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    Scientists seek clues to bare bears mystery  Nov 6, 2009
    The bears come from the Andean mountains of Ecuador, Peru and northern Bolivia. I could hardly believe it is a bear although I have been dealing with bears all my life. (BBC News -- Europe)

    United States Claims #1 Spot For First Time as World's Top Country Brand  Nov 6, 2009
    - Canada Holds on to Second Spot and Australia Slips to Number Three - - Global Study Expanded to Cover Regional Rankings Including Asia Pacific, Sub-Sahara Africa and the Americas. This category remains one with tremendous potential not only for tourism but investment, trade and policy. (Canada Newswire)

    Student earns grant to research health, education in Peru  Nov 5, 2009
    While December marks a return home for most students, Carolyn Weber is preparing for a two-week research session in the Peruvian Andes after receiving a national undergraduate research grant ... Weber, who is considering a career in academia, called the Peru trip an opportunity to do on-the-ground research and get a multi-faceted look at what it's like to be in academia. (Daily Collegian, PA)

    Holland America Line's 2011 Grand Voyages Set to Explore Seven Continents, 65 Countries  Nov 5, 2009
    Also in store for guests are unforgettable calls at Callao, Peru -- the gateway to Machu Picchu -- and Easter Island, Chile, known for its famous giant stone statues. As Amsterdam continues its voyage, the ship will journey throughout Australia and Asia, transit the Suez Canal and cruise the Mediterranean before crossing the Atlantic and heading back to the States. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Lady T's upset nationally ranked USF Cougars  Nov 5, 2009
    DSU also beat Peru State 83-77 on Friday in Nebraska. "Being 2-0 is something every team wants to accomplish. We'll enjoy the win tonight and move on," said Reints. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)

    All your questions about in-flight horrors  Nov 4, 2009
    I remember the multiday hypoxia headache I endured some years ago in Cuzco, Peru, an experience I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, let alone a planeload of customers. (Do I look tortured. (Salon)

    Tips on how to get busted when smoking pot  Nov 3, 2009
    Not to mention Colombia, Peru, etc. I wish you dopers would grow up. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Malaysian girls easily duped  Nov 1, 2009
    In Peru, 12 out of the 15 Malaysians jailed are girls, he said, quoting 2007 statistics. He added that 25 Malaysians were jailed in Taiwan, 11 in China, 12 in Spain and one in Chile. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    9 survivors found after plane vanished in Amazon  Oct 31, 2009
    Rescue teams were being sent to the roadless site near several Indian villages close to Brazil's border with Peru. The plane carried four crew and seven members of a government medical team who travel by plane and boat across the Amazon vaccinating rain forest dwellers who can't be reached any other way. (Florida Today)

    Machu Picchu: Abandoned Sun city  Oct 29, 2009
    There is something about ruins that really attracts me, and Machu Picchu in Peru is one of the most mysterious ruins of all ... For many reasons I really did want to take the Inca Trail: the idea of scaling the Peruvian Andes; of feeling as if I could reach out and touch the clouds; and the thought of walking right into Machu Picchu ... Machu Picchu, the enigmatic citadel of the sun-worshipping Incas in Peru, will never fail to amaze even the most hardened traveller for ti is one of the most... (India Times)

    NPS: Benefits to get better with time  Oct 29, 2009
    In most Latin American countries, fees are charged on contribution basis and some such as Peru and Columbia do not charge fund management fees separately but include it in contribution fees ... In Colombia, Uruguay and Poland centralised agencies collect contribution and distribute funds among the pension fund managers while Chile, Peru and Hungary have decentralised collection system and contributions are collected by the pension fund managers ... In Chile, Mexico and Peru, there is no limit on... (India Times)

    NY's El Museo del Barrio reopens galleries  Oct 27, 2009
    The exhibition includes more than 200 works by artists from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, as well as U.S. and European artists working in New York. The show will be on view through Feb. 28. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Latvian meteorite crater was hoax  Oct 27, 2009
    In 2007, a meteorite crashed near Lake Titicaca in Peru, causing a crater about 40 feet (12 meters) wide and 15 feet (five meters) deep. Asta Pellinen-Wannberg, a meteorite expert at the Swedish Institute of Space Research, said she didn't know the details of the Latvian incident, but that a rock would have to be at least three feet (one meter) in diameter to create a hole that size. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Transcript of a Press Briefing by Caroline Atkinson, Director, External Relations, IMF  Oct 23, 2009
    He will also then be visiting Lima, Peru ... Two important REOs are being issued shortly -- the Western Hemisphere REO, which will be initially presented in Brazil [tomorrow, Friday] and then in La Paz, Guatemala City, Lima, Peru, Chile and St. Kitts in the days following that, by various members of the Western Hemisphere Department. (IMF News)

