Lima, Peru | Sunday, March 21, 2010 08:13 | | |
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More than 65% of the public internet booths inspected by the National Council for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (Conadis) in Metropolitan Lima lack appropriate conditions to allow the entry of people in wheelchairs.
Peru's Meteorologic Service issued a warning for five Limenian districts, since these are surrounded by hills and the humidity increases the risk of more floods and mudslides, like the ones that took place last weekend.
The unusually heavy and long drizzling rains that have been hitting Lima since the first hours of 2010 have left up to now 150 homeless families, whose houses have been declared as “uninhabitable” after being flooded with mudslides.
Juan Casusol, founder of the traditional Juanito Bar, located in the bohemian district of Barranco, passed away at 97, during the first minutes of 2010, reported his son Rodolfo.
Peruvians and foreign tourists have been invited to join a special New Year's Eve celebration with music, dancing, culture and fireworks.
With the twelve peals of bells announcing the midnight, President Alan García Pérez will receive the New Year 2010 at Government Palace, along with several members of the Cabinet and government officials, according to a press release issued by the Presidency's Secretary of Press.
Maximum temperature in Lima and Callao will border on 26°C (78°F) this weekend, but the temperature sensation will vary among the different Limenian districts, due to factors like being near to the seashore or the air pollution, according to the local National Meteorologic Service (Senamhi).
Transportadora de Gas del Peru (TGP), started yesterday in Lurin a new system that will allow to increase the amount of gas transported from Camisea to Lima.
According to Peru's Health Ministry (Minsa), the construction of the new headquarters of the National Institute of Children's Health (INSN in Spanish) will start anyway, despite not yet having the required municipal license.
The Municipality of San Borja, committed to providing a different, original Christmas celebration for its residents, is preparing a show called “Magic, Light and Color: You Generate The Power,” to be held on Friday, Dec. 11th at Parque de la Felicidad.
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