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The New Year is traditionally about purging the sins of the year and starting afresh. But in Peru, there is a novel way of doing that - an annual fighting festival. The tradition dates back hundreds of years and serves as ...0 opinions2012/12/27 23:07:50
Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty Wednesday to all the charges against him in the 2010 killing of a Peruvian woman. "I am really sorry for what happened," he told the three magistrates overseeing his trial in Lima, Peru,...31 opinions2012/01/13 09:38:04
Follow-up question: Who built them? (a) human beings, or (b) extra terrestrials? From Edgardo Valentino D. Olaes0 opinions2012/03/05 15:40:18
A new law recognising the land ownership rights of Peru's native inhabitants sets an important regional precedent. In February, after a legal battle lasting nearly two decades, little-known indigenous communities in Ec...2 opinions2011/09/12 14:32:50
LIMA -- A strong but deep earthquake shook a sparsely populated northern jungle region on Wednesday near Brazil's border. There were no reports of damage or injuries. The quake had a magnitude of 7.0 and was centered 50 ...8 opinions2011/08/25 22:21:09
A fifth child has died in Peru in an outbreak of rabies spread by vampire bats, say health officials. The death in the northern Amazon region brings the total number of people killed in the outbreak to 20. A local heal...0 opinions2010/09/23 21:17:56
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LIMA, Peru (AP) — Joran van der Sloot goes on trial in the murder of a young Peruvian woman Friday, nearly seven years after he became the prime suspect in the unsolved disappearance of an American teenager on holiday in A...5 opinions2012/01/06 07:28:55
- Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Thursday announced a $2.2 million grant that will be used to strengthen budding labor unions in Haiti and Peru. The taxpayer money will fund projects organized by the AFL-CIO's Solidarity ...2 opinions2012/12/28 16:27:34
It seems that the United States Labor Dept. has announced that it will be creating a $2.2M grant program to help strengthen "budding labor unions" in Haiti and Peru. Now many people have issues with unions, but ignoring th...142 opinions2012/12/28 12:22:10
Good news or bad news? Well, it depends on how you look at it. According to figures released before the US Senate recently Peru is now número uno un production of refined cocaine, although it still lags behind Colombia i...4 opinions2011/10/21 23:14:19
While speaking at a dedication ceremony for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park in New York City on Wednesday, former President Bill Clinton said his wife “was known to commune” with Eleanor Roosevelt, and that Ro...6 opinions2012/10/19 16:11:01
Dutch customs officials said a suitcase containing 200 live tarantulas was seized from a German couple at an Amsterdam airport. The customs officials at Schiphol airport said the couple, who were returning from Peru, were...1 opinion2012/10/06 13:43:29
Witch country would you choose.............PERU or NICARAGUA this is not ment 2 offend hispanics from other countrys.......0 opinions2009/12/05 21:50:18
A huge problem for many many countries is collosal debt issues. It's dragging so many economies down. If a person gets into so much doo-doo they will sometimes scarper the country and go and live in Equador or Peru or som...4 votes2012/08/29 18:59:18
25 opinions2010/06/02 19:38:38
I have noticed something very strange and unexplainable. Some Soda Heads mentioned Ernesto being numbers one on the Leaderboard without doing anything. Did you know that he is number one every day now? He has only asked 2...16 opinions2012/06/20 16:26:38