    US workers, immigrants unite against work visa program  Oct 22, 2009
    It also contends the companies required workers from El Salvador and Peru to pay illegal fees and accept less than the prevailing wage. If they complained, the men said, they lost the job and their visa. (India Times)

    Top tips for buying travel insurance  Oct 22, 2009
    Last summer, amid the swirling fears of swine flu, Katherine Walls and her boyfriend researched travel insurance options for their trip to a remote area of Peru ... A week before the trip, we saw on CNN that severe civil unrest had broken out in Peru, literally on the road that we needed to travel, says Walls. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    GregorySicaInside Soccer Boca and River's duel Sunday is worth more than bragging rights.  Oct 21, 2009
    After being recalled to the Argentine national team by Diego Maradona following a 10-year absence, Palermo scored twice in a friendly match victory over Ghana and then scored Argentina's memorable injury-time winner in the crucial World Cup qualifier against Peru. Had the 35-year-old Palermo not been at his best for Boca, and had he not scored a spectacular header from 40 yards out against Vlez, perhaps he would have been overlooked. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Western Terror Recruits on the Rise  Oct 20, 2009
    Vinas, the son of immigrants from Peru and Argentina, is cooperating with U.S. and European authorities. He has testified about his interaction with the six-member cell of recruits from Belgium and France. (CBS News -- US)

    What a nerve! Placebo lives in the spine  Oct 19, 2009
    Peru: the counterfeit capital. US dollar counterfeiters pushed out of Colombia are setting up in Peru. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Flow of Western terrorist recruits increasing  Oct 19, 2009
    Vinas, the son of immigrants from Peru and Argentina, is cooperating with U.S. and European authorities. He has testified about h 00001564 is interaction with the six-member cell of recruits from Belgium and France. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Boy killed in hallway of high school; student arrested  Oct 18, 2009
    Peru poverty protest and more. You're making this way too hard. (Yahoo News -- School Violence)

    Depeche Mode rep denies singer made slip in Peru  Oct 16, 2009
    Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:45 PM CDT A Depeche Mode representative is disputing reports that the British pop band's lead singer inadvertently sent a shout-out to the wrong country at a concert in Peru. Peruvian news media buzzed with the story after a video of Tuesday's performance was posted on Youtube. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Energy crisis postponed, new gas rescues world...  Oct 13, 2009
    " True, but this sort of comment buys into the theory that Manmade CO2 is the cause of global warming. The evidence is that this is bogus, and the main engine for global warming and cooling is the intensity of activity on the sun. The period of global warming of the 1990s that produced those images of icemelt was associated with a period of very intense solar activity. The sun has been quiescent for a number of years now, and - surprise, surprise - global temperatures are falling. They did so in... (The Drudge Report)

    World Heritage threat  Oct 12, 2009
    The list also includes Peru's breathtaking Machu Picchu ruins, the Gaudi-designed Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona, and iconic US architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin and Taliesin West houses ... Tourism brings other challenges, the fund said, highlighting the mysterious, circular ruins of Chankillo in Peru. (iAfrica.com)

    Rio Race for Rooms by Marriott, Starwood Starts for 2016 Olympic Shortage  Oct 9, 2009
    Brazil was in second place behind Peru among South American travel bookings from September 2009 through February 2010, Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior editor at booking service Travelocity. com, said in an e-mail. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Peru prepared for spoiler's role against Argentina  Oct 9, 2009
    Peru ready to be spoiler in WC quali vs. Argentina - Soccer - SI.com ... Peru ready to be spoiler in WC quali vs. Argentina ... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Peru is preparing to hand Argentina its most humiliating and damaging loss Saturday, leaving the Gauchos on the brink of missing next year's World Cup in South Africa. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Q&A: Michael Farfan  Oct 9, 2009
    he tournament was held in a couple cities in Peru. We played against Italy, North Korea, Ivory Coast and Holland. (Tarheelblue.com)

