Living in Peru : your everyday companion

Official says Peru may have to choose between US, Andean Community trade pacts

Peru may be forced to choose between a trade pact with the United States and one with its neighbors, a senior official says. A deal with the United States, approved by the U.S. Congress last year, can't take effect until Peru tightens intellectual property laws. But Andean Community rules require Peru to get permission from other members to modify such laws — and the leftist governments of Bolivia and Ecuador have rejected Peru's request to do so, Eduardo Ferreyros, vice-minister of foreign trade, said late Tuesday on Canal N television. (AP - click here to read complete article)


Peru reaches 17 mln mobile lines, 72.5% coverage in Q1

Peru has reached almost 17 mobile lines in service in the first quarter, up by 1.4 million lines from 15.4 million a year earlier, according to Peru's telecoms regulator, the Supervisory Agency for Private Investment in Telecommunications (Osiptel). The growth was mainly generated by increased competition in the sector and the new regulatory framework promoting larger investments and lower tariffs. (Telecom Paper - click here to read complete article)


Piracy Cost Peru Software Cos $75 Million In 2007

A computer software trade group says that piracy in Peru cost software companies $75 million in 2007. An annual study commissioned by the Business Software Alliance shows that 71% of software installed or packaged in Peru in 2007 was pirated. The alliance includes software giants Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL) and Adobe (ADBE). Gustavo Leon y Leon is the group's Peru representative. He says 75% of the country's small and medium-size businesses currently use pirated software. (AP - click here to read complete article)


On a Mission, Part I: Local Doctors Travel to Peru To Perform Life-Saving Surgeries

Dr. Joseph DeBellis leaned against the wall in the hospital hallway, his blue scrubs damp and clinging, his hair touseled and tinged with sweat. The Peruvian humidity slipped in through the open windows and doors, and the combination of heat, exhaustion and emotional overload brought tears. Just for a rare moment, the veil of professional detachment dropped. (Southhampton Town News - click here to read complete article by Joseph Shaw)


Mum heads for Peru to take on gruelling trek in memory of son

A brave mum is set to take part in a gruelling Peruvian trek in memory of her son. Fifteen-year-old Shaun McBride, from Bishopbriggs, was taken to hospital in May 2006 after falling ill with a headache. He was diagnosed as having a brain tumour and died just weeks before his 16th birthday. (Kirkintilloch Herald - click here to read complete article)