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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Peru</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Mudslide kills 9, destroys houses as it sweeps through Andean city in Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Mudslide kills 9, destroys houses in Peru Andes

AYACUCHO, Peru — A storm-loosened wave of mud and rocks rolled through the streets of Ayacucho in the Peruvian Andes, killing at least nine people while destroying homes and cars, authorities said Thursday.
Wednesday&#8217;s mudslide came to within a block of the central plaza in the mountain city of ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mudslide-kills-9-destroys-houses-as-it-sweeps-through-andean-city-in-peru-245841/">Mudslide kills 9, destroys houses as it sweeps through Andean city in Peru</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mudslide kills 8, destroys houses as it sweeps through Andean city in Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Mudslide kills 8, destroys houses in Peru Andes

AYACUCHO, Peru — A storm-loosened wave of mud and rocks has rolled through the streets of Ayacucho in the Peruvian Andes, killing at least eight people while destroying homes and cars.
Wednesday&#8217;s mudslide came to within a block of the central plaza in the mountain city of 150,000 people.
The .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mudslide-kills-8-destroys-houses-as-it-sweeps-through-andean-city-in-peru-245749/" title="Mudslide kills 8, destroys houses as it sweeps through Andean city in Peru">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela attorney general says exiled opposition leader violated terms of asylum in Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Venezuela AG says Chavez opponent violated asylum

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela&#8217;s attorney general contends exiled opposition leader Manuel Rosales has violated his asylum in Peru by speaking out in Washington about Venezuelan issues.
Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz said Peru should revoke asylum because Rosales criticized the situation in Venezuela during a news conference in Washington last ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-attorney-general-says-exiled-opposition-leader-violated-terms-of-asylum-in-peru-241249/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Venezuela attorney general says exiled opposition leader violated terms of asylum in Peru</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists may have found temple of Peruvian mythical ruler</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA - Archaeologists of the Bruning Museum in Lambayeque, Peru, have discovered, next to the Huaca Chornancap pyramid, what is thought to be the sacred temple of Naylamp, a supposedly mythical ruler that according to oral legend was the founder of the post-Moche Lambayeque civilization.

According to a report in en Peru, it took eight months .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-may-have-found-temple-of-peruvian-mythical-ruler-240883/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peru president denies extrajudicial police killings, says some truth to fat-stealing claim</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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Peru&#8217;s fat hangover: Garcia denies police killings

LIMA, Peru — Peruvian President Alan Garcia denied Thursday that his government invented a tale about murderous fat-thieves to distract from allegations of police death squad killings, saying the claim was fundamentally true even if it became exaggerated.
Garcia also rejected a recent magazine report alleging that police carried out .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/peru-president-denies-extrajudicial-police-killings-says-some-truth-to-fat-stealing-claim-240129/">Peru president denies extrajudicial police killings, says some truth to fat-stealing claim</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex&#8217;s relatives haul groom out of mass Peruvian wedding, beat him in the parking lot</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/exs-relatives-haul-groom-out-of-mass-peruvian-wedding-beat-him-in-the-parking-lot-238928/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Peruvian wedding crashed by groom&#8217;s ex
LIMA, Peru — Edwin Ortiz was just about to utter &#8220;I do,&#8221; but the mother of his two children and her relatives had a different message: &#8220;Oh, no you don&#8217;t.&#8221;

One moment, the 27-year-old Peruvian was sitting happily in a large wedding hall with 17 other couples, declaring his love for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exs-relatives-haul-groom-out-of-mass-peruvian-wedding-beat-him-in-the-parking-lot-238928/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Ex&#8217;s relatives haul groom out of mass Peruvian wedding, beat him in the parking lot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peru dismisses chief of police investigations, media questions claim of fat-stealing murderers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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Peru purges police, fat-stealing claims questioned

LIMA, Peru — Peru&#8217;s police chief dismissed the head of his criminal investigations unit Tuesday amid suggestions that officers may have invented a story about a murderous gang of human fat thieves, perhaps to distract from allegations of police killings.
Police recently announced they had arrested three members of a murder .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/peru-dismisses-chief-of-police-investigations-media-questions-claim-of-fat-stealing-murderers-238378/">Peru dismisses chief of police investigations, media questions claim of fat-stealing murderers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lima apologizes to Afro-Peruvians for abuses since 16th century, says exclusion still exists</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lima-apologizes-to-afro-peruvians-for-abuses-since-16th-century-says-exclusion-still-exists-237046/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Lima apologizes to Afro-Peruvians for abuses

