Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: Peruvian Times

Four ex Premiers Seek Congressional Backing of Premier Jara

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Threats by opposition parties to refuse to approve the new Premier and Cabinet have led former U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar and three other former Cabinet chiefs to sign a public letter calling for unity and harmony to defend the nation’s democratic system. President Humala’s new cabinet chief, […]

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Peru’s Private Sector Still Upbeat on Economy

Leading members of Peru’s private sector say they are upbeat about the economy for next year, despite reports that growth has fallen...

August 18, 2014, 7:49 pm 0
Peru’s Once Red-Hot Economy Comes to a Standstill
The Peruvian economy came to a standstill in June, with gross domestic product posting just a slight expansion. The National Statistics...

August 18, 2014, 6:51 pm 0
International Analysis — Opening Borders for Child Refugees
Op-Ed by Lavinia Limon — The Mark News I’ve lived in the United States for the past six decades. I’ve worked with presidents...

August 18, 2014, 6:42 pm 1
International Analysis: Fighting Terrorism and Securing Liberties in Tunisia
Op-Ed by Maha Yahya — The Mark News This week, the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) in Tunisia will begin discussing an antiterrorism...

August 15, 2014, 10:40 am 0

Opinion

International Analysis — Opening Borders for Child Refugees
Op-Ed by Lavinia Limon — The Mark News I’ve lived in the United States for the past six decades....
International Analysis: Fighting Terrorism and Securing Liberties in Tunisia
Op-Ed by Maha Yahya — The Mark News This week, the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) in Tunisia...
International Analysis— The State in Uniform
Op-Ed by Ritu Menon — The Mark News On July 11, 2004, in the northeast Indian state of Manipur,...

Archaeology

August 4, 20140

Pilot Reports New Nazca Lines Discovery
Strong sand storms have revealed a number of new geoglyphs in the Nazca desert that experts say...
July 22, 20140

Archaeologists Find Temple Used by Ancient Shark Hunters
Archaeologists in northern Peru have found a temple that was used by fishermen who set out to sea...
July 14, 20141

Archaeologists Find New Grave at Huaca de la Luna
Archaeologists at the Huaca de la Luna, or Temple of the Moon, in northern Peru have found a grave...

Indigenous Communities Take Action to Stop Amazon Oil Drilling

August 14, 2014 12:54 am0 comments

Indigenous people in Peru’s northeastern Amazon are taking legal action to block oil exploration in a concession that overlaps with their territory, daily La Republica reported. The appeal for legal protection was presented by the Amazonian Center for Anthropology and Practical Application, CAAAP, after all administration options were exhausted with […]
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Mines and Energy Minister Sees Improvements in Community Relations

August 13, 2014 11:45 pm0 comments

Improvements in community relations are helping ensure investments worth approximately US$11.8 billion in the mining and energy sectors, according to Mines and Energy minister Eleodoro Mayorga. “Today, we can say with great satisfaction that we don’t have any situations in the sector that are in a crisis due to conflicts, thanks […]
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Humala Sees Boost in Approval Rating

August 12, 2014 1:59 pm0 comments

President Ollanta Humala got a bit of a boost after an opinion poll showed that his approval rating has increased to above 30% for the first time since February. The poll by Datum said that Humala had a 32% approval rating in August, up eight percentage points from 24% in […]
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Security Guard of Fugitive Regional President Killed

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A security guard who served the now-fugitive president of Peru’s northern Tumbes region has been assassinated, leading to questions about a possible political hit. Oscar Espinoza Lopez, 37, was tortured and then shot twice in a border town of El Papayal, Zarumilla, according to daily La Republica. Espinoza was one of a […]
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Machu Picchu To Get New Visitors’ Facilities Area

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The design of a new visitors’ center for Machu Picchu was chosen last week from among four final architectural proposals. Architect Michelle Llona’s project won the national competition. The project encompasses a complex that includes a visitors’ center, a research center, and other facilities to improve the management of the […]
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Henry Pease, Leading Academic and Politician, Dies

August 11, 2014 11:04 pm0 comments

Henry Pease, a soft-spoken but tenacious politician and academic, died in Lima on August 9 of complications related to cancer. He was 69. A key leader in center-left politics, Pease served as president of Congress during the Toledo administration (2003-2004). Earlier, he was deputy mayor of Lima in the 1970s, […]
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