Peru Taste: Heading for Lima, the Local Take on Peru's Cantinas and Restaurants

If your Spanish is halting or nonexistent and you are heading south to Lima Peru Taste, defined as an annotated guide to Peruvian Restaurants might be the place to visit. Their most recent entry La Gran Fruta is rated as Inexpensive and described as a "chain of small...

Banco do brasil to increase loans for cars, homes, agriculture

Brasil's economy is doing well, after years of struggle. The sugar cane based alcohol production creates energy independance for cars. Brazil is the world's major soya bean exporter, it's currency 1 $US is valid 1,6...

Peru: Lima woman kills mother with liquid cocaine

"A teenage woman was arrested early Wednesday morning in the Limean district of Comas after she was held responsible for her mother's death. According to police reports, 18-year-old Julia Anda Reynaldo hid liquid...

Fearing arsenic pollution, Peru stops Canadian Gold Hawk Resources from expl...

Amid fears over arsenic lead and cadmium pollution in water supply near Lima, Peru´s government has asked Canadian Gold Hawk Resources to stop operations. " Peru hit by mine pollution emergency By Naomi Mapstone in Lima Published: July 20 2008 19:49 | Last updated: July...

Peruvian Alan Garcia and Bolivian Evo Morales to meet

Amid distancing bilateral moments, the presidents of Peru and Bolivia - Alan Garcia and Evo Morales- are to meet. Both leaders are confronting tense domestic situations. While Alan Garcia is confronting opposition to his neo liberal economic program, Evo Morales is face a...

Peru held a national strike against neo liberal policies (updated)

Updates: According to Peruvian President Alan Gacia, leftist opposition groups are plotting against his government and trying to topple him A national strike took place today in Peru. Protesters were demanding better...

Anti-government protests hit Peru

"Thousands of people have joined marches and strikes across Peru in protest at rising prices and the government's free-market policies. They say the government has not spread the wealth from an economic boom. Strikers gathered in a main square in the capital, Lima, waving...

Peruvian workers defend Bolivian Evo Morales

Following acrimonious exchanges between Presidents of Peru and Boliva- Alan Garcia and Evo Morales-  over the set up of an American military base, some Peruvian workers had their saying. They denied Evo Morales was helping them organise a national strike. "Peruvian...

New Brazil Oil Finds May Be One Big Field

Recent Brazilian oil discoveries may all be connected and form one big oil field, Brazil's Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao told Dow Jones Newswires in an interview Saturday " Recent Brazilian oil discoveries may all be connected and form one big oil field, Brazil's...

10 man Paraguay stun Brazil 2-0 in World Cup qualifier ( Update)

Brazilian Press is in shock, everyone start talk about the chance of Brazil not making the next World Cup, that never happen before. " Ten-man Paraguay convincingly beat Brazil 2-0 in Asuncion on Sunday...

Supermodel Adriana Lima Engaged to NBA star

Sorry boys, but Victoria’s Secret beauty Adriana Lima is officially taken.  The Brazillian supermodel just got engaged to NBA star Marko Jaric.  Jaric plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves.  " ...

Brazil shocked by friendly loss to Venezuela

"Historic fiasco" read the caption under a front-page photo in Folha de S. Paulo, Brazil's largest newspaper. " SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- It was only friendly, but when Brazil loses 2-0 to lowly Venezuela, shock moves through the country in a hurry. The local news outlets...

Merkel and Chavez disagree on Latin America (readable version)

Caracas, Venezuela, 12 May 2008. During his weekly TVshow Aló Presidente on Sunday 11 May, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rejected critics made by Chancellor Angela Merkel on his regional leadership...

Lima Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting

"LIMA, Ohio (AP) — A white police officer accused of fatally shooting a black woman as she held her 1-year-old son during a drug raid was charged with two misdemeanors Monday, outraging activists and relatives of the woman who said he should face tougher penalties."

Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela crisis: OAS findings (updated III)

Caracas, Venezuela, Monday 17 March, 2008. The Ecuadorian - Colombian crisis was analysed during the 25th meeting of consultation of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of the American States (OAS) in...

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