LIMA, Peru — The government of Peru is apologizing to its Afro-Peruvian population for the first time for centuries of abuse, exclusion and discrimination.
An executive resolution says discrimination against black Peruvians still exists and is &#8220;a barrier for social, economic labor and educational development.&#8221;
Women&#8217;s and Social Development Minister Nidia Vilchez ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lima-apologizes-to-afro-peruvians-for-abuses-since-16th-century-says-exclusion-still-exists-237046/">Read more : Lima apologizes to Afro-Peruvians for abuses since 16th century, says exclusion still exists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peruvian police says gang killed people for their fat, allegedly for use in cosmetics</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/peruvian-police-says-gang-killed-people-for-their-fat-allegedly-for-use-in-cosmetics-233020/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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Peruvian police: Gang killed people for their fat

LIMA, Peru — Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.
Three suspects confessed to killing five ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/peruvian-police-says-gang-killed-people-for-their-fat-allegedly-for-use-in-cosmetics-233020/">Read more : Peruvian police says gang killed people for their fat, allegedly for use in cosmetics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Indians Arise-Identity story</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Correction: Indians Arise-Identity story
HUAMPAMI, Peru — In a Nov. 9 story about native tongues at risk in Latin America, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the total number of indigenous languages spoken in the region. There are 420 languages, not 557, which is the number of distinct ethnic communities in the region, according to the &#8220;Socio-Linguistic ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-indians-arise-identity-story-226267/" title="Correction: Indians Arise-Identity story">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio trooper honored by MADD for making most DUI arrests in 1997 charged with drunken driving</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-trooper-honored-by-madd-for-making-most-dui-arrests-in-1997-charged-with-drunken-driving-224897/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Ohio trooper of year charged with drunken driving

LIMA, Ohio — A state trooper in northwest Ohio who was honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving in 1997 for the number of drunken-driving arrests he made has been charged with drunken driving.
A patrol spokesman said Monday that Gerald Gibson had taken leave following his arrest last weekend.
Gibson .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-trooper-honored-by-madd-for-making-most-dui-arrests-in-1997-charged-with-drunken-driving-224897/">Ohio trooper honored by MADD for making most DUI arrests in 1997 charged with drunken driving</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists find mummy of young priestess from 300-450 AD in Peru</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-find-mummy-of-young-priestess-from-300-450-ad-in-peru-222883/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA - An archaeological excavation has uncovered the mummy of a young priestess, a member of the elite, with several precious items dating from the period of 300-450 AD in Cahuachi, Peru.

According to a report in Travel Culture History News, the mummy was found inside a series of rooms between the Great Pyramid and what ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-find-mummy-of-young-priestess-from-300-450-ad-in-peru-222883/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Archaeologists find mummy of young priestess from 300-450 AD in Peru</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LatAm Indians struggle to keep identity, native tongues alive</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/latam-indians-struggle-to-keep-identity-native-tongues-alive-221760/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Bajak</dc:creator>
		
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Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive

HUAMPAMI, Peru — In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class.
His Spanish was rudimentary, his accent an embarrassment. Classmates in Lima, a two-day trip from his Amazon home town, laughed at his grammatical stumbles, his odd pronunciation.
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t understand .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/latam-indians-struggle-to-keep-identity-native-tongues-alive-221760/">Original article &nbsp;: LatAm Indians struggle to keep identity, native tongues alive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto awarded 2015 Pan American Games, beating out Bogota and Lima</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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Toronto awarded 2015 Pan American Games
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — The 2015 Pan American Games are going to Toronto.

The Pan American Sports Organization awarded the games in a secret vote on Friday with Toronto receiving 33 votes to win on the first ballot. Lima, Peru, received 11 votes and Bogota seven. One vote of the 52 was ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/toronto-awarded-2015-pan-american-games-beating-out-bogota-and-lima-221110/">Toronto awarded 2015 Pan American Games, beating out Bogota and Lima</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shining Path rebels attack Peru army outpost in coca-producing highlands, killing 1 soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Peru rebels attack army outpost, killing 1 soldier

LIMA, Peru — Peru&#8217;s defense minister says Shining Path rebels attacked a military outpost in the country&#8217;s coca-producing highlands, killing one soldier and wounding three.
The post is in Vizcatan, in southern Ayacucho province, long a jungle stronghold for a 350-strong rebel faction.
Peru&#8217;s military dislodged the rebels in an ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shining-path-rebels-attack-peru-army-outpost-in-coca-producing-highlands-killing-1-soldier-219883/" title="Shining Path rebels attack Peru army outpost in coca-producing highlands, killing 1 soldier">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Depeche Mode rep denies lead singer shouted &#8216;Thank you very much Chile!&#8217; at Peru concert</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — A Depeche Mode representative is disputing reports that the British pop band&#8217;s lead singer inadvertently sent a shout-out to the wrong country at a concert in Peru.

