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World’s Longest Raft Race Pushes Off on the Amazon in Iquitos, Peru October 6th
The 13th consecutive running of the World’s longest raft race takes place on the Amazon River near Iquitos, Peru and covers 180 kilometers over three days on balsa-log rafts. Amateur adventure seekers, professionals, media and supporters from all over...
Movie Star Geraldine Chaplin to Sponsor SolarWorld Gift to Power Waterborne Aid Center in Peruvian Amazon
With the patronage of movie star Geraldine Chaplin, SolarWorld today announced its intention to donate a complete system of solar panels to power the pilot version of a waterborne telecommunications, health-care and business center that will elevate health...
Electoral Process in Peru Receives Positive Welcome From the OAS
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, has sent his warm regards to the Peruvian people following the Second Round of Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections held Sunday, June 5, 2011.
Archeologist From the University of Missouri Find Oldest 3-D Statue In Western Hemisphere At Buena Vista
A University of Missouri archeologist has found a 4,000-year-old statue in Peru that gives new insight into an ancient agricultural society. Robert Benfer, a professor emeritus of anthropology, said the mud plaster bust – a bust of a figure blowing...
European Union to Observe Peru’s Presidential Elections
The European Union (EU) is deploying an Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the second round of the presidential elections in Peru, scheduled to take place on June 5th 2011. Led by Jose Ignacio Salafranca, Member of the European Parliament, more than...
Peru Mahogany Decision Highlights Overlooked Timber Proposals At CITES
Beyond the headline-grabbing proposals on bluefin tuna and ivory trade, the largest wildlife trade convention meeting this week will also address several timber-related issues – an often overlooked responsibility of the Convention on International Trade...
Organization of American States Launches Assistance Program for Small Hotels in Andean Region
The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Small Tourism Enterprises Program (STEP), is to hold the First Meeting of the Regional Technical Committee of the Small Hotels Technical Assistance Program in Countries of the Andean Region this Friday,...
Organization of American States Secretary General Calls for Cooperation in Fight Against Cybercrime
Earlier this week the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, spoke at the inauguration of a two-day Inter-American meeting on cybercrime in which authorities and experts throughout the continent are to evaluate...
