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  1. Peruvian patch: Gran Tierra will acquire a 60% interest in Block 95


    Upstream Online - 3 hours ago

    South American focused Gran Tierra Energy has entered into an agreement with UK-based Global Energy Development (GED) to farm into Block 95 in Peru's ...
    Global Energy in farm-out deal with Gran Tierra Energy- Stock Market Wire
    all 16 news articles » LON:GED

  2. US Navy Security Team Partners with Peruvian...


    defpro - 59 minutes ago

    09:18 GMT, December 13, 2010 CALLAO, Peru | US sailors assigned to a ... engaged in a week-long subject matter expert exchange with Peruvian naval police in ...
    EPA:TIPA
  3. Buried in Peru's Desert, Fossils Draw Smugglers


    New York Times - Simon Romero - Andrea Zarate - 1 day ago

    Peruvian law, while vague, classifies fossils as national patrimony and requires fossils found in the country to remain in Peru, unless special permission ...


  4. Peru's passion fruit exports grow 80% in value through October 2010


    Fresh Fruit Portal - 1 hour ago

    Exports of Peruvian passion fruit between January and October of this year reached a total of US $251900, an 80% jump over shipments for the same period ...
  5. 12:50 Peru-Germany trade to surpass US$ 2 billion mark in 2011


    Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - 17 hours ago

    Bilateral trade between Peru and Germany could surpass the US$ 2 billion mark by next ... The official noted that Peruvian organic products, like coffee, ...
  6. ThyssenKrupp to supply overland conveyor to Peruvian copper mine ...


    SteelGuru - 6 hours ago

    ... Colorado of USA has received the order to deliver an overland conveyor system for the Antapaccay copper mine in Peru. The end user is Xstrata Copper, ...
  7. Intense and Valuable Programme in Peru Tests Language Skills of ...


    ITTF - 12 hours ago

    A long journey but for Aleksey Yefremov of Belarus, the journey to Peru's capital city, Lima, proved most worthwhile. He was the coach on duty at an ITTF ...


  8. Peru's Trade Surplus Narrowed on Higher Oil Imports


    Bloomberg - John Quigley - 2 days ago

    Peru's trade surplus narrowed in October on rising imports of crude oil, cars and televisions. ...
  9. VIDEO: Soccer Brawl at Peru's National Championship


    CBS News - Natalie Jimenez - 2 days ago

    (CBS/AP) Soccer players brawled in the first match of Peru's national championship final in the highly anticipated game between Leon de Huanuco and ...
    Peru Torneo Descentralizado: Leon de Huanuco 1-1 Universidad San ...- South American Football
    all 5 news articles » TSE:LNF
  10. Peruvian Congress pays homage to Vargas Llosa


    Living in Peru - 2 days ago

    Peru's Congress paid homage with a long and loud round of applauses to Peruvian... Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa. The recognition was proposed by
    Peruvian Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.- Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias
    07:27 Vargas Llosa: Nobel prize belongs to Peruvians- Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias
    Mario Vargas Llosa's Nobel Lecture- IBNLive.com
    Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - Press-Enterprise
    all 19 news articles »


  11. Cusco Students Approve of Inca Artifacts Deal With Yale


    SBWire (press release) - 7 hours ago

    “The artifacts from Machu Picchu form an important part of Peru's cultural heritage.” The deal was in response to angry protests that left streets in Cusco ...
  12. In the Peruvian Desert, a Troubled Trove


    New York Times - 1 day ago

    To the bone hunters who stalk the Ocucaje Desert in Peru, the punishing winds have exposed a medley of life and evolution: a prehistoric graveyard where sea ...
  13. Peruvian writer Vargas Llosa wins the Nobel prize in literature


    EITB - 20 hours ago

    The 74-year-old writer said he hoped the presidential election in Peru next ... Many of his works are built on his experiences of life in Peru in the late ...
  14. Debt Trends In Peru's Personal, Microfinance Sectors Spark Warnings


    Wall Street Journal - Sophie Kevany - 2 days ago

    LIMA (Dow Jones)--Political stability, growing consumer confidence and higher employment have boosted Peru's ...
  15. Analysis: Peru voters shying away from adventure


    Reuters - Mariana Bazo - 3 days ago

    Supporters of Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori hold a banner ... In so doing, Peru would follow Brazil, Chile and Colombia, where voters this ...
    Fujimori daughter joins presidential race in Peru- UPI.com
    Keiko Fujimori daughter of jailed leader joins Peruvian ...- MercoPress
    all 7 news articles »