Peruvian news media buzzed with the story after a video of Tuesday&#8217;s performance was posted on Youtube. In the clip, it sounds as though frontman Dave ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/depeche-mode-rep-denies-lead-singer-shouted-thank-you-very-much-chile-at-peru-concert-197598/" title="Depeche Mode rep denies lead singer shouted &#8216;Thank you very much Chile!&#8217; at Peru concert">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Plan to shift businesses away from coal, fossil fuel stirs Rust Belt debate on energy, jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SUGARCREEK, Ohio — Nestled in Ohio&#8217;s Amish country, Bill Belden&#8217;s 124-year-old family owned brick company has thrived on the region&#8217;s rich red clay and shale, and cheap energy from abundant coal.

Which he&#8217;s convinced that a climate bill being considered in Congress will end.
A cap-and-trade system forcing businesses away from fossil fuels, especially coal, will mean .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/plan-to-shift-businesses-away-from-coal-fossil-fuel-stirs-rust-belt-debate-on-energy-jobs-193194/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Plan to shift businesses away from coal, fossil fuel stirs Rust Belt debate on energy, jobs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate plan to shift businesses away from coal, fossil stirs Rust Belt debate on energy, jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SUGARCREEK, Ohio — Nestled in Ohio&#8217;s Amish country, Bill Belden&#8217;s 124-year-old family owned brick company has thrived on the region&#8217;s rich red clay and shale, and cheap energy from abundant coal.

Which he&#8217;s convinced that a climate being considered in Congress will end.
A cap-and-trade system forcing businesses away from fossil fuels, especially coal, will mean higher .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/climate-plan-to-shift-businesses-away-from-coal-fossil-stirs-rust-belt-debate-on-energy-jobs-193142/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Climate plan to shift businesses away from coal, fossil stirs Rust Belt debate on energy, jobs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Machu Picchu ruins, Barcelona church, Conn. parkway&#8217;s bridges on list of endangered sites</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/machu-picchu-ruins-barcelona-church-conn-parkways-bridges-on-list-of-endangered-sites-188269/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Matthews</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Peru&#8217;s Machu Picchu ancient ruins, Antoni Gaudi&#8217;s Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona and a New Orleans elementary school are among the cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect or overdevelopment, a preservationist group said Tuesday.

The World Monuments Fund&#8217;s watch list for 2010 includes 93 sites in 47 countries, ranging from Phajoding, a remote  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/machu-picchu-ruins-barcelona-church-conn-parkways-bridges-on-list-of-endangered-sites-188269/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>YRC Worldwide unit inks agreement with Minera Chinalco Peru involving copper production</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OVERLAND Park, Kan. — A unit of trucking company YRC Worldwide Inc. has reached a new three-year service agreement with Minera Chinalco Peru S.A., the company said Thursday.

The agreement with YRC Logistics is for logistics activities supporting the construction of the Toromocho Project. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The company will begin moving materials ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/yrc-worldwide-unit-inks-agreement-with-minera-chinalco-peru-involving-copper-production-184289/" title="YRC Worldwide unit inks agreement with Minera Chinalco Peru involving copper production">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuadorean gov&#8217;t, Indians trade blame for deadly clash in protest over jungle development</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanneth Valdivieso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — The government and Amazon Indians traded blame Thursday for a battle in Ecuador&#8217;s southeastern jungle that authorities said killed at least one Indian and wounded 40 police and nine Indians.

The Indians accused President Rafael Correa of &#8220;declaring a civil war&#8221; against them, while Correa said the Indians are putting the country at .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuadorean-govt-indians-trade-blame-for-deadly-clash-in-protest-over-jungle-development-183990/">Ecuadorean gov&#8217;t, Indians trade blame for deadly clash in protest over jungle development</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador president says 1 Indian killed, 40 police wounded in protest over water, mining laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanneth Valdivieso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Police on Wednesday battled Amazon Indians protesting laws they believe would encourage oil drilling and mining on their lands, leaving one Indian dead and 40 police and nine Indians wounded, officials said. Indians said two civilians were killed.

