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Peru’s “Scissors Dance,” once banned for centuries, was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday.
When Peru was under the colonial rule of Spain, the dance...
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Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa is the winner of 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature.This lesser heard writer has been awarded the prize for”his cartography of...
made popular Oct 8 2010
Six Indian children have died over the last three months after being bitten by bloodsucking vampire bats in the jungles of the northeastern province of Condorcanqui,...
made popular Sep 24 2010
Peruvian police and protesters opposed to an irrigation project in the country’s South clashed
on Thursday, killing one man and injuring 18, as President Alan...
made popular Sep 17 2010
Peruvian President Alan Garcia picked a new prime minister and economic chief on Tuesday in a widely expected shuffle aimed at paving the pay for his party to launch a...
made popular Sep 15 2010
President Alan Garcia said he is willing to accept U.S. military aid to combat drug traffickers, provided that this help is in the logistical and training areas, a...
made popular Sep 7 2010
Peru is far and away the world’s main producer of this natural and totally organic fertiliser, used to boost the yields and improve the fields of nearly 1m small...
made popular Sep 3 2010
Police in Peru say two Roman Catholic priests have been stabbed to death inside a historic monastery two blocks from the capital’s main square.
The victims are...
made popular Aug 28 2010
Dionisia was waiting her turn in the crowded medical centre, her baby bundled up on her back with a manta, the traditional multicoloured Andean cloth. “My son has...
made popular Aug 25 2010
An American activist convicted of aiding leftist rebels surrendered to police on Wednesday after a court struck down a decision granting her parole and ordered her to...
made popular Aug 19 2010
Four children have died and more than 500 people have been attacked by vampire bats in a remote Amazon region in Peru.
The country’s health ministry has rushed...
made popular Aug 16 2010
Colombia’s new president, Juan Manuel Santos, and his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez, moved on Tuesday to repair diplomatic relations after ties had sharply...
made popular Aug 11 2010
An ancient ceremonial ground used by a Pre-Columbian civilisation for human sacrifices has been uncovered on Peru’s northern coast, archaeologists said.
The...
made popular Jul 23 2010
Indigenous groups in Peru responded with fury after the country’s president, Alan Garcia, blocked a law which would have helped them stop oil, gas and mining...
made popular Jun 25 2010
Peru on Wednesday rejected the conclusion of a recent UN report that it has overtaken Colombia to become the world’s top coca producer.
Peru became the biggest...
made popular Jun 24 2010
Slowly but surely an extinct glacier in a remote corner of the Peruvian Andes is being returned to its former colour, not by falling snow or regenerated ice sheets, but...
made popular Jun 17 2010
Natalee Holloway’s father was back in Aruba on Monday, hoping the suspect in his daughter’s disappearance has provided local authorities with new clues...
made popular Jun 15 2010
Lori Berenson has a mild manner, a bad back, an infant son and dreams of opening a bakery – but for her new neighbours, she will never be anything but a...
made popular Jun 10 2010
Chile flew Joran Van der Sloot to its far north and handed him over to Peruvian police at the border, said Douglas Ramirez, a police official in the northern town of...
made popular Jun 5 2010
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Seven-year-old Daisy Cuevas, thrilled to see herself on television with U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, didn’t quite understand the predicament in which she had...
made popular Jun 2 2010
President Alan Garcia said at the close of a gold-industry event that Peru’s political stability and growth make it an ideal destination for international investors...
made popular May 22 2010
An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted northern Peru early Wednesday.
According to Peru’s Geophysical Institute, the quake, which occurred at...
made popular May 19 2010
Forget brunch. Sports promoters in a Peruvian city are honoring its mothers by inviting them to slip on gloves and head protectors and try to punch each others’...
made popular May 11 2010
The magnitude-6.5 earthquake that rocked southern Peru’s Tacna region caused minor injuries and building collapses, and forced the cancellation of classes, officials...
made popular May 7 2010
Much of reproductive rights activism is squarely centred on the right to have access to birth control and abortion. But while this remains an important factor in...
made popular May 5 2010
Shining Path rebels in Peru have ambushed and killed a police officer and two civilians who were destroying coca plantations, police say.
One police officer was also...
made popular Apr 29 2010
Authorities evacuated mountain valleys, fearing more breakages.
made popular Apr 13 2010
Around 50 people have suffered injuries in Peru after part of a glacier broke off and burst the Hualcan River banks in a disaster the local governor attributed to...
made popular Apr 12 2010
Poachers in Peru have killed over 150 vicunas, a rare animal prized for its wool, which sells at $1,000 for each animal in the international market.
This is the second...
made popular Apr 9 2010
Six people died when the police tried to clear a roadblock set by wildcat miners protesting the government’s push to impose environmental controls on them, officials...
made popular Apr 7 2010
A civilian was killed when police tried to clear a stretch of highway in Arequipa, a province in southern Peru, at the start of an indefinite strike by miners, Prime...
made popular Apr 5 2010
A massive avalanche of mud and rock has buried a small village in northeastern Peru, killing at least 20 people and leaving 25 others missing, authorities said...
made popular Apr 3 2010
The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu will formally reopen today, two months after torrential rain swept away its rail link.
Up to 1,000 tourists were expected to travel to...
made popular Apr 2 2010
A woman in Peru’s Puno region allegedly sold her four-month-old son for 2,000 soles ($700), a media report said.
The mother, 40-year-old Agripina M., confessed...
made popular Mar 26 2010
To earn 100 sols ($35) a month, Peru’s poorest women make their kids go to school and get their medical check-ups, and do not hesitate to trudge four hours to collect...
made popular Mar 17 2010
Peruvian Wong family, owners of the Wong Group, sold 49.75 million shares of its Chilean retail holding company Cencosud, which equals to 2.28% of the retailer.
The...
made popular Mar 10 2010
Five people have died in the northern city of Piura in violent clashes between shopkeepers and police over plans to remove street vendors from the vicinity of a local...
made popular Mar 5 2010
The first monogamous amphibian has been discovered living in the rainforest of South America.Genetic tests have revealed that male and females of one species of...
made popular Feb 24 2010
Peru may conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Union next week, state news agency Andina reported.
made popular Feb 19 2010
Five homosexual couples had a symbolic wedding in Peru on Valentine’s Day, as part of their public actions advocating for their legal rights to get married.
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made popular Feb 16 2010
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Airlines workers, wearing protective face masks as a precaution against swine flu, check baggage at the Jorge Chavez Airport in Callao, Peru, Thursday, April 30, 2009.
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