    Exploring the flora and fauna in the Amazon basin  Oct 8, 2009
    Nearly two-thirds of Peru is Amazon rainforest, which thrives with some of the richest biodiversity on the planet ... Taking an early morning flight, we flew from Lima to Puerto Maldonado, the gateway to the southern Peruvian Amazon 00004000 jungle of Tambopata National Reserve ... Hard to get to by land, the town receives a constant stream of visitors as it provides access to some of the most unspoilt yet accessible jungle locales in Peru. (India Times)

    IMF takes on bigger role, seeks funds  Oct 5, 2009
    "To achieve this goal, the voice and representation of developing countries, including the poorest, must be significantly increased," said Boudou, who also represents Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay on the IMFC.. International aid agency Oxfam director Bernice Romero agreed, calling the quota shift "shameful," and adding that "rich countries are still making decisions for the rest of the world.". (India Times)

    Ecuador indigenous groups, president spar  Oct 5, 2009
    The incident was similar to a June protest in the Amazon region of neighboring Peru, where more than 30 people were killed in clashes between police and indigenous protesters ... At the center of the tensions was a series of land laws that would have made it easier for companies to gain concessions for oil drilling, mining and logging, including on indigenous lands in northwest Peru ... Unlike Peruvian President Alan Garcia, who is strongly pro-business and pro-industry, Ecuador's Correa is a... (CNN -- World)

    Bloggers' challenge: Who are you people?  Oct 3, 2009
    labeau wrote on Oct 2, 2009 9:03 PM:" Grad of LHS, 1980. married the high school sweet heart. Still in love with her, even though she's meaner. She says she had to, to survive in my family.Graduated from U.S.U .Have two girls. Ones working on her masters and is a teaching grad at USU. Very proud of her.Second Daughter graduate from USU. Now on a mission in Peru. Yea she's a little preachym proud of her as well. If anything happens to their mom, i'll have to hide, they would never leave me alone,... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)

    Holland America Line's ms Rotterdam to Sail 30-Day South America Explorations in Spring/Fall 2010 and Winter/Spring 2011  Oct 3, 2009
    Rotterdam's "Incan Empires" voyage spends 30 days exploring 15 ports along the west coasts of Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Peru ... A highlight of the itinerary is a two-night call at Callao (Lima), Peru, enabling guests to take an excursion to the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most mysterious archeological locations in the world ... cruise that visits 14 ports in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Making profits for a purpose  Oct 2, 2009
    He made a product-scouting trip to Peru and Colombia, where he gathered 80 or 90 ideas. He learned that the traditional quinoa plant, grown in the Andes, yielded a gluten-free grain alternative for people with celiac disease. (Boston Globe)

    Washington politicians try to help man who faces deportation  Oct 2, 2009
    Brought here on a visa from Peru, Chehade stayed on illegally since his teen years ... DIguy wrote on Oct 1, 2009 8:45 AM:" Admirable story about the young mans success. However where did he abtain the loans/grants to get an education for WWU? Had immigration status been checked at that time it would be different story huh! What becomes of our laws when we pick and choose whom they apply to. I am sorry for this young man, as he came here as a young teen with Mom/Dad but now at 22 he has had... (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Passion Pours From the Heart -- Collection of Verses Depicts Man and His Muse, and the Breathtaking Beauty of Peru  Oct 2, 2009
    Upon learning of his Peruvian background, Bock decided to travel to Peru and explore the beauty that the South American country has to offer ... Experience the magic of Peru and the wonder love brings to a man through the affecting verses of Letras y Cartas. (Primezone Releases)

    Strong quake strikes southeastern Peru  Oct 2, 2009
    Strong earthquake rattles southeastern Peru ... JULIACA, Peru - A magnitude 5 ... 9 quake struck in southeastern Peru on Wednesday, close to Bolivia's capital of La Paz, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. (MSNBC -- International)

    Tim VickeryINSIDE SOCCER  Sep 30, 2009
    But the reaction of the local journalists was overwhelmingly positive, and so was that of the public -- right up until the moment when Leo's new team starting playing in So Paulo against Peru ... A Peru side lacking form and confidence came away with a comfortable 1-1 draw -- and the next time Brazil took the field for a World Cup qualifier, Luiz Felipe Scolari was picking the team ... This week, his team of entirely home-based players will take on Ghana in a friendly in what could well be a... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Airplanes, oxygen and the media  Sep 26, 2009
    I remember the multiday hypoxia headache I endured some years ago in Cuzco, Peru, an experience I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, let alone a planeload of customers ... Has anybody at the Transportation Security Administration bothered to peruse the air crimes annals of the past 50 years. (Salon)

