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Isabel Guerra

The authorities of the province of Espinar (Cusco) agreed to a five day truce, and will suspend the indefinite strike in order to coordinate and find solutions, said the Mayor, Eloy Chancayauri.

The strike in the town is being coordinated by the Comité de Lucha (Strike Committee), after having met with Prime Minister Javier Velasquez, and is not led by the municipal authorities, said the Mayor.

"This is basically a measure taken to take care of the region's ecological wealths. They are requesting that the Angostura project should be postponed until February, or when they have completed the environmental impact study," he said.

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Andina

The Killers' guitarist Ray Suen paraglided on Wednesday over the seaside of the Lima district of Miraflores and showed his wish to eat cebiche.

Suen commented his experience through his personal account on Twitter.

“Paragliding over Peru!” he said.

The musician even published a picture flying over Miraflores. He also expressed his approval of Peruvian food.

“Where can I get a Pisco Sour?”- “I want cebiche and a Inka Kola. That means I have to leave the hotel,” he wrote on his Twitter account.

Suen is staying at the Marriot Hotel.

The Killers members arrived in Lima on Monday to offer a concert this Thursday at Monumental Stadium, located in the district of Ate.

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Isabel Guerra

The duo performed by the popular Peruvian singers, pop singer Pedro Suarez Vertiz and opera star Juan Diego Flórez, a song called “Nadia,” has been very well received, so much so that in many countries the song is positioned amongst the ranking of the Most Listened to 50 Songs in the US, according to a report from the Nielsen Soundscan monitoring system, which is published by Billboard magazine.

The song is included in the latest Suarez-Vertiz album, Amazonas, which also features other songs such as:

1. Amazonas
2. Tunel del tiempo
3. Hay un modo
4. Marilo
5. Ella
6. Ponerme a volar
7. Nadia
8. El bailador
9. Estoy cansado de llorar
10. Se te pararian los pelos
11. Tema del adios
12. Nadia [single]

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LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra

Peruvian wrestler Abel Herrera added another gold medal for Peru today, during the Bolivarian Games 2009, in the category 60 kg.

the 2009 Bolivarian Games after winning the 60 kilos category, beating Mauricio Atamaint (Ecuador), Carlos Flores (Bolivia), Garca (Colombia), and Cesar Roberty (Venezuela).

Meanwhile, Andy Cubas (66 kg), David Cubas (74 kg), Paul Ambrose (84 kg) and Felix Isisola achieved the bronze medal at the coliseum Edgar Cojinto.

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Isabel Guerra

The President, Alan García Pérez, said that diplomatic relations between Peru and Japan are at their best level ever, thanks to the fluidity of the negotiations between Peruvian government and the successive Japanese prime ministers, as well as with Emperor Akihito.

President Garcia said these statements during his official address to the descendants of the first Japanese immigrants who came to Peru in the Sakura Maru; they were invited to the ceremony commemorating the 110th anniversary of Japanese Immigration to Peru.

The ceremony took place at the Museo de la Nacion (San Borja), and Garcia also stressed that Japan is collaborating with Peru in various areas such as electrification and health, to benefit especially the poor population in Peru.

The president recalled that the Peru and Japan have 133 years of diplomatic relations, and 110 years of massive presence of Japanese immigrants in Peruvian territory.

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Isabel Guerra

Juvenal Ordoñez, the Congressman representing  the region of Tacna, confirmed that ProInversion has decided to postpone the tender of its southern airports to private sector for February 2010.

The fifth version of the concession contract - recently pushed back from October 30th to November 13th is now due to November 23th.

Ordóñez said that the government should reconsider the political implications, since the Carlos Ciriani Airport (in Tacna) has a strategical location due to its proximity to the Chilean border.

According to BNAmericas, the companies interested in submitting their proposals will have time until December 7th.

According to Andina news agency, the concession package includes six airports: Apurímac region's Andahuaylas airport, terminals in the regions of Arequipa and Ayacucho, Puno's Juliaca, Puerto Maldonado in Madre de Dios and Tacna.

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Isabel Guerra

Local press reported today that the Wong Group (Ewong) would terminate their association with their first company, Grupo de Supermercados Wong-GSW (Wong Supermarkets Group), which operates Wong and Metro as well.

The Wongs would do this move before January 31st, 2010; they are still indirectly connected to GSW through their participation in the Chilean holding Cencosud.

As part of the GSW purchasing terms, the Wongs acquired a 2.28% of Cencosud shares (almost 50 million of shares), with the option of leaving Cencosud by means of a selling option that oblige Cencosud to buy out the Wong's shares at the price of 2,000 Chilean pesos (US $4) per share, before January 31st, 2010.

That would make US $200 million dollars, and reportedly the Wong family needs those funds now in order to finance another projects, such as the ones in the sugar sector.

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Isabel Guerra

The process of registration for applying to the new Mayor Secondary School “President of Peru,” intended to be an elite educational center created by the government that will accept students from second, third and fourth grade of Secondary Education under a boarding school regime, has just started yesterday.

According to the Ministry of Education, the process of enrollment will end next Monday 23rd, and the names of the competent aspirants will be published the next day.

Classes will begin on March 1st, and the Mayor Secondary School will work as boarding school: it will educate the best students from all over Peru and will have the best qualified professors.

Initially, it will operate at Huampani Recreational Center.

The admission tests will start in December 1st with some tests, like proficiency, reading comprehension and logical-mathematical reasoning.

The applicants must also present a Social Development Project.

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Chuck Mulhern
BrandonNews.com

The Luz Fund is seeking a pediatrician and an OB/GYN specialist to take part in a mission to a hospital in Juanjui, Peru, in January.

The doctors would be part of a scouting mission from Jan. 16-23 to inspect the local hospital in preparation for a full medical mission in summer 2010.

Doctors would be required to provide their own travel expenses, which include flying from Tampa to Tarapoto, Peru, and then from there to Juanjui. They would also pay for some food and lodging.

Participants in the January scouting trip would have the first choice for consideration on return visits to Peru and other medical missions sponsored by EarthMed and The Luz Fund.

The Luz Fund is a Brandon organization helping children of the world receive needed medical care in local hospitals, such as Shriners, regardless of their ability to pay. Because of recent history of The Luz Fund and the children assisted in the Brandon and Tampa areas, every effort is being made to incorporate local health care professionals on this endeavor.

For information about The Luz Fund, go to http://theluzfund.blogspot.com.

Interested doctors can contact Chuck Mulhern at (813) 215-0071 or TheLuz Fund@verizon.net.

The education of local nurses, doctors and technicians to help raise their skill levels will do much to raise the standard of health care in the local community. This will also help to bring the true compassionate face of America to those in need.

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Isabel Guerra

The Nationalist Party and PPC leaders, Ollanta Humala and Lourdes Flores respectively, have dropped their percentages in recent voting preference polls, while Luis Castañeda, Keiko Fujimori, and Alejandro Toledo have risen.

Lima's Mayor,  Luis Castañeda Lossio, got an approval rating of 23%, while Keiko Fujimori has 22% and Peru Posible leader, Alejandro Toledo, has done better than last month's poll with 11%.

Humala Tasso and Lourdes Flores have dropped one point with 12% and 8%, according to Ipsos Apoyo marketing research company.

Another interesting fact in the poll is the information that a whole majority of the persons polled (more than 70%) are asking for real reforms, like the approval of voluntary voting and the renewal of Congress.

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