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Peru's Politicians Deny Crisis as Water Shortage Looms
Story published in An American in Lima, July 24, 2009: link By Barbara R. Drake " LIMA: Peru’s Minister of the Environment Antonio Brack Egg told international glacier experts and other climate specialists last...
created by An American in Lima | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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Global Warming Claims Another Glacier in Peru
Bald & ugly: not a patch of ice is left on Nevado Quilca, in Puno, south Peru
Awful news. Quilca Glacier (5,250 meters above sea level) in Puno has disappeared completely, reports Peru’s National Institute for Natural Resources (IRENA).
The disappearance of Quilca... Maids Still Banned from Swimming at Peru Beaches
It sounds like a scene straight out of the Jim Crow era in the American South, but it’s happening today in coastal Peru: discriminatory laws in some exclusive seaside resorts prohibit maids (nearly all of whom are poor Andean and black... United Nations Calls for New World Agricultural Order
" Diouf appeals for new world agricultural order 19-11-2008 Proposes 2009 Summit to reform present system, find $30 billion 19 November 2008, Rome - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf today appealed to...
created by An American in Lima | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Lost City of the "Cloud People" Discovered in Peru's Amazon
" A lost city discovered deep in the Amazon rainforest could unlock the secrets of a legendary tribe. Little is known about the Cloud People of Peru, an ancient, white-skinned civilisation wiped out by disease and war in the 16th century. But now archaeologists have... Bush Stifles Urge to Wring Asian Leaders' Necks (Just KIdding!)
" El Fotografo snagged this photo of U.S. President George Bush making an incriminating gesture with his hands behind the Japanese and Korean leaders at the APEC Leaders’ Summit, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. ...
created by An American in Lima | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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U.S. Junk Food Sales Soar as Economy Tanks in 3rd Quarter
" The slow-motion collapse of the U.S. economy is harming consumers and businesses across the country – well, almost every business that is. One industry is enjoying big sales gains thanks to...
created by An American in Lima | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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