    Sterlite offers to limit extent of lawsuit recovery from Grupo  Sep 23, 2009
    In documents filed with the Southern District Court of Texas late on Monday, Sterlite said it would limit the extent of recovery to just $900 million (about Rs 4,320 crore), on a liability related to a 2003 transfer of Peruvian mine ... The lawsuit related to a mining company in Peru ... According to international reports, in April, a federal district judge found that Grupo Mexico had made a fraudulent transfer of Asarcos crown jewel stake in Peruvian miner Southern Copper Corp in... (India Times)

    Travel QA: Finding deals from Phoenix  Sep 19, 2009
    When a friend and I went to Peru, the package we were using wanted to charge us an extra $400 per person to fly from Phoenix. Um, I don't think so. (AZCentral -- Travel)

    'Six Sigma could change the world'  Sep 18, 2009
    The most interesting case study Deshpande offers though is his study of the Gamarra community in the La Victoria township of Lima, Peru, a semi-literate textile and tailoring conglomerate. Gamarra has 25,000 businesses that employ 100,000 workers, generating $1. (India Times)

    Africa: Maternal Mortality, a Human Rights Catastrophe  Sep 18, 2009
    In Frisancho's native Peru, non-governmental organisations found that in addition to the familiar problems of distance, cost and staff shortages, indigenous women in the Ayacucho district did not trust state public health facilities. Consultations with the community led to the adaptation of pre- and postnatal care and delivery in new - free - birthing centres to make them more culturally sensitive - including Quechua-speaking birth attendants, facilities for women to give birth in an upright... (allAfrica.com)

    L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's 38th Anniversary Gala: Escape Reality for Night of Outrageous Humor  Sep 18, 2009
    Hilarious Chelsea Handler Hosts Gala, Honoring Funny Ladies Wanda Sykes and Miss Coco Peru (Clinton Leupp) as well as American Airlines ... And with honorees Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine, I'MA BE ME) and Clinton Leupp, aka Miss Coco Peru (trick, Girls Will Be Girls) also bringing the funny, this year's gala will be a laugh-a-minute event; you won't know what these funny ladies will say next ... Drag performer extraordinaire Clinton Leupp, accepting as his alter ego Miss Coco... (PR Newswire)

    A refund for my downgraded airline seat?  Sep 13, 2009
    Q: We bought two first-class airline tickets to Peru on TACA through Cheaptickets. com. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Taxing Off A Runway  Sep 10, 2009
    For example, Massachusetts Democrat Bill Delahunt, a sponsor of the House bill, has voted against free trade with Peru, Australia, Chile, Oman, Morocco, Singapore and Central America. At the same time, he has voted to subsidize U.S. industries and said yes to steel quotas. (Investors Business Daily)

    Is Stonehenge overrated? Book offers options  Sep 10, 2009
    But ideas from "Off the Tourist Trail" are thought-provoking: Isla del Sol on the border of Bolivia and Peru rather than Machu Picchu; Iguazu Falls in Argentina and Brazil instead of Niagara; Tikal, the ancient Mayan step pyramids of Guatemala, instead of Mexico's Chichen Itza; and Bryce Canyon, Utah, instead of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The book, a $40 hardcover from DK Eyewitness Travel, has separate sections on cities, ruins, natural wonders, festivals, great journeys, architectural... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Lady Mocs close in on SEC foes  Sep 10, 2009
    Behind the play of Maria Salinas, a sophomore from Lima, Peru, and Emma DeGroot, a junior from Coffs Harbour NSW, Australia, the Lady Mocs clawed into the championship bracket, claiming the eight seed. Salinas finished tied for 18 in stroke play, and DeGroot finished just inside the top 30, with a T29 finish. (The University Echo, TN)

    It's time to spruce up your resume  Sep 9, 2009
    The other nations in the top ten list include Colombia, Peru, China, Australia, Singapore, Costa Rica, Canada and Taiwan. Although US reported a weaker NEO as compared to last quarter, the survey also said that that more employers in the US are hoping to hold on to the current staff in the coming quarter. (India Times)

