Lima, Peru | Friday 20 November 2009 16:55 | | |
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Dr. Catherine Bishop, a physician from physician from Chillicothe, Ohio, has visited Peru four times, and will never forget a 10-year-old girl she met in the Peruvian jungle, who suffers from severe deformities.
After holding a series of meetings in Japan, Peruvian President Alan Garcia Perez departed Tokyo on Wednesday at 00:10 hrs (14:10 Japan time) and arrived in Seoul at 03:00 hrs (17:00 South Korea time) where he is paying a state visit prior to participating in the 17th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meeting in Singapore.
President Alan Garcia concluded on Tuesday his official agenda in Tokyo with a visit to the Imperial Palace, where he was received in an audience with Akihito, who celebrates tomorrow 20 years as Japan's Emperor.
Peruvian President Alan Garcia and Japanese Premier Yukio Hatoyama met in Tokyo and subscribed a mutual agreement of promotion and protection of investments, ready to come into effect in 30 days' time.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced that it has granted a US $20 million loan to help Peru’s government efforts on improving sustainability of water and sanitation services.
More Finnish companies have expressed their interest in investing in Peru in projects related to clean technologies, renewable energy, mining and water in Peru, according to Finland’s Ambassador to Peru Pekka Orpana.
A Federal judge has denied a central Pennsylvania man's appeal of an order that he be extradited to Peru to stand trial in the murder of the 21-year-old woman he married there.
Peruvian Pisco Mosto Verde Don Alvaro was awarded a gold medal at the recent International Wine and Spirits CINVE 2009 contest, which took place between September 25th and 27th, in Seville, Spain.
Peru celebrated the 160th anniversary of Chinese immigration with a ceremony at the Government Palace, where President Alan García declared his Chinese counterpart in China, Hu Jintao, an "honorary Peruvian."
"The Great Inca Road," a photo exhibition (of the famous Incan Capaq Ñan) organized by the Consulate General of Peru in New York, is currently open to public at the American Museum of Natural History.
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