Lima, Peru | Saturday 04 July 2009 19:14 | | |

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A collective which started as group created in Facebook, is calling everyone for a pacific demonstration this afternoon in the Limean district of Miraflores.
Although the general media has been focusing on the scant cases of AH1N1 flu in Peru, there is still very little coverage (with the exception of a few brave TV reporters such as Monica Cepeda) of the approximately 140 children who have died this year of pneumonia.
Since most of these children are chronically malnourished, they are very vulnerable to pneumonia, which can easily prove to be fatal.
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA Canada) has announced that Canada will support people in Southern Peru to acquire education and employment.
The first aircraft manufactured by Peru, designed to train pilots, will be presented Wednesday afternoon at the Second International Defense Technology Exhibition and Prevention of Natural Disasters (SITDEF) in Lima.
El Comendador de Caraveli (a pisco produced in Arequipa, Peru) was awarded a Silver Medal at the 16th edition of Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2009, the most prestigious wine and spirits competition.
Under the new Rapid Renewal Program instituted by the U.S. Embassy in Lima, certain applicants for U.S. business and tourism visas may no longer be required to appear for a personal interview at the Embassy.
Peru’s Production Minister Elena Conterno Martinelli will launch today the national "Buy From Peru" campaign in the city of Abancay (Apurimac) with the aim of encouraging people to support of domestic suppliers and producers by buying Peruvian products.
The official webpage supporting the candidacy of Lake Titicaca will launch on May 24th a second massive campaign calling for votes for Lake Titicaca, Colca Canyon and Amazon River in the New Seven Wonders of Nature election.
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