  16. Peruvian divers seek 4 crewmen on capsized boat


    msnbc.com - 4 days ago

    Two of the rescued crew are being treated at a clinic in Callao, the port adjacent to Peru's capital of Lima. Calvo said Wednesday that authorities are ...
    Skipper Killed After Chinese Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Peruvian Coast- Bernama
    4 Chinese fishermen missing off Peruvian coast- China.org.cn
    3 Rescued from shipwreck off Peru- Fox News
    Hindustan Times - eTaiwan News
    all 17 news articles »
  17. Surf Tourism: Peru draws over 20000 visitors a year


    Global Surf News - 23 hours ago

    Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 12 December, 2010 : - - The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) has informed that Peru receives over ...
  18. Peruvian divers find captain of capsized Chinese ship dead


    Global Times - 3 days ago

    Peruvian Navy divers Wednesday found the body of the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized off Peru's port city of Callao on Tuesday, ...
    Body Recovered from Shipwreck off Peru's Coast- Latin American Herald Tribune
    Peruvian divers rescue 3 missing boat crewmen- China Post
    all 3 news articles »
  19. LA Court Can Hear Peruvian Case Against Oil Giant


    ABC News - Noaki Schwartz - 6 days ago

    The company "believes that the US courts are not the appropriate forum to litigate these Peruvian claims," Kline wrote. Occidental pumped oil in Peru from ...
    Peruvian Group Can Sue Oil Company in California- Courthouse News Service
    Peruvian Suit Against Oxy to Proceed- Los Angeles Business Journal
    Lawsuit Alleging Occidental Petroleum Contaminated Rainforest is ...- The Beverly Hills Courier
    Reuters - PR Newswire (press release)
    all 177 news articles » OXY


  20. Peru's agricultural exports reach US$ 2.59 billion


    Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - 4 days ago

    Some 27 percent of Peru's agricultural exports went to the United States, 12 percent to Germany, nine percent to the Netherlands, seven percent to Spain, ...
  21. Mota-Engil May Invest in Peru Oil, Soybean Facilities


    Bloomberg - Alex Emery - 3 days ago

    Peru's port operators will invest $3 billion in expansion projects over the next four years to handle surging exports, according to the country's port ...
  22. WB: US$100 Million for Natural Disaster Risk Reduction in Peru


    The FINANCIAL - 2 days ago

    Peru's vulnerability in the face of natural disasters is an obstacle to the country's sustainable development. According to studies carried out by the World ...
  23. Tunisia and Peru look at prospects to boost co-operation


    Tunisia Online News - 3 days ago

    In a statement to “TAP” Tunisia's Official Press Agency, the Peruvian minister said the talk reviewed development of ties binding Peru and Tunisia and ...


  24. Regal Petroleum, Kalahari Minerals, Goldplat, Caledon Resources ...


    Proactive Investors UK - 3 hours ago

    ... del Peru Limitada. Under the terms of the agreement, GTE will become the operator of the contract, subject to and following approval from the Peruvian ...
    LON:RPT - LON:GED - LON:NPE
  25. Project of technological innovation to help reduce pirate movies ...


    Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - 3 days ago

    Peruvian IT company Holosen SAC has recently received funding from Peru's Research and Development Fund for Competitiveness (Fidecom) to develop "papaye.pe" ...
  26. Rare Bird Protected by Groundbreaking Land Deal in Peru


    Surfbirds News - 1 day ago

    Twenty-nine privately owned properties totaling 1196 acres within Peru's Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve were donated on December 1 to SERNANP, ...
  27. Jailed Ex-Peruvian President's Daughter Runs For Presidency


    RTT News - 4 days ago

    Addressing her first election convention in Huaycán, east of capital Lima, Keiko Fujimori vowed her "commitment with Peru's most poor and forgotten people. ...
    Peru's Humala calls Garcia a threat to democracy- WXEL
    Peru's Ex-President Toledo Gains In Pre-Election Run- NASDAQ
    Keiko Fujimori to run for office in Peru- Island Crisis
    Living in Peru - The Northern Miner (subscription)
    all 16 news articles »


  28. Indigenous Peruvians Win Appeal Against US Oil Company Oxy


    PlanetSave.com - 2 days ago

    “Indigenous plaintiffs from the Peruvian Amazon won their appeal [this week] ... that the case should be litigated in Peru, but the Ninth Circuit disagreed, ...
    Cases against oil companies in the Amazon basin- Financial Times (blog)
    all 4 news articles »


  29. Peruvian surfer Alarcón close to win international competition


    Living in Peru - 2 days ago

    Alarcón has been Peru's champion four times. Now he will aim for the ALAS championship finals that will take place in Venezuela on 17-19 December.