    - Viewpoint: A virus that knows no limits 0  Sep 7, 2009
    Brazil has the highest number of deaths in the world more than 580 as of the end of August followed by the U.S. The pandemic also has left a deadly trail in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Peru. Experts attribute the phenomenon in part to the weather it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere and rainy season in parts of the Northern Hemisphere and also the high level of traveling from Mexico to the southern end of the continent. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Starving Pacific Sea Lions May Herald `El Nino' Arrival in the Americas  Sep 6, 2009
    The sea lion deaths have yet to affect neighboring Peru where scientists expect a relatively mild El Nino this year, said , a researcher at , the Peruvian Institute of the Sea in Lima. El Ninos weather pattern is expected to strengthen and last into 2010, causing disruptions from Indonesia to the Caribbean, according to the U.S. Climate Prediction Center. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Souvenir Shopping in Peru, Machu Pi...  Sep 4, 2009
    Souvenir Shopping in Peru, Machu Picchu. Souvenir Shopping in Peru, Machu Picchu ... In Lima, Peru, travel to upscale Miraflores for fine silverware. (Suite101.com)

    TAM Files Amended 2007 Annual Report  Sep 3, 2009
    (PRNewsFoto/TAM) SAO PAULO, BRAZIL BRAZIL. SAO PAULO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (BOVESPA: TAMM4, NYSE: ) announced that it has filed an amended annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the 2007 Amended Annual Report) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). (PR Newswire)

    Community Notes  Sep 3, 2009
    SPRING VALLEY ; La Leche League of the Illinois Valley, a breastfeeding support group, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Peru and at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 17 in Webster Park, Spring Valley ... A complete list of items is posted in the vestibule of the Legion Post home at 1549 W. Peru St., Princeton ... PERU ; The St. Bede Bedan Club will have its annual hayrack ride at 7 p.m. Saturday. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)

    Friends and family reflect on life and spirit of Meghan Sennott  Aug 29, 2009
    CAS junior died in a bus crash last week in Peru ... A memorial service to take place May 25 in Minneapolis will honor the learned and adventurous life of Meghan Sennott, whose friends and family said she integrated learning and gaining new experiences "seamlessly" in her life before she died at the age of 20 on May 14, 2006, in a bus crash in Peru ... Although he was also traveling with Sennott on the bus that crashed in Peru, Gebbie survived and is recovering from his injuries. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)

    10 Maya foods that changed the world  Aug 28, 2009
    Precursors originated in Peru, but the tomato as we know it came from the Yucat;n, where the Maya cultivated it long before Cort;s first encountered one in an Aztec market around 1520 ... (aguacate) From its origins in southern Mexico, where it was prized as an aphrodisiac the Aztecs called it ahuacatl, meaning "testicle," and kept their daughters indoors during harvest season the avocado spread north to the Rio Grande and south to central Peru before Europeans encountered it. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    American dream on Niagara farm  Aug 27, 2009
    Since the day that Oscar Vizcarra left his native Peru as a teen, he has been living the American dream its ups as well as downs ... There, he quickly discovered that reality was brutally different than what was shown in 77 Sunset Strip, the popular American TV detective series that also was a favorite in Peru ... For the first decade and a half of his life, Peru was his home. (Buffalo Business First, NY)

    * World News Quick Take  Aug 26, 2009
    PERU Live turkeys carry cocaine. Police expecting to find a shipment of cocaine hidden in a crate holding two live turkeys were surprised to discover the drug surgically implanted inside the birds. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)

    Wellesley resident travels to Peru for school trip  Aug 25, 2009
    Courtesy photo Roxbury Latin student and Wellesley resident Andrew Kingsley at an adobe city in Peru ... The natural and cultural richness of Peru came alive this summer for seven students, including one from Wellesley, who had a chance to explore the country that includes deserts, tropical jungles and some of the world s highest mountain peaks ... Dr. Ernesto Guerra, who joined the Roxbury Latin s staff when the school started offering Spanish last year and who teaches a course on Latin... (Wellesley Townsman, MA)

    How loud is too loud?  Aug 24, 2009
    PBSO, ICE , IRS , FBI , DEA AND ETC SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON THE MAJOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT BILL SOUTHARD AND ISABELLA HIS PERU WIFE. AND MR PETERSON OWNER OF SEVERAL TRAILER PARKS.. (The Palm Beach Post)

    How Mexico licked the flu  Aug 16, 2009
    Argentina, Peru and Cuba also tried to suspend air links with us. Ignorance is terrible. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Focus sharpens on Saratoga's Latinos  Aug 15, 2009
    Juan Jaime of Peru, who works with horses at Saratoga Race Course, talks with visitors near some of his photographs on display during the opening reception of a. Angel Gomez, a groom from Peru who is working his first year at Saratoga Race Course, stands near a photograph of his, at left, during the opening reception of a. (Albany Times Union)