&#8220;Tremendously violent groups armed with shotguns and rifles waited for police and met them with .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-president-says-1-indian-killed-40-police-wounded-in-protest-over-water-mining-laws-183438/">Original source &nbsp;: Ecuador president says 1 Indian killed, 40 police wounded in protest over water, mining laws</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>29 police, 9 Indians wounded in clash during protest over Ecuador water, oil and mining laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanneth Valdivieso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Police clashed with Amazon Indians protesting proposed water, oil and mining laws Wednesday, leaving at least 29 police officers and nine Indians wounded, Ecuadorean officials said. Indians said two civilians were killed.

Government Minister Gustavo Jalkh said late Wednesday that Indians wounded the police with pellets often used by jungle hunters. He said ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/29-police-9-indians-wounded-in-clash-during-protest-over-ecuador-water-oil-and-mining-laws-183407/" title="29 police, 9 Indians wounded in clash during protest over Ecuador water, oil and mining laws">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peruvian ex-President Fujimori sentenced for bribes, wiretaps to 6 years, fined $9 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — A court imposed a six-year prison sentence Wednesday on disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori, who already faced the prospect of spending the rest of his life in a cell after three previous convictions. He also was fined $9 million for authorizing wiretaps and bribes.

The sentencing concluded two years of televised trials that forced ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/peruvian-ex-president-fujimori-sentenced-for-bribes-wiretaps-to-6-years-fined-9-million-183091/">Peruvian ex-President Fujimori sentenced for bribes, wiretaps to 6 years, fined $9 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peru: Ex-President Fujimori gets 6 more years for wiretaps, bribing lawmakers, journalists</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — A court has sentenced Alberto Fujimori to six years in prison after the jailed former president pleaded guilty to authorizing wiretaps and bribes to politicians, journalists and businessmen.

The 71-year-old politician already faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison after a special Supreme Court panel sentenced him to .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/peru-ex-president-fujimori-gets-6-more-years-for-wiretaps-bribing-lawmakers-journalists-182862/">Peru: Ex-President Fujimori gets 6 more years for wiretaps, bribing lawmakers, journalists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peru ex-president pleads guilty in trial for alleged illegal wiretaps, bribes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Former President Alberto Fujimori, who already faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison, pleaded guilty on Monday to authorizing illegal wiretaps and bribes of politicians, journalists and businessmen.

Fujimori, 71 and ailing, appeared to sleep during chief prosecutor Jose Pelaez&#8217;s accusation, but stirred at the close of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/peru-ex-president-pleads-guilty-in-trial-for-alleged-illegal-wiretaps-bribes-181744/" title="Peru ex-president pleads guilty in trial for alleged illegal wiretaps, bribes">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peru&#8217;s jailed ex-president pleads guilty to illegal wiretaps, bribes to congressmen, media</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has pleaded guilty to authorizing wiretaps and bribes to journalists, politicians and businessmen.

The 71-year-old ex-president already faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison because he has been sentenced to 25 years in earlier trials.
But his daughter is a leading candidate for president .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/perus-jailed-ex-president-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-wiretaps-bribes-to-congressmen-media-181192/">Original article &nbsp;: Peru&#8217;s jailed ex-president pleads guilty to illegal wiretaps, bribes to congressmen, media</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peru&#8217;s jailed ex-president on trial for alleged illegal wiretaps, bribes to congressmen, media</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Former President Alberto Fujimori, who already faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison, went on trial again Monday, charged with authorizing wiretaps and bribes of politicians, journalists and businessmen.

Prosecutors charge Fujimori and his former spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos used state funds to secretly wiretap 28 politicians, journalists ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/perus-jailed-ex-president-on-trial-for-alleged-illegal-wiretaps-bribes-to-congressmen-media-181071/" title="Peru&#8217;s jailed ex-president on trial for alleged illegal wiretaps, bribes to congressmen, media">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chilean air force invites Peru to witness military air maneuvers that has caused friction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTIAGO, Chile — The Chilean air force said Tuesday it has invited its Peruvian counterpart to send observers to military maneuvers that Peru has interpreted as threatening and wants canceled.

