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Latin America | 28 April, 2009 [ 22:54 ]

Inter Oceanic Highway will impulse Peru-Brazil integration, Brazil's President says.


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Isabel Guerra

Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, considers that the construction of the Inter Oceanic Highway will help reaching a real integration between Peru and Brazil, and will bring benefits to both countries as well, impulsing commercial and touristic trade among them.

He said that this highway will be beneficial also for all South America, and he commited himself to work closely with Peru's President Alan Garcia to facilitate cooperation regarding to commerce, investments, tourism, industry and technology.

Peru and Brazil Presidents also agreed to build six hydroelectric centrals in Peru, with a total budget of US $4 billion dollars.

Da Silva also said that the recent America's Summit in Trinidad and Tobago allowed Latin America's presidents to have a better view of the White House's relationships with the region, and that Obama's administration is opening doors to improve them.

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Latin America | 21 April, 2009 [ 11:56 ]

Chavez's main critic flees to Peru


LivingInPeru
Isabel Guerra

Manuel Rosales, Venezuela's main opposition leader, is now in Peru after fleeing his homeland to escape a trial on corruption charges that he alleges are politically motivated.

He arrived in Lima as a tourist, a status that allows him to stay as long as 180 days in Peru, but has not yet formally requested asylum, according to Peru's Chancellor Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde.

Rosales, also mayor of the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo, had gone into hiding three weeks ago when corruption charges were filed, since Venezuelan officials are accusing him to illegally enrich himself as governor of Zulia state from 2002 to 2004.

However, Rosales denies the allegation claiming that Chavez is out to get him for political reasons.

"Since they haven't been able to take me off the political map by the electoral route, now they're using the power they have in all the movements of the public prosecutor," Rosales told CNN en Español last month.

One of Rosales' lawyers noted that Chavez had said publicly in October 2008 that he wanted the mayor in prison.

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Latin America | 25 February, 2009 [ 15:10 ]

Peru confident it will win maritime dispute against Chile


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Israel Ruiz

If the world court at The Hague is fair, then we (Peru) will be right, said Ambassador Javier Pérez de Cuéllar when speaking on the maritime border dispute between Peru and Chile.

Pérez de Cuéllar, former Secretary General for the United Nations, explained that his prediction was based on rulings the world court had made in cases similar to Peru's.

The Peruvian ambassador stated that while the world court had clear guidelines, both countries would have to wait a couple of years for a final ruling, explaining the matter was complex.

Peru is to present its case at The Hague on March 20, giving historic, geographic and legal support as to why certain maritime limits needed to be respected.

Chile will not present its case until 2010.

Peru's Foreign Affairs minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde explained while on a trip to Chile that Peru's position was that maritime borders had not been established.

Speaking on behalf of Chileans, he stated that they believed limits had been set in agreements signed in 1952 and 1954.

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Latin America | 10 February, 2009 [ 10:24 ]

Amazon Indians accused of cannibalizing farmer


CNN
Helena DeMoura

A city official in the remote Brazilian Amazon village of Envira told CNN that five members of the Kulina tribe are on the run after being accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act of cannibalism.

The village's chief of staff, Maronilton da Silva Clementino, said Kulina tribesmen took the life of Ocelio Alves de Carvalho, 19, last week on the outskirts of Envira, which is in the far western part of Brazil that bumps up against Peru.

Portal Amazonia newspaper reported that the Indians escaped after being held for a few hours in the city's police station.

No arrest warrants were issued. Brazilian law does not allow the military or civil police to enter Indian lands, Portal Amazonia reported.

It is still unknown how many people took part in the alleged cannibalistic ritual, although several Indians have fled into the jungle fearing prosecution, the newspaper Diario do Amazonas reported.

Clementino said the victim was herding cattle when he met with a group of Indians who invited him back to their village.

"They knew each other and they sometimes helped one another. They invited him to their reservation three days ago and he was never seen again," Clementino said.

"The family decided to go into the reservation and that's when they saw his body quartered and his skull hanging on a tree. It was very tragic for the family," he said.

The news of the incident came from the Indians themselves, who apparently bragged about eating the man's organs, Clementino said.

Members of the tribe told residents of Envira -- where 190 Kulina families brush shoulders with non-tribal Brazilians -- that they held a cannibalistic ritual in which they cooked the victim's organs, Clementino said.

He said Kulina Indians began surrounding the police station where the suspects were briefly interrogated.

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Latin America | 17 December, 2008 [ 17:07 ]

Evo Morales gives Barack Obama an ‘ultimatum’ to lift the ban on Cuba


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Jobana Soto


Today in Brazil, Bolivian President Evo Morales urged all Latin American and Caribbean countries to band together to protest the trade ban against Cuba by the United States.

“If they don’t lift it [Cuba’s embargo], we will lift their ambassadors,” said Morales. He added that Latin American countries should stop all selling and trading with the U.S. to show the country they mean business.

In the last few months, Bolivia and the U.S. have strained their relationship, with the latest public scandal involving the U.S. canceling Bolivia's trade benefits for not properly fighting against the war on drugs. 

Morales believes giving the future U.S. president Barack Obama an “ultimatum” could bring Cuba one step closer to having their embargo lifted. While the Bolivian President admitted that the likeliness of his plan is nearly impossible, it sure is fun to dream if you’re Morales.

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Latin America | 28 November, 2008 [ 16:42 ]

Bolivian president slams U.S. for ceasing trade benefits


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Jobana Soto

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Tension between the United States and Bolivia continue to rise as they are involved in a trade deal gone sour. Washington presidential spokesperson, Dana Perino, told reporters this week that Bolivia will be cut off from special trade benefits, issued by the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), for the country’s alleged failure to efficiently fight against illegal drug trafficking in its territory.

