Living in Peru : your everyday companion

Workers strike at Peru's biggest copper, zinc pit

Peruvian workers went on strike Monday at the sprawling Antamina zinc and copper mine owned by BHP Billiton and Xstrata, a union official said. "All operations are stopped at Antamina," union leader Francisco Marino told Reuters. The mine is one of the world's largest copper-zinc pits. (Reuters - click here to see article)


Peru trial sensation: President versus spymaster

Six months into the murder trial of Alberto Fujimori, prosecutors have produced little hard evidence that the former Peruvian president approved of a death squad to eliminate rebel collaborators. But they're about to put a blockbuster witness on the stand in a trial that is riveting the nation. (AP - click here to read complete article)


A healthier life and helping others

Maria Fitzgerald said many people don't recognize her anymore. The Peterborough resident has lost 63 of the 80 pounds she pledged to lose by Christmas for her fundraiser Weight for the Abandoned, to help abandoned children in Peru. She's also raised more than $10,000 of her $250,000 to $300,000 goal through various fundraising activities. At a garage sale at her home on Saturday, Fitzgerald raised $1,397 from the sale and received nine cash pledges of $100. (Peterborough Examiner - click here to read complete article posted by Fiona Isaacson)


Making contact: Indigenous tribes' fight to survive

Last month photographs of the discovery of one of the world's last "uncontacted" tribes on the Brazil/Peru border made front covers across the world, vividly illustrating a way of life that is mostly unknown and ignored in the industrialized world. Far from being a unique example there are actually over 100 tribes across the world -- half of whom live in Brazil and Peru -- that have chosen to reject contact with outsiders and fight for the right to live as their ancestors did before them. (CNN - click here to read complete article by Matt Ford)


"It's simply market growth that has prompted us to boost sales"

Peru has been growing at a breakneck pace in recent years and its GDP is expected to expand faster in 2008 than the economy of any other country in Latin America. In addition to growth, the country has infrastructure and construction projects lined up along with an extraordinary housing boom that has prompted ever-increasing demand for steel products. Aceros Arequipa is reaping the benefits of this boom as it is a leader in the Peruvian market, along with Siderperú. (Business News - click here to read complete article by Pablo Gaete)


Penny signs on with Clarets

Burnley have completed the signing of Diego Penny after securing a work permit for the Peru goalkeeper. The 24-year-old has joined the Clarets for an undisclosed fee from Peruvian Primera Division side Coronel Bolognesi on a three-year contract. Lima-born Penny is currently his country's number one goalkeeper. (Sportbox - click here to read complete article)