In Second Go-Round, Peru President Still Unpopular
08/27/2010 09:00 PM
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 In what might be considered his comeback term, President Alan García is still battling low approval ratings and heated criticism from his constituents.
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One-of-a-Kind Birding in an Incan Hideaway
08/24/2010 09:00 PM
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 South America’s Urubamba River valley and the surrounding region are as spectacular for birding as they are underrated.
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Lori Berenson Ordered to Return to Prison in Peru
08/18/2010 09:00 PM
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Lori Berenson, imprisoned on charges of aiding rebels in Peru, was released on parole in May but must now complete the final five years of her original sentence, a court said.
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High in the Andes, Guardians of an Inca Mystery
08/16/2010 09:00 PM
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 A town in the Andes has one of the last known collections of khipus — weavings that may explain how the Incas ruled without a written language — still in ritual use.
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As China Expands in Latin America, Tensions Fester at Its Mining Venture in Peru
08/14/2010 09:00 PM
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 A long-festering conflict in a mining town does not square well with China’s portrayal of its rising profile in Latin America, in which everyone benefits.
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Coca Production Makes a Comeback in Peru
06/13/2010 09:00 PM
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 The increase illustrates one aspect of the war against drugs: when antidrug efforts succeed in one place, cultivation shifts elsewhere.
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Going After Government Looters
06/11/2010 09:00 PM
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More has to be done to address the bribery, misappropriation and corruption that costs developing countries billions of dollars each year, experts say.
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Suspect in U.S. Teenager’s Disappearance Is Held in Chile
06/03/2010 09:00 PM
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A Dutchman who has been a suspect in Natalee Holloway’s disappearance was arrested in Chile in connection with a murder in Peru.
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For Peru and American Inmate, Much Is Changed
05/26/2010 09:00 PM
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 Now that Lori Berenson has been granted parole after 14 years in a Peruvian prison on terrorism charges, both she and the nation that imprisoned her have changed.
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Peru Frees American Held Since 1995
05/25/2010 09:00 PM
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Lori Berenson, the 40-year-old New Yorker who spent the last 15 years in prison in Peru, was paroled.
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Mudslides Trap Tourists Near Peru Ruins
01/28/2010 09:00 PM
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 More than 1,000 people had been evacuated by helicopter but hundreds more remained stranded near the Machu Picchu ruins, facing food and water shortages.
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A Sign of Latin America’s Fading Polarization
01/19/2010 09:00 PM
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 The election of a right-wing billionaire to lead Chile appears to signal a convergence of left and right agendas.
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Bus Falls in Peru; 40 Die
12/24/2009 09:00 PM
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The bus carrying farmers and merchants home for Christmas plunged into a ravine on a remote highway in the southeastern Andes, the police said.
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Peru’s Police Say Gang Drained Victims’ Fat
11/19/2009 09:00 PM
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A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, the police said Thursday.
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Ecosystem in Peru Is Losing a Key Ally
11/07/2009 09:00 PM
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 Peruvians pose what might be a final challenge to the ecosystem supported by the giant huarango tree, which is coveted as a source of charcoal and firewood.
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