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Novenmber
15
2008

Fujimori Silent in Former Spy-Chief Trial

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has reportedly refused to testify in the court case of his Intelligence Chief Vladimiro Montesinos. Montesinos is being prosecuted for allegedly ordering a bank to be set on fire so that he could frame his political opponents. He is currently serving a twenty year prison sentence for corruption and for aiding Colombian gunrunners.

Novenmber
13
2008

Peru's Central Bank Expects Slower Growth

As policy makers speculate that lagging international economic growth will contribute to the halting of consumer prices, Peru's central bank will most likely keep its standard lending rate at a seven year high. The world's credit crisis has taken away demand for Peruvian commodities and this will facilitate the slow down of the double digit expansion rate that the country has seen in its second quarter.

Novenmber
11
2008

Peru's National Dog Offered to Obama Family

President-elect Obama and his family have been on the lookout for the next presidential pooch. A Peruvian Hairless Dog has been offered by the Friends of the Peruvian Hairless Dog Association. As this breed is hypoallergenic, it would not cause strain on Obama's allergic daughter. The director of the Friends of this Peruvian dog association hopes if the dog is chosen, the presidential family will call him "Machu Picchu."

Novenmber
10
2008

Peruvian Government to Take Legal Action against Yale University

Legal action is to be taken by the Peruvian government in order to return thousands of artifacts taken by US explorer Hiram Bingham. The famous Yale archeologist and explorer was sent to Peru by the university in 1911 and returned to the US with thousands of artifacts from Machu Picchu. Peru has a history of disputes with Yale University over the appropriate method of returning these artifacts to their home country.

Novenmber
05
2008

Top APEC Financial Leaders Meet in Trujillo

Finance ministers from various countries of the Pacific Rim met in Trujillo with the purpose to discuss the financial crisis and the G-8 for two days. The United States, Canada, China, South Korea, Chile, Mexico and Peru will have representatives at this event. This meeting comes a couple weeks before the commencement of the APEC summit that will start in Lima on November 20, 2008.

Novenmber
04
2008

Peru Mourns Death of Five Octave Singer, Yma Sumac

Diagnosed with colon cancer in February, Yma Sumac, "the Nightingale of the Andes" whose varied vocal range and eccentric personality made her famous in the 1950s, died at the age of 86. Highlighting her multi-octave range, her husband Moises Vivanco stressed that her voice was the only one of its kind. Yma Sumac, whose name means "How Pretty" in Quecha, presented herself as an Incan Priestess for American, European and Japanese audiences.

Novenmber
03
2008

Sofia Mulanovich Advances in Mancora Peru Classic

Peruvian surfing star, Sofia Mulanovich, moved on to the third round at the Moncora Peru Classic. This is even No. 6 of 8 on the 2008 Association of Surfing Professionals Women's Would Tour held in the surfer's paradise of Mancora. Peru's Anali Gomez and Australian Stephanie Gilmore also qualified for the third round.

October
29
2008

Peru to Participate in World Tourism Fair

Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) will be a proud participant in the Worl Tourism Fair, taking place in London, England this November. Peru will participate in the Second Meeting of Tourism Ministers, working groups, and the rest of the activities available at the forum.

October
28
2008

Peru to Take Part in UNESCO Three-day Pacific Tsunami Drill

From October 28th - 30th, Peru will take part in a pre-arranged tsunami scenario organized by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Comission, in order to increase preparedness and improve coordination in the country. Aside from Peru over 20 Pacific Rim countries will participate in "Exercise Pacific Wave".

October
24
2008

Cusco Hotel Hosts "Largest Collection of Orchids"

A British botanist has claimed that the collection of orchids at the Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel in Cusco is the largest of its kind in the world. The President of the Orchid Society of Great Britain Henry Oakeley made the proclamation during the launch of his book which commemorates 20 years of on-site preservation of orchids at the hotel.