The air exercise is set for late October in an area of northern Chile near Peru and is to include participation by the air forces of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chilean-air-force-invites-peru-to-witness-military-air-maneuvers-that-has-caused-friction-181031/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Chilean air force invites Peru to witness military air maneuvers that has caused friction</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peru grants troubled US-owned smelter second extension to complete environmental cleanup</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Peru&#8217;s congress has granted the financially troubled U.S.-owned Doe Run Peru smelter a two-and-a-half year extension to reduce toxic emissions, allowing the company to miss a second deadline to clean up the Andean town of La Oroya.

Doe Run closed the plant in June after lenders cut credit lines amid sagging metals prices. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/peru-grants-troubled-us-owned-smelter-second-extension-to-complete-environmental-cleanup-177878/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Peru grants troubled US-owned smelter second extension to complete environmental cleanup</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian James</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — Former presidents from Peru and Bolivia joined newspaper editors from across the Americas on Friday in condemning what they call a series of attempts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and some of his allies, to clamp down on the news media.

Former President Alejandro Toledo of Peru said he is concerned about recent ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-president-of-peru-bolivia-decry-actions-against-media-in-venezuela-172672/">Ex-president of Peru, Bolivia decry actions against media in Venezuela</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuelan opposition figure seeks asylum in Peru to evade charges of inciting violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla Salazar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — A Venezuelan opposition figure sought political asylum in Peru on Thursday to evade charges that he incited violence in an August protest against a controversial education law, his lawyer said.

A Venezuelan court ordered the arrest of Oscar Perez last month on charges of conspiring to commit and instigate crimes during an Aug. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuelan-opposition-figure-seeks-asylum-in-peru-to-evade-charges-of-inciting-violence-171873/" title="Venezuelan opposition figure seeks asylum in Peru to evade charges of inciting violence">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Minister: Peru to ask for charges against jailed Shining Path founder&#8217;s lawyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Peru&#8217;s justice minister says the government will ask a public prosecutor to file &#8220;apology for terrorism&#8221; charges against the lawyer for imprisoned Shining Path rebel leader Abimael Guzman.

Aurelio Pastor says the request will be made Monday, three days after lawyer Alfredo Crespo announced the publication of a book of manuscripts written by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/justice-minister-peru-to-ask-for-charges-against-jailed-shining-path-founders-lawyer-167596/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Justice Minister: Peru to ask for charges against jailed Shining Path founder&#8217;s lawyer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peru&#8217;s jailed Shining Path founder publishes book on life, defense strategy in terrorism trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — The jailed founder of Peru&#8217;s fanatical Shining Path insurgency is publishing a book that includes manuscripts about his defense strategy during his terrorism retrial, correspondence with his longtime lover and details of his childhood, his lawyer said Friday.

The manuscripts in the 408-page book were written in prison by Abimael Guzman as he .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/perus-jailed-shining-path-founder-publishes-book-on-life-defense-strategy-in-terrorism-trial-166441/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Peru&#8217;s jailed Shining Path founder publishes book on life, defense strategy in terrorism trial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pre Inca citadel found in Zana River&#8217;s upper basin in Peru</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pre-inca-citadel-found-in-zana-rivers-upper-basin-in-peru-165500/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA - Peruvian archaeologist  Walter Alva has confirmed that a pre-Inca citadel has been found in Zana river&#8217;s  upper basin, between the departments of  Lambayeque  and Cajamarca in Peru.

According  to  a  report  in &#8216;Living in Peru&#8217;,  it  would  be  an archaeological  complex .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pre-inca-citadel-found-in-zana-rivers-upper-basin-in-peru-165500/">Pre Inca citadel found in Zana River&#8217;s upper basin in Peru</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US transfers $750,000 to Peru after investigation into former Peruvian general&#8217;s accounts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-transfers-750000-to-peru-after-investigation-into-former-peruvian-generals-accounts-162882/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — The U.S. has returned more than $750,000 to Peru in funds confiscated from the accounts of an ex-Peruvian general convicted of embezzlement and other crimes.

At Peru&#8217;s request, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Miami tracked down private accounts held by former Gen. Marco Antonio Rodriguez Huerta. ICE worked with the Departments of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-transfers-750000-to-peru-after-investigation-into-former-peruvian-generals-accounts-162882/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: US transfers $750,000 to Peru after investigation into former Peruvian general&#8217;s accounts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Stonehenge overrated? Book offers options to well-trod destinations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/is-stonehenge-overrated-book-offers-options-to-well-trod-destinations-162796/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Is Stonehenge overrated? Too many people at Machu Picchu? And what about the crowds at the Grand Canyon?