    Take This Job and... Love It  Aug 15, 2009
    The assignment, Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru - accompanied by a specially selected Guest Chef, who will prepare gourmet meals on the trail. The selected Firestone Discoveries Pathfinder will keep a video and photo journal of the trip and file post-trip reports on the Firestone website. (PR Newswire)

    Firestone Vineyard is Calling All Cooks  Aug 15, 2009
    They also believe that many others share their enthusiasm about exploration of all kinds so they joined forces with Zephyr Adventure Travel to create a once in a lifetime trip; to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru ... Therefore, Firestone Vineyard has decided to recruit an exciting, outgoing, creative and adaptive chef to join this intimate group tour to Peru in April 2010 ... This person will work alongside Peruvian cooks and serve as the official Guest Chef on the four-day Inca Trail... (PR Newswire)

    Legion and Auxiliary will meet Wednesday  Aug 12, 2009
    PRINCETON ; American Legion Auxiliary Unit 125 of Princeton will hold its monthly meeting beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the post home, 1549 W. Peru St. in Princeton ... Monetary donations are also needed to help defray the costs of shipping and can be sent to ALA #125, 1549 W. Peru St., Princeton, IL 61356, Attn: Christmas Box; to Clara Pease, Chair, 321 Briar Lane, Princeton, IL 61356, Attn: Christmas Box; or by calling (815) 872-0430 evenings. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)

    IUPUI coach aims at expanding shoe mission  Aug 12, 2009
    Last year, he distributed shoes in Peru, and this week, he's heading to Costa Rica with players from Bowling Green's women's basketball team. But Hunter wants to make this as easy as possible for those who want to be involved. (ESPN -- College Basketball)

    Waiting to be shot or kidnapped: Aussies' terror as pirates storm Amazon cruiser  Aug 11, 2009
    " Ms Ibbotson and her partner Keith Lawson, both financial planners of Melbourne, waited, terrified, as the pirates ransacked the cruise ship MV Aqua on the Amazon in Peru, working their way from cabin to cabin. Theirs was the last cabin broken into. They were robbed at gunpoint of all their cash, cameras and jewellery. Ms Ibbotson and Mr Lawson had just started their dream month-long South American holiday on the Ucayali River when the raid happened at dawn last Tuesday. There were 12... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    More of this story  Aug 10, 2009
    The four-day event featured astounding performances by The Zuni Dancers of New Mexico, The Git-Hoan dancers of Alaska The Apache Crown dancers of Arizona, The Totonac pole flyers of Mexico, The Inca Son Band of Peru and the two groups from the host nation of Cherokee: The Raven Rock Dancers and Warriors of Anikituhwa. This was the second year Kekua s halau was invited to present their dances at the Festival. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    The Great Indian Ropeway Trick  Aug 9, 2009
    There is no lift to carry tourists to the top of the Egyptian pyramids, no cable car to ferry visitors to Macchu Picchu in Peru, or carry mountaineers up to Mt Everest in Nepal. The isolation of these places and the difficulties of approach are part of the attraction. (India Times, India)

    Restoring their heritage  Aug 8, 2009
    Since then, Garcia said, the association has been working to help the millions of Anusim, from Canada to Peru, identify and reclaim their Jewish heritage. I look at the Hispanic Jew as the latest immigrant of Jews coming to the U.S., he said. (Odessa American, TX)

    What kills terror? Politics & policing  Aug 6, 2009
    Only a small proportion 7%, to be precise was finished off by the use of force, as in the case of the Tupamaros in Peru which was wiped out in a bloody military slaughter. And about 10% of the groups wound up after achieving victory in their stated goals. (India Times, India)

    Vanishing Bolivian Glacier Ends Highest Ski Run, Threatens La Paz's Water  Aug 6, 2009
    Tuni, Condoriri and dozens of other Andean glaciers will melt away over the next 40 years at present rates, cutting back on water supplies to Bolivia as well as Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, said the engineer Alurralde ... Peru alone will spend as much as $1 ... The World Bank is financing $33 million in projects in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador to help those countries find and implement solutions related to water issues, Vergara said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Adventure Tours  Aug 5, 2009
    The brand will offer trips to destinations including Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, the Amazon, the Galapagos, India, Thailand, Cambodia, China, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Alaska and the U.S. Southwest. Itineraries will range from cruises and safaris to exploring the ancient civilizations of the Incas, the Egyptians and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. (KSBW 8, CA)

