Apoquindo Minerals Inc. Completes Non-Brokered Private Placement and Grants Options Jun 27, 2009
The Company has two projects in Peru through its wholly owned Peruvian subsidiary, Minera Koritambo SAC: the Zafranal Copper-Gold Porphyry Project (recently optioned from Teck Resources Limited), located in the Paleocene Southern Peru Cu-Porphyry Belt, in the department of Arequipa, Peru and the Pachagon Porphyry Copper Project, located in the department of La Libertad, Peru. In Chile, the Company has a joint venture, Antakena Mining, with Minera S.A. to advance the Apoquindo Copper Oxide... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Republic of Peru Government Profile... Mar 28, 2009
Republic of Peru Government Profile 2009: Overview of the Constitutional Republic's Political Structure. Republic of Peru Government Profile 2009. (Suite101.com)
Cusco, Peru Attractions & Things To... Mar 16, 2009
Daily flights at Velazco Astete airport connect Cusco with Lima, Arequipa and Puno. A road also links these cities and daily tourist busses run to Puno in the south and Arequipa in the southwest en route to Lima. (Suite101.com)
UPDATES ON THE SHOOTING VICTIMS Feb 17, 2009
Her journey to Arequipa, in the foothills of the Andes Mountains in southern Peru, covered 5,500 miles and five airports. De Noboa, a junior at Columbia High School in White Salmon, Wash. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
* World News Quick Take Feb 12, 2009
Two buses and a truck collided on the road linking Arequipa, Puno and Cusco in southern Peru, about 1,100km south of the capital Lima, police said. Twenty people were killed, among them the two tourists, and about 60 people were injured in the crash. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Online memorial for shooting victim goes global Feb 7, 2009
A friend in Arequipa, Peru, delivered unbelievable news: Their pal Tika had been shot to death ... Calderon and De Noboa were high school classmates in a class of 10 students in Arequipa before Calderon and her sister, Mimi, moved to Colorado ... "But now she's bringing together people from all over." Not only in White Salmon, Longmont and Arequipa, but also in Taiwan, France, Italy -- via the extended families of exchange students. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Profiles of the shooting victims Feb 7, 2009
A 17-year-old girl from Arequipa, Peru, who was killed, has been hosted since September by a family in White Salmon, Wash. Janet McCutcheon, principal of Columbia High School in White Salmon, said she was a nice girl but quiet. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Dinosaur fossil found on bus in Peru Mar 26, 2008
A police officer displays a giant dinosaur jawbone on Tuesday during a news conference in Arequipa, south of Lima ... AREQUIPA, Peru - Officials found the fossil of a giant dinosaur jawbone while investigating a suspicious package on a bus in the mountains of Peru on Tuesday ... "The jawbone that was found could be from a triceratops, even though dinosaurs like that have never been found in southern Peru," Pablo de la Vera Cruz, an archaeologist at the National University in Arequipa in southern... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Trujillo, Peru Attractions Feb 23, 2008
The city founded in 1534, is the third largest in the country after Lima and Arequipa, and has a number of world renown tourist attractions such as Adobe cities and pyramids, a popular beach resort, and a historic colonial center. Trujillo Archeological Sites. (Suite101.com)
Buying Alpaca and Vicua Fiber Jan 24, 2008
Buying Alpaca and Vicua Fiber: How to distinguish the finest wool from South America. Buying Alpaca and Vicua Fiber. (Suite101.com)
Acquisition of TV Show (Brazil) and Star Global Com (Peru) Jan 24, 2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Communications Equity Associates (CEA) announced today that it advised an investor group (Investor Group) on the acquisition of a controlling equity stake in Old UGC, Inc. (Old UGC) from Liberty Global, Inc. Old UGC owns equity interests in Pay-TV companies: (i) TV Show in Fortaleza City, Brazil and (ii) Star Global Com in the cities of Arequipa and Tacna, Peru ... Star Global Com, is a leading provider of Pay-TV and broadband connectivity in Southern... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Geeeo Whiz! These kids are smart Jan 16, 2008
Known for its production of alpaca wool, Arequipa is a major commercial and tourist center in what country just south of Ecuador. 9. (Newton Tab, MA)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Christmas around the world, but close at home Dec 23, 2007
Angie Viza Cumpa - Age 17 - Home - Arequipa, Peru. Angie Viza Cumpa lives with her mother, father and brother in Peru. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Lisbon shares TFN at a glance outlook UPDATE Nov 21, 2007
Cimpor said Otorongo will invest about 125 mln usd in a new plant, which will be built in the next two years in the Arequipa region and will produce 10 pct of the cement used in Peru. -PT Multimedia could be supported by UBS' upgrade to 'neutral' vs 'sell' and news that it will be included on the DJ Stoxx 600 index on Christmas eve. (Forbes -- Markets)
Big Earthquake Hits Chile, Halts Some Copper Mining Nov 15, 2007
"People ran out into the streets because of how prolonged the quake was. There was a lot of alarm but no material or human damage," said Police Chief Hernan Tamayo in Arequipa, a town farther north near the Peruvian border. The United States Geological Service, or USGS, said the quake, 36. (Planet Ark, United States)