A new book, &#8220;Off the Tourist Trail: 1,000 Unexpected Travel Alternatives&#8221; says some of the world&#8217;s most famous destinations are over-visited, overpriced and overrated.
But for every place it smacks down, the book suggests alternatives that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/is-stonehenge-overrated-book-offers-options-to-well-trod-destinations-162796/">Source article &nbsp;: Is Stonehenge overrated? Book offers options to well-trod destinations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rebels shoot down air force helicopter, killing 3 service members in Peru drug war flare-up</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Drug-funded Shining Path rebels shot down an air force helicopter in Peru&#8217;s coca-growing highlands, killing three troops and wounding five, Peru&#8217;s joint command said Thursday.

Peru&#8217;s fight against the insurgency has flared up in the past week, with guerrillas ambushing army patrols and attacking an army base. A total of five military officials .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rebels-shoot-down-air-force-helicopter-killing-3-service-members-in-peru-drug-war-flare-up-159276/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Rebels shoot down air force helicopter, killing 3 service members in Peru drug war flare-up</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peruvians bury dead 2 decades after worst military massacre in fight with Maoist rebels</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/peruvians-bury-dead-2-decades-after-worst-military-massacre-in-fight-with-maoist-rebels-153875/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Mejia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PUTIS, Peru — Victims of the worst military massacre during Peru&#8217;s war with Maoist rebels were laid to rest Saturday, a quarter century after the slaughter in this remote Andean village.

The burials culminated a two-day funeral procession through the southeastern state of Ayacucho, the epicenter of Peru&#8217;s bloody fight with Shining Path guerrillas from 1980 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/peruvians-bury-dead-2-decades-after-worst-military-massacre-in-fight-with-maoist-rebels-153875/">Original article on  : Peruvians bury dead 2 decades after worst military massacre in fight with Maoist rebels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chile explores Bolivian access to Pacific, dismisses Peruvian concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Warren</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARILOCHE, Argentina — Landlocked Bolivia&#8217;s effort to regain the Pacific coastline it lost in a war with Chile more than a century ago will come up again Friday on the sidelines of the South American presidents&#8217; summit.

Bolivia&#8217;s Evo Morales and Chile&#8217;s Michelle Bachelet plan a bilateral meeting on coastal access that the two presidents say ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chile-explores-bolivian-access-to-pacific-dismisses-peruvian-concerns-152031/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Chile explores Bolivian access to Pacific, dismisses Peruvian concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cocaine found surgically implanted inside chest cavities of 2 live turkeys confiscated in Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Peruvian police expecting to find a shipment of cocaine hidden in a crate holding two live turkeys were surprised to discover the drug surgically implanted inside the birds.

Acting on a tip, officers stopped a Turismo Ejecutivo SRL bus outside the city of Tarapoto in the central jungle state of San Martin, officials ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cocaine-found-surgically-implanted-inside-chest-cavities-of-2-live-turkeys-confiscated-in-peru-148780/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Cocaine found surgically implanted inside chest cavities of 2 live turkeys confiscated in Peru</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peru&#8217;s Amazon Indians warn of renewed protests, say government has not honored accords</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Peruvian Amazon Indian leaders are warning of renewed protests, alleging Friday that the government has not honored promises made in the aftermath of June violence that left at least 23 police and 10 Indians dead.

Indian leader Salomon Awananch accused the government of blocking the formation of an independent truth commission to investigate ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/perus-amazon-indians-warn-of-renewed-protests-say-government-has-not-honored-accords-146699/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Peru&#8217;s Amazon Indians warn of renewed protests, say government has not honored accords</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former ally of Venezuela&#8217;s Chavez seeks asylum in Peru to avoid corruption charges at home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — A former ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Peru seeking political asylum to avoid corruption charges at home that he contends are politically motivated, his lawyer said Friday.

Didalco Bolivar is a former governor who split with Chavez in 2007 when he refused to join the president&#8217;s newly formed ruling party. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-ally-of-venezuelas-chavez-seeks-asylum-in-peru-to-avoid-corruption-charges-at-home-146677/">Read : Former ally of Venezuela&#8217;s Chavez seeks asylum in Peru to avoid corruption charges at home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>12 foreigners making ecotourism trip robbed by gunmen at Manu nature reserve in Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA — Peruvian police say gunmen robbed 12 foreigners on an ecological tourism trip to the Manu nature reserve on a popular forest route.