    Home swaps saving travelers lots of cash  Aug 5, 2009
    Dan Gadish and Shai Nathanson have souvenirs from their travels all over their four-story South End town house: a mask from Bali in the guest room, figurines from Peru on top of the piano, a Moroccan rug in the front hallway. Mixed with those worldly possessions are signs: Damper is closed on the fireplace, This is heat on a thermostat, Please do not remove towel (or else shower door will bang into sink) stapled to a towel and translated into French. (Boston Globe)

    Tata not in hurry to board Orient Express  Aug 4, 2009
    7% stake in OEH. OEH has several iconic properties in Brazil, Peru and Europe. They are very synergetic and akin to our standards. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)

    Brazilian Hotels Raise Prices in Economic Decline as Rio Lures Tourists  Aug 4, 2009
    Brazils ranking among South American travel destinations rose to third this summer, behind Colombia and Peru, from fourth a year ago, Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior editor at Web site Travelocity, said in an e-mail. About 124 hotel building projects are underway, most of them affiliated with a brand, according to a LaSalle Hotels report released today. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    TAM Announces Changes in Board of Directors  Aug 1, 2009
    Operations abroad include flights to 18 destinations in the United States, Europe and South America: New York, Miami and Orlando (USA), Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires and Bariloche (Argentina), Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Santiago (Chile), Asuncion and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Montevideo (Uruguay), Caracas (Venezuela) and Lima (Peru). TAM has code-share agreements that make possible the sharing of seats... (PR Newswire)

    Nirupama Rao is India's new foreign secretary  Aug 1, 2009
    In her 36-year-long career, she has served also as ambassador in Peru and deputy chief of mission in Moscow. Rao's tenure as foreign secretary will end in December 2010, when she will retire from the foreign service. (India Times, India)

    Mount Rushmore to get laser treatment  Jul 30, 2009
    The company has identified several "at-risk" places including the Acropolis of Athens (threatened by acid rain); Machu Picchu in Peru (excessive tourism); and the French Quarter in New Orleans (flooding), says Elizabeth Lee, the company's director of projects. The Scottish government has already used the technology to create 3-D models of Scottish sites such as Stirling Castle and Rosslyn Chapel, says 's minister of culture. (USA Today -- Travel)

    Mini tornado wreaks havoc on isle  Jul 29, 2009
    Page last updated at 06:27 GMT, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 07:27 UK. The tornado flipped this car onto its side. (BBC News -- UK)

    World's ambassadors coming to SL  Jul 28, 2009
    Hungary, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad o, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia. The dignitaries are expected to tour Buena Vista University and give a... (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)

    Click to read:Ousted Honduran Leader Inches Toward Home  Jul 24, 2009
    "Coups could then happen in Peru, where President (Alan) Garcia has a very low approval rating, or in Argentina or in Guatemala," said Gass, an analyst at the Washington Office on Latin America which promotes human rights and democracy. Zelaya said the mediation efforts, led by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, failed after representatives of the interim government flatly rejected the possibility that he might return to finish his presidential term, which ends in January 2010. (CBS News)

    Non-market strategies making a comeback in West  Jul 24, 2009
    While addressing a seminar in Peru recently, Bach recalls his audience breaking into knowing smiles as soon as he elaborated on the subject. Emerging markets understand that politics and economics cant be separated. (India Times)

    Continue reading  Jul 23, 2009
    In recent years, Filgas has been to China, Tibet, Peru, Argentina, the Galapagos Islands, Turkey, Egypt and India, and she has two trips planned for later this year to Thailand and Tunisia. She also has considered turning her hacienda-style home east of Selma into a bed and breakfast or cultural arts center. (Selma Enterprise, CA)

    Detecting underground smuggling: Tunnel vision  Jul 23, 2009
    Science and technology. Detecting underground smuggling. (The Economist)

    Ecuador: Small Wonder  Jul 22, 2009
    Ecuador is blessed with one of the most compelling travel destinations the Gal;pagos Islands and with proximity to another, Machu Picchu, in next-door Peru. The presence of such attractions means that while Ecuador receives a huge number of visitors, most come on pre-arranged tours and tend to do little more than stop for the night in Quito, the capital. (Concierge.com)

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