Stories about Peru from June, 2014
Jurassic Park Opening Sparks Fury In Peru Town Without Running Water
In a Peruvian dirt town without running water or a sewerage system, the construction of a dinosaur theme park is underway.
The Inca Road Is a New World Heritage Site
For the first time in the 40 years of World Heritage convention, six countries united to submit a joint application to designate a cultural site as world heritage. Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru requested that the Incan Road be included as a cultural heritage site. The announcement was made in...
Peru Watches the World Cup from Afar… Again
Peruvians love football, but they must make do with cheering for other teams this year. The country's national team hasn't qualified for a World Cup in 32 years.
Peru's Congress Suspends Two Lawmakers In One Decisive Day
In a double whammy in Lima’s Congress, congressmen Gagó and Uribe were relieved of their duties until October after a parliamentary commission published separate reports into alleged malpractices.
Reasons to Cheer for the Ivory Coast in the World Cup
On the website LaMula.pe, Juan Carlos Urtecho explains his reasons for supporting the Ivory Coast in the World Cup match with Colombia on Thursday, June 19: Desde que les ganaron a Japón en su debut, los marfileños se han vuelto mis preferidos en este mundial. […] Uno escoge a sus...
Researchers in Peru Unearth a New Section of the Incan Trail Near Machu Picchu
The path, which is about a kilometer and a half long, went unnoticed for over 500 years.
The Launch of Rising Voices Amazonia Microgrants
Are you a community working for, from, or in the Amazon and need funding and support for an idea of how participatory media can help tell your story? Keep reading!
Peru: Love Is… New Ways of Surprising Your Girlfriend
He had it all planned to surprise his girlfriend on her birthday giving her a huge teddy bear, but a transportation strike made him walk [es] more than four miles (seven kilometers) carrying along the gigantic present. This is the happy ending story of Jonatan Rosas, from the district of...
This Happened After a Famous Actress was Harassed On a Public Bus in Peru
After Peruvian actress Magaly Solier went public about being molested on a bus and condemned the incident, street harassment and molestation hogged the media spotlight in in Peru.
Hackers Are on the Money Trail
Saturday June 7 is ”The Money Trail ”regional hack day organized by Hacks/Hackers to track the flow of public funds throughout Latin America.
