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Photo of the day | 23 June, 2008 [ 18:15 ]

Peru: Photo of the day - Cusco prepares for Inti Raymi

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Israel J. Ruiz

In preparation for the Inti Raymi festival, which is to be held tomorrow, thousands of people gathered at the city’s main square for a colorful parade. Festivities are to be held all week long in honor of "Inti", the Sun God. Hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world will be at tomorrow’s celebration, which is held on the Winter Solstice of the Southern Hemisphere.

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Photo of the day | 17 June, 2008 [ 20:15 ]

Peru: Photo of the day - Portestors release police general

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Israel J. Ruiz

After being held hostage for almost two days, protestors in the southern region of Moquegua released National Police General Alberto Jordan. Another 48 police officers were released as well. General Jordan will now fly to Lima to express demands being made by miners and Moqueguan residents. Hours before the 48 officers were released, another twelve wounded police officials were set free. It was reported that protestors are not holding anyone else hostage.

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Photo of the day | 13 June, 2008 [ 18:30 ]

Peru: Photo of the day - The joy of electricity

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Israel J. Ruiz

In what has been dubbed "Electrification Week", President Alan Garcia has gone on a tour of the Andean country, inaugurating projects that are to provide electricity for Peru's most rural regions. People celebrated as they began to see the benefits of having electricity. 10 towns in Junin, 4,000 people in Huancavelica, 34 towns in the region of Piura, 13 establishments in La Libertad and 77 towns in Cusco will all benefit from having electricity.

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Photo of the day | 11 June, 2008 [ 17:45 ]

Peru: Photo of the day - 300,000 illegal Peruvians in Argentina

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Israel J. Ruiz

Darío Alessandro, the Argentinean Ambassador to Peru, was in the Andean country on Wednesday and confirmed an agreement between the two countries that would benefit 300,000 undocumented Peruvians in Argentina and 20,000 undocumented Argentineans in Peru. It was reported that the deal has been authorized by Peru's congress and is awaiting Argentina's approval.

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Photo of the day | 9 June, 2008 [ 19:30 ]

Peru: Photo of the day - U.S. Marines in Peru

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Israel J. Ruiz

The USS Boxer, a San Diego based ship, with a group from a Marine Regiment has arrived to Peru to take part in a humanitarian mission that is to clean rubble left by the magnitude-8 earthquake on August 15. The USS Boxer is to be in Peru for at least 10 days while 120 U.S. medical personnel aboard the ship treat up to 600 people per day. The team will also visit poor communities north of Lima to fix schools and donate medical equipment.

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Photo of the day | 6 June, 2008 [ 18:30 ]

Peru: Photo of the day - Stronger police force in Trujillo

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Israel J. Ruiz

Minister of the Interior Luis Alva Castro was in the northern city of Trujillo on Friday to kick off a new police program which is to ensure citizen safety in one of the largest cities in the country. Police in Trujillo will now have 16 new patrol vehicles, 58 new motorcycles and 10 auto rickshaws to patrol the city's streets. It was reported that the donation made to the Trujillo police force was valued over 2 million soles.

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Photo of the day | 5 June, 2008 [ 18:15 ]

Peru: Photo of the day - Loans for natural gas buses

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Israel J. Ruiz

COFIDE, the corporation that launched the Mi Taxi program in Lima, announced today that it would finance the purchase of 180 natural gas buses this year. "We hope that all of Lima's public transportation companies will opt for using a cheaper fuel that pollutes less," said the Minister of Energy and Mines Juan Valdivia. COFIDE representatives stated the corporation had already provided a company with 10 natural gas buses, valued over 2.6 million soles. It was reported that the company had purchased the vehicles with an 8 percent down payment.

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Photo of the day | 4 June, 2008 [ 17:45 ]

Peru: Photo of the day - APEC delegates amazed in Arequipa

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Israel J. Ruiz

Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism along with several other companies and associations left APEC representatives in awe when some of the countries finest hand-made products were put on display. Peru's Minister of Foreign Trade Mercedes Araoz accompanied Susan Schwab, the U.S. Trade Representative and other APEC delegates to an exhibition that was held in Arequipa.

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Photo of the day | 2 June, 2008 [ 18:45 ]

Peru: Photo of the day - President Garcia inspects highways

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Israel J. Ruiz

President Alan Garcia traveled to the highland region of Cusco on Monday to inspect the construction of 42 kilometers of highway. The highway, located in the province of La Convencion, is to cost 111 million soled to build. This inspection was the first of a series of inspections Peru's president will perform during this week. He has been scheduled to travel to several of the country's regions to check on the progress being made in the construction of several highways, which has been valued at 3 billion soles.

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Photo of the day | 30 May, 2008 [ 18:45 ]

Peru: Photo of the day - International Potato Day celebrated with Potato Sour

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Israel J. Ruiz

With creative cocktails such as Papa Sour and a variety of stews, one of Lima's largest wholesale markets celebrated International Potato Day. Peruvian dishes made with potatoes such as carapulcra, papa a la huancaína and causa rellena among others were provided for participants to try free of charge. There was a large parade in which natives from Peru's coast, jungle and highlands participated. Lima is not the only region where International Potato Day was celebrated; however, it was also celebrated in Cusco. The region held a series of festivities in honor of the tuber.

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