Last year, the U.S. received US$363 million worth of Bolivian goods under the ATPDEA. The country could loose those tax-free benefits if they don’t show evidence that they are doing enough in the fight against drugs.

U.S. President George W. Bush began the process of canceling Bolivia’s customs benefits two months ago, which will officially end on December 15 unless Bolivia shows that it has “improved its performance” against illegal drugs.

But Bolivian President Evo Morales believes the U.S. is seeking “political vengeance” against his country because of not seeing eye-to-eye with certain U.S. policies.

Compared to Colombia and Peru, two of the largest coca producing countries in the world respectively, the amount of Bolivia’s coca fields is significantly lower than its neighboring Andean countries. United Nations reports say in 2007 Colombia had 250,000 acres of coca, while Peru around more than 124,000 acres. Bolvia has around 69,200 acres.

“We complied better than Colombia and Peru," said Morales, a former leader of coca farmers. “Those are the facts but this is political vengeance because we don't agree with capitalism, provoked wars...or the free market.”

At a press conference held yesterday in La Paz, Felipe Caceres, who directs Bolivia’s battle against the drug trade, told reporters that if the U.S. takes away the ATPDEA’s benefits, it could lead to unemployment and “swell the ranks of drug trafficking.”

Morales hopes to resolve bitter ties with the U.S. once President-elect Barack Obama takes office on January 20.

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Latin America | 27 November, 2008 [ 17:03 ]

Indigenous people rescue seven hostages from FARC rebels


Members of an indigenous community on Thursday rescued seven people who were being held hostage by alleged leftist rebels in southwestern Colombia.

The indigenous leader Vilma Almendra, of the Piayo community, told the radio station Caracol that the natives went out to find the hostages allegedly held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) upon hearing of the kidnappings early Thursday.

"The whole guard, women, men, children, everyone went out in the chase. The criminals left five people with one of their number in a car, and then took two other people towards the mountains," Almendra said.

However, the indigenous people circled the kidnappers and forced them to release all their hostages.

The victims of the kidnapping had been traveling though indigenous territory between the villages of Jambalo and Silvia, in the Cauca province, when they were taken hostage by FARC.

According to Andina news agency, after their release, they were taken to Piayo settlements.

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Latin America | 19 November, 2008 [ 17:45 ]

Bolivian union leaders to protest Peru’s FTA with European Union


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Jobana Soto

This week, Bolivians are in Lima to help organize a protest against Peru and Colombia for agreeing to sign a Free-Trade Agreement with the European Union.

Peruvian chancellor, José Garcia Belaunde, made it known that if protesters try to intervene in Peruvian politics they will be sent back to Bolivia.

Naturally, Peruvian officials are not so keen having their fellow Latin American neighbors start political trouble, especially during the country's most important event, the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima this week.

“We’re going to see what they [Bolivians] do, but evidently, they  cannot intervene in Peruvian politics. If there is any kind of intervention from these people, they will be sent back to their country,” Belaunde affirmed.

A total of 14 union leaders have coordinated with other Peruvians to mobilize a joint protest refusing Free-Trade Agreement negotiations with Canada and the European Union.

According to the Bolivian Ambassador, Franz Solano,  he assures that although Bolivian President Evo Morales is opposed to the Free-Trade Agreement involving Peru, Canada and the EU, he is not advocating for union leaders in his country to start protests in Lima.

“That is a matter strictly of the social movements in Peru, not of Bolivia,” Solano told Andina, adding that in no way would the president want to intervene in the commercial decisions of his neighboring countries.

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Latin America | 9 May, 2008 [ 17:30 ]

Children & adolescents in Peru prefer the Internet over television


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Israel J. Ruiz



Peru's youth and young people in Latin America in general prefer surfing the internet instead of watching television, revealed a survey done by the University of Navarra and Educared, a program organized by the Telefonica Foundation.

On Friday, Telefonica released the results of the new survey, which included seven Latin American countries.

22,000 children from over 200 schools in Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela took part in the poll.

The technological preference survey for children and youth, which is the first of its kind, was conducted between July and October 2007.

According to the survey, 42 percent of the 11-year-old children that participated stated they preferred surfing the Internet as opposed to watching T.V

Figures rose as high as 60 percent in adolescents between the ages of 14 and 15.

Youngsters between the ages of 10 and 14 that did not have access to the Internet at home stated it was one of their strongest desires and affirmed they logged on without their parents' supervision at cafes and other places.

The survey also showed that while 81 percent of the children questioned used cellular phones to make and receive calls, over half of them used the phones to play games.


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Latin America | 4 April, 2008 [ 18:00 ]

Peru: Telefonica & Microsoft aid teachers in Latin America


Today at the annual Government Leaders Forum—Americas in Miami, Microsoft Corp. signed a collaborative agreement with the Telefónica Foundation, an entity of Telefónica S.A., to promote the development and improvement of education through information and communication technology (ICT) for teachers and students in Latin America.

The agreement was signed by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and César Alierta, chairman of Telefónica and the Telefónica Foundation.

Through the agreement, Microsoft and the Telefónica Foundation will expand an online training network — called Profesores Innovadores (Innovative Professors) — to provide online content, services and curricula to innovative teachers in Latin America.

The program will help educators learn, develop professionally and exchange knowledge with their peers. It already is operating in Spain, Mexico and Colombia, with a goal to expand offerings throughout more countries in the Latin American region, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru.

Additional countries will be announced in the near future.

Innovative Professors is offered through the Telefónica Foundation’s EducaRed program, in connection with Microsoft programs and resources, including the flagship Partners in Learning program, that enhance the educational process through technology solutions which foster innovative teaching and learning.

Official Press Release


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