  30. 9th Circuit: Peruvian Natives' Tort Case Should Proceed in US Courts


    The National Law Journal - Alison Frankel - 4 days ago

    Occidental sent us this e-mail statement: "The individual plaintiffs in this litigation are Peruvian. The alleged acts occurred in Peru and relate to oil ...
    Oil giant faces legal action in US- Environmental Data Interactive
    all 4 news articles » OXY


  31. Peruvian police sniper kills bank hostage-taker


    Washington Post - 4 Dec 2010

    AP LIMA, Peru -- A bank robber held 34 people hostage for more than seven hours in a nationally televised drama that ended when a police sniper crawled ...
    Police kill man holding 33 hostages at Peruvian bank- CNN International
    Hostage-taker killed in Peru, captives freed- Monsters and Critics.com
    Peruvian police sniper kills bank hostage-taker- FOX11AZ.com
    all 151 news articles »


  32. Peru Pauses for Third Month on Slowing Inflation


    BusinessWeek - John Quigley - 3 days ago

    Peru's outstanding bank loans last month grew at the fastest pace since February 2009 as economic growth accelerated, the country's banking association ...
  33. Van der Sloot Tweets Fans from Peru Jail Cell: "I guess I won't be ...


    The Spoof (satire) - 15 hours ago

    Tweeting from his plush Peruvian jail cell, accused killer Joran van der Sloot, ... to Peru where he was subsequently arrested on the current charges. ...
  34. Peru. Seven die after truck, tourist bus collide


    Ottawa Citizen - 3 Dec 2010

    The two Peruvian fatalities were the drivers of the bus and truck, police said. Deadly accidents are common on Peru's narrow Andean roads. ...
    5 European tourists die in Peruvian bus accident- Washington Post
    Nine Die in Peru Truck Accident- Latin American Herald Tribune
    Highway accident kills 9 in Peru- People's Daily Online
    The News International - Expatica Netherlands
    all 156 news articles »


  35. Giant scarf knitted for Peru's missing


    AFP - Bayly Turner - 30 Nov 2010

    The project, called 'the Scarf of Hope', aims to be a tangible reminder of Peru's missing. And the same skill used to clothe the missing now mourns them, ...
  36. Peru's monthly exports on the rise


    Fruitnet.com - 5 days ago

    A new report has revealed that the free on board (FOB) value of Peruvian exports climbed to US$3bn during October, an increase of 19.3 per cent on the same ...
  37. Tech-innovated project to reduce movie piracy in Peru


    Living in Peru - 2 days ago

    Peruvian company Holosens has recently received funding from Peru's Research and Development Fund for Competitiveness (Fidecom) to develop papaye.pe, ...
  38. Washington state priest brings natural family planning to Peru's ...


    Catholic News Agency - Benjamin Mann - 5 days ago

    The Mary Bloom Center, in the highlands city of Puno, near Peru's Lake Titicaca, is named after Fr. Bloom's mother. He began the center's work during his ...


  39. Peru's royalty politics presents mining investment opportunities ...


    Mineweb - Dorothy Kosich - 5 days ago

    Zacks.com asserts Peru's mining royalty politics have produced a dip in stocks which could be advantageous to investors interested in Peru's largest ...
  40. Peru's Produce Exports May Rise Threefold in 10 Years


    Bloomberg - John Quigley - 2 Dec 2010

    Peru's agricultural industry directly employs more than 1 million people and together with manufacturing accounts for 22 percent of the country's exports, ...
  41. Peru's president approval rating rises to 44 percent


    Living in Peru - 4 days ago

    Peruvian President Alan Garcia's approval rating in Lima reached 44 percent and 36 percent in the whole country, reports the state-owned Andina news service ...


