rossi' in Amazzonia
Una delle ultime tribù indigene del Sudamerica, ancora isolata dal mondo esterno, è stata fotografata in una remota zona della selva amazzonica, al confine tra Brasile e Perù. Le immagini scattate dall'aereo che sorvolava la zona mostrano un gruppo di una quindicina di persone, i volti dipinti con pigmenti rossi e armate di arco, che guardano con terrore verso l'alto. In questa foto si vedono chiaramente i guerrieri che tentano di colpire il velivolo con le frecce. Nelle immagini anche quattro capanne di paglia di medie dimensioni, piuttosto vicine una all'altra, in una piccolissima radura circondata da piante enormi. Il governo brasiliano ha detto di aver inviato la missione di ricognizione per verificare l'esistenza della tribù e per proteggere il loro territorio.
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Peru Protests intensify
Peruvians have marched in the capital Lima and other cities in defiance at the state of emergency announced by the embattled president last week.
Students, workers and teachers participated, carrying banners, whistles and saucepans.
In Lima, hundreds of helmeted riot police looked on at the protests, which correspondents say could be the biggest since President Alejandro Toledo took power two years ago.
A wave of strikes - some now in their fourth week - has thrust the unpopular president into perhaps his most serious crisis so far.
Workers are demanding wage increases President Toledo promised them during his election campaign, but which he has now agreed with the International Monetary Fund to shelve.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2961156.stm
Tanker ships carrying food and fuel had to be sent to Peru's southern regions on Friday because of protest that are not letting up in the region.
Thousands of miners and residents in the region of Moquegua blocked roads this week when it was announced that Southern Peru Copper cut some of the royalties the region normally received.
http://www.livinginperu.com/news-6685-transportation-pe... Peruvians have marched in the capital Lima and other cities in defiance at the state of emergency announced by the embattled president... more -
Electricity comes to Peruvian towns
In what has been dubbed "Electrification Week", President Alan Garcia has gone on a tour of the Andean country, inaugurating projects that are to provide electricity for Peru's most rural regions. People celebrated as they began to see the benefits of having electricity. 10 towns in Junin, 4,000 people in Huancavelica, 34 towns in the region of Piura, 13 establishments in La Libertad and 77 towns in Cusco will all benefit from having electricity. In what has been dubbed "Electrification Week", President Alan Garcia has gone on a tour of the Andean country, inaugurating projects ... more
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Protests and strikes over mining in Peru
Laborers and the poor in the Andean country want a larger share of profits that mining companies are reaping from record prices for commodities. President Alan Garcia, whose approval ratings hover near 30 percent, is under pressure to make sure the benefits of a six-year economic boom reach the poor.
Peru is the world's leading silver producer, ranks second in copper and zinc, and fifth in gold, according to government data.
Striking workers at a base metals miner in southern Peru were in talks on Wednesday, aiming to end the walkout that started Tuesday.
"The strike continues, but there are talks going on with the Ministry of Labor," said Luis Castillo, secretary general of Peru's National Federation of Mining, Metallurgy and Steel Workers.
The workers walked out to back various demands.
Striking Workers At Peru's Cerro Verde Copper Mine In Talks
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle+articl...
Protesters block roads at Southern Copper Peru
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUti...
Grenville Gold Cancels 1,277,220 Stock Options
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/ind...
Bear Creek, Rio Tinto amend Peru silver mine deal
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/06/11/ap5105267.htm...
Panoro Drills Zinc and Silver at the El Rosal Project, Peru
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=867309
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Obama for free trade deal with Peru, but against FTA with Colombia
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said today he supports the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and Peru, but is against signing a trade deal with Colombia.
“I approved the Free Trade Agreement with Peru, but I’m against an agreement with Colombia”, said Obama in an interview published by the Chilean journal “El Mercurio”.
He stated that he will maintain this position until he is sure that “no union leaders are being murdered in Colombia” and added that “we need to stop these types of paramilitary activities”.
The presidential candidate said that the FTA between his country and Peru is the type of agreement needed because it respects workers' rights and the environment.
