Lima’s Mistura Culinary Fair Gets Going
24 hours ago
Latin America’s biggest food festival opened its doors to the
public on Friday, bringing together chefs, restaurant owners, farmers
and everyone else in the food business from across Peru and other parts
of the world. The 10-day annual event, known as Mistura, is being held
along the Costa Verde beach in Lima’s […]
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Prefab Classrooms for Ayacucho Schools Damaged by Quake
The Ministry of Education began setting up 32 prefabricated schoolrooms this week, at schools in Ayacucho that suffered damages in...
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International Analysis — Shaking from Injection-Induced Earthquakes
Op-Ed by Susan E. Hough — The Mark News — In recent years a consensus in the scientific community has emerged that, while hydraulic...
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Lima’s Central Named Best Latin American Restaurant
Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez’s Central restaurant in Lima was named the top eatery in Latin America, beating out top chefs like...
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Castañeda Appeals Elections Board Block to Run for Mayor
Lima mayoral candidate Luis Castañeda filed an appeal this week with the National Elections Board, to turn down a ruling that bars...
Opinion
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International Analysis — Shaking from Injection-Induced Earthquakes
Op-Ed by Susan E. Hough — The Mark News — In recent years a consensus in the scientific community...
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International Analysis: Hard Times Ahead for Iraq’s Yazidis
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International Analysis: Should Japan Restart its Nuclear Reactors?
Op-Ed by Arnie Gundersen — The Mark News Only luck and real courage at 14 nuclear reactors on...
Archaeology
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Heavy Machinery Destroys Pyramid in Piura
Housing developers used heavy machinery to destroy an earthen pyramid in Peru’s northern Piura...
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Pilot Reports New Nazca Lines Discovery
Strong sand storms have revealed a number of new geoglyphs in the Nazca desert that experts say...
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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...
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