  42. Peru's Sol Rises to One-Week High on European Bond Purchases


    Bloomberg - John Quigley - 3 Dec 2010

    Peru's sol rose to a one-week high after the European Central Bank stepped up bond purchases to address the ...
  43. Peru's coast highly exposed to climate change


    Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - 4 Dec 2010

    The Peruvian coast will be the most exposed region to climate change and its ... and Arequipa, Peru's Environment Minister Antonio Brack has informed. ...
  44. Peru's President García attends Ibero-American Summit


    Living in Peru - 4 Dec 2010

    Peruvian President Alan García Perez arrived to Argentina in order to attend the 20th Ibero-American Summit which opens today in Mar del Plata, ...


  45. 11:45 Peru's INEN forges strategic alliance with Houston-based ...


    Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - 5 days ago

    University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, considered one of the best cancer centers in the world, decided to forge a strategic alliance with Peru's ...
  46. No 'universal misunderstanding'—Vargas Llosa gets Nobel


    Inquirer.net - 4 days ago

    By Igor Gedilaghine STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa will receive the Nobel Literature Prize on Friday at a traditional ceremony set to blow away ...
    Mario Vargas Llosa accepts Nobel with speech that brings tears- Living in Peru
    Nobel Winner Mario Vargas Llosa Urges Sanctions for Dictators- BusinessWeek
    Vargas Llosa praises fiction as a bridge between nations- Fox News
    University of Delaware - The Associated Press
    all 288 news articles »


  47. Tucari gold project extension approved by Peruvian ministry


    Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - 4 days ago

    Aruntani mining company has the green light to go ahead with the extension of its Tucari gold project, located in southern Peru, following the Ministry of ...
  48. Shining Path followers want to run for Peruvian Congress


    Living in Peru - 4 days ago

    The Movadef is made up by Abimael Guzman's followers and plan to gain seats in Peru's Congress in 2011 after registering as a political party. ...


  49. Van der Sloot not Peru's most notorious prisoner


    CBS42 - 4 Dec 2010

    Birmingham, Al (WIAT) Joran van der Sloot isn't the most notorious prisoner in the Peruvian penal system. These days, he isn't even the most notorious Dutch ...
  50. South American roundup-San Martin secure Peruvian title


    Yahoo! Eurosport UK - 1 hour ago

    San Martin were crowned champions of Peru for the third time since they were founded six years ago while LDU Quito won the title in Ecuador and Deportivo ...
  51. Large Peruvian companies get ready for new investments in Chile


    Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - Santiago de Chile - 4 days ago

    “According to a cadastre carried out in Santiago, there are approximately 120 Peruvian restaurants. The liking for Peru's gastronomy is completely ...
  52. Peru sees approving key copper projects soon


    Reuters Africa - Teresa Cespedes - Patricia Velez - 2 days ago

    LIMA Dec 10 (Reuters) - Peru said on Friday it expects to approve the ... Chinalco recently said that it expects to open the Peruvian copper mine -- which ...
  53. MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: responsAbility Makes Debt Investments Worth $5 ...


    MicroCapital - 6 hours ago

    ... made a local-currency debt investment equivalent to USD 2 million in Edpyme Raiz, a Peruvian... MFI that reported total assets of USD 129.5 million,
  54. Peru to Ask Doe Run to Build $100 Million Acid Plant


    Bloomberg - Alex Emery - 2 days ago

    Doe Run Peru will be ... Doe Run shut its Peruvian zinc, lead and copper smelter last year after metals prices ...
  55. President inaugurates Federico Basadre highway stretch


    Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - 1 day ago

    Peru's head of State Alan García will inaugurate on Saturday Section II San Alejandro-Neshuya of the Federico Basadre highway, in the region of Ucayali ...
  56. ThyssenKrupp to supply overland conveyor to Peruvian copper mine ...


    Your Industry News (press release) - 3 days ago

    The Antapaccay copper mine in the south of Peru is Xstrata's latest project. As from 2012, it is scheduled to produce some 160000 tons of copper concentrate ...
  57. Prime Minister receives Peruvian Special Envoy


    Tunisia Online News - 3 days ago

    TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The Prime Minister, Mr. Mohamed Ghannouchi received, on Thursday, in Tunis, Mr. José Antonio Garcia Belaunde, Peru's Minister of Foreign ...


  58. My kind of place: Lima, Peru


    The National - Naomi Mapstone - 2 days ago

    Some of the city's best restaurants are nearby, including the landmark Astrid y Gaston and more casual T'anta bistro run by Gastón Acurio, Peru's answer to ...


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