On the other hand, Obama regards Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, as a “manageable threat” for his country’s security and he will be open for dialogue with Venezuela and Cuba if elected president.
Furthermore, Obama acknowledged that he had not been to Latin America, but said he would like to visit the region before the elections.
News source: ANDINA
http://www.livinginperu.com/news/ US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said today he supports the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Uni... more -
US Marines and troops to Carry Guns and be fully armed in Peru
Lima, (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian government tacitly admitted the possibility that the US troops to be deployed in the central region of Ayacucho fight irregular forces acting in the area.
Defense Minister Antero Flores-Araoz tried to justify that foreign troops carry assault rifles, responding to criticisms by opposition Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) leader Ollanta Humala, who recalled that according to the law, only Peruvian soldiers can carry such weapons within the country.
The minister told Andina news agency that the presence of armed groups in the Ayacucho region may force US soldiers to carry guns for their own protection.
The government has stated that foreign troops are coming to construct water wells and classrooms.
Humala noted that such mission does not justify American soldiers carrying guns. He pointed out that Peruvian engineers and constructors can do those works.
The entry of US troops to Peru was approved by he ruling party and conservative groups in Congress, which also accepted the entrance of military groups to Ayacucho between last May and next September.
The PNP parliamentary group has denounced that the government and most of legislative majority had passed some 30 entry permissions for US soldiers between 2007 and this year.
They fear it might be related to the possibility of creating a US military base in Peruvian territory.
http://poorbuthappy.com/peru/forum/28/ Lima, (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian government tacitly admitted the possibility that the US troops to be deployed in the central region... more -
City-size tract of Amazon forest cleared in April
This is just a horrible horrible thing to see done to the Amazon forest. Makes me so mad.
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70 - 80 motorists in Peru switch to natural gas daily
Over 35,000 motorists in Peru have installed a natural gas tank in their vehicle and equipped it to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), reported El Comercio daily on Monday.
With each passing day this number increases, said El Comercio. An estimated 70 to 80 people have a natural gas tank installed in their vehicle every day, thus, giving them the option to choose between gasoline and CNG.
Why choose natural gas? "it contaminates less," said El Comercio, explaining natural gas emitted 97 percent less toxic gases than conventional fuels.
Furthermore, the daily explained that motorists who chose to use gasoline were contaminating the environment 32 times more than people that used natural gas.
The daily quoted the new minister of health Antonio Brack and advised citizens to consider their health, assuring that 13,000 Peruvians died every year because of air pollution.
Upon listing the advantages of CNG, the daily added that it was 70 percent cheaper than gasoline and 50 percent under the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
On the other hand, it was reported that there needed to be more CNG fueling stations to meet the demand of rising natural gas motorists.
There are currently 33 natural gas stations in Lima, Peru
http://www.livinginperu.com/news-6640-miningenergy-70-8...
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Yahoo! Inc. launches new Internet site in Peru
Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, today announced that it has launched sites in four new markets in Latin America.
The new sites consist of Yahoo! Chile www.yahoo.cl, Yahoo! Peru www.yahoo.com.pe, Yahoo! Colombia www.yahoo.com.co and Yahoo! Venezuela www.yahoo.com.ve and will include Yahoo! Home Pages, Search, Mail, Messenger, Answers, and Toolbar among other popular Yahoo! content and products.
"Yahoo! has always been popular among Internet users in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela. Today we are excited to be able to provide these users with locally relevant versions of Yahoo! services as well as introduce a new generation of users to the broader Yahoo! online community," said Jose Rivera Font, vice president and general manager, Yahoo! Hispanic Americas.
"At the same time, these new Yahoo! home pages will provide local advertisers a targeted means for reaching their customers by using leading-edge technologies and innovative marketing solutions."
Yahoo! Colombia http://co.yahoo.com/
Yahoo! Peru http://pe.yahoo.com/
Yahoo! Venezuela http://www.ve.yahoo.com/
Yahoo! Chile http://cl.yahoo.com/
http://www.livinginperu.com/news-6637-tech-internet-yah...
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