Authorities say four robbers took an undetermined amount of cash, cameras and video equipment around noon Sunday but did not harm any of the victims. The incident occurred in the Tres Cruces .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/12-foreigners-making-ecotourism-trip-robbed-by-gunmen-at-manu-nature-reserve-in-peru-141349/">Read the original article &nbsp;: 12 foreigners making ecotourism trip robbed by gunmen at Manu nature reserve in Peru</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Protesters block bridge in southern Peru, complaining over slow recovery from major 2007 quake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franklin Briceno</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Residents of a city destroyed by an earthquake in southern Peru two years ago protested Saturday over the slow pace of reconstruction, and police fired tear gas after the demonstrators blocked an important bridge.

Some 4,000 people in Pisco blocked the Huamani bridge for four hours, disrupting traffic on the main route linking ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/protesters-block-bridge-in-southern-peru-complaining-over-slow-recovery-from-major-2007-quake-140835/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Protesters block bridge in southern Peru, complaining over slow recovery from major 2007 quake</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers seize 13 policemen, 4 civlians at Peruvian dam, demanding ransom of fertilizer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Farmers freed 13 police officers and four civilians seized at a hydroelectric dam in Peru&#8217;s Andean region after local officials agreed Saturday to provide them with fertilizer.

Authorities said the hostages were held for nearly 24 hours at a church in Huallamayo, a town about 215 kilometers (133 miles) northeast of the capital,  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/farmers-seize-13-policemen-4-civlians-at-peruvian-dam-demanding-ransom-of-fertilizer-140828/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peruvian prosecutor presents homicide charges against 17 police over Amazon violence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/peruvian-prosecutor-presents-homicide-charges-against-17-police-over-amazon-violence-137196/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian government prosecutor presented homicide charges against two police generals and 15 other officers for a June government crackdown at an Amazon highway blockade manned by Indians protesting development on their ancestral lands.

The criminal charges, which must be ratified by a judge, are the first to implicate police in violence that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/peruvian-prosecutor-presents-homicide-charges-against-17-police-over-amazon-violence-137196/" title="Peruvian prosecutor presents homicide charges against 17 police over Amazon violence">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Relatives of Peru police killed in Amazon unrest seek charges for ex-interior minister, others</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/relatives-of-peru-police-killed-in-amazon-unrest-seek-charges-for-ex-interior-minister-others-133070/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Relatives of police officers killed during a government crackdown on Amazon Indian protesters are seeking criminal charges against Peru&#8217;s former interior minister and three police chiefs, a lawyer said Thursday.

Ten civilians and 23 policemen were killed June 5 when a small, heavily armed troop of officers cleared a highway blockade where nearly ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/relatives-of-peru-police-killed-in-amazon-unrest-seek-charges-for-ex-interior-minister-others-133070/">Relatives of Peru police killed in Amazon unrest seek charges for ex-interior minister, others</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jail and trial await Peruvian Indians wounded in protests over economic development in Amazon</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jail-and-trial-await-peruvian-indians-wounded-in-protests-over-economic-development-in-amazon-129738/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICLAYO, Peru — Santiago Manuin is lucky to be alive. On June 5, the Awajun Indian leader was hit by at least four bullets when police broke up a protest by Indians over government plans for large-scale economic development of their ancestral lands in the Amazon.

Inside his hospital room, Manuin lies in a bed while .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jail-and-trial-await-peruvian-indians-wounded-in-protests-over-economic-development-in-amazon-129738/">Jail and trial await Peruvian Indians wounded in protests over economic development in Amazon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shining Path rebels suspected in attack that kills 3 policemen, 2 women at remote post in Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Peruvian authorities say attackers believed to be Shining Path rebels killed three police officers and two women in an assault on a remote police post in a coca-growing region.

Police Maj. Quispe Gonzales tells The Associated Press that three more officers were wounded in the raid that ended in the early hours of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shining-path-rebels-suspected-in-attack-that-kills-3-policemen-2-women-at-remote-post-in-peru-128482/">Read more : Shining Path rebels suspected in attack that kills 3 policemen, 2 women at remote post in Peru</a>.]]></description>
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