At Westerly Library: music and art of the Andes Oct 20, 2007
Espinoza spoke from the city of Arequipa in the Andes in the heart of Peru, where he was visiting his family, studying native dances with one of the new dancers in his troupe, and collecting a new set of authentic Andean flutes. "I have been collecting flutes, actually, from around the world," he says, "so I can demonstrate their varieties of music.". (Westerly Sun, RI)
La Paz Flights and Bus Routes Oct 18, 2007
La Paz to Peru - The most common route is via Puno, which sits on Lake Titicaca and has connections to Cusco and Arequipa. The journey takes about 5 hours from Copacabana and an hour from the border to Puno. (Suite101.com)
Held for kicking ball boy Sep 22, 2007
Television pictures showed Flores arriving at the police station in Arequipa, southern Peru, after being sent off during Cienciano s match away to local side Total Clean. The controversial goalkeeper, who played in several Peru friendlies recently and was a member of their Copa America squad, was dismissed after half an hour for lashing out at the ball boy. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Peruvians become ill at meteorite crater site Sep 19, 2007
Meteorites fell in 2002 and 2004 in the Andean area of Arequipa in southern Peru, Hernando Tavera, head of the Peruvian Geophysical Institute, said. Search the News Search. (Globe and Mail)
Peru meteorite crash 'causes mystery illness' Sep 19, 2007
Another meteorite fell to Earth in Arequipa province in June. . (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Video games train miners in Peru Sep 15, 2007
AREQUIPA, Peru - Giant video games with throaty diesel engines powering monster-sized earth movers, excavators and dump trucks have hardened miners at a metals conference this week in Peru giggling like children ... The simulators at the 28th biannual mining conference in Peru's colonial city of Arequipa are modeled after similar ones used to train airplane pilots ... In Arequipa this week, some adults behaved like kids. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Booms, Protests Among Themes at Peru Metals Summit Sep 11, 2007
AREQUIPA, Peru - Higher labor costs, community opposition and fears of a sudden drop in lofty metals prices will top the agenda in Peru this week as global miners gather for a conference on the nation's booming metals sector. Thousands of executives, engineers and academics descended on the colonial town of Arequipa on Monday for the week-long conference where industry players will crunch numbers, make deals and brainstorm about where mining will go in coming years. (Planet Ark, United States)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Colca Canyon's Condors Aug 28, 2007
Colca Canyon lies about 160 kilometres north of Peru's second largest city, Arequipa (pop ... Arequipa is a calm, pretty city far away from the maddening tourist crowds of Cusco and Puno and is the jumping off point for tours to Colca Canyon (twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, by the way) ... While in Arequipa be sure to visit the Monasterio de Santa Catalina, built in 1580 and worth a languid afternoon's visit to its colonial confines. (Suite101.com)
Peru's earthquake felt in New Milford Aug 25, 2007
Additional teams of volunteers trained in first aid, and damage and needs assessments, including medical personnel and ambulances, have been sent into the rural areas of Ica, the worst-affected region, from Arequipa. The Peruvian Red Cross Lima branch has also sent an additional team to support the operation in Pisco. (New Milford Times, CT)
Caritas aid gets through to Peru's quake victims Aug 22, 2007
Caritas Peru has in the past responded to major earthquakes in Moyobamba in 1991, in Ica in 1996 and in 2001 in the regions of Arequipa, Moquegua, and Tacna. Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development, and social service organisations present in over 200 countries and territories. (AlertNet)
Peru Earthquake: CARE assessment teams report damage and need Aug 19, 2007
The poverty-fighting organization will also support Peruvian Civil Defense Committees in their response, and has been requested to manage supply warehouses as it did following the earthquake in Arequipa in 2001. CARE is also responding to an official request from the Government to provide 150 coffins, to enable quick burial of the dead and reduce health risks. (AlertNet)
Quake toll rises in Peru; many feared buried Aug 18, 2007
4 quake struck at Arequipa, killing 138 people. In 1868, a magnitude-9. (International Herald Tribune)
Rescuers search rubble for quake survivors Aug 18, 2007
However, a spokesman for the Peruvian Embassy in Washington said later that road links had been reopened into the quake zone, allowing supplies to flow south from Lima and north from Arequipa. Health Minister Carlos Vallejos described Pisco as "really in crisis.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Destruction and tsunami after plates collide again Aug 17, 2007
4 quake struck at Arequipa, Peru, south of this week's quake, killing 138 people. The geological survey said the largest known earthquake in the region was a magnitude 9 quake in 1868 that produced a tsunami that killed several thousand people on the Peruvian coast and caused damage as far away as Hawaii. (International Herald Tribune)
Quake death toll climbs in Peru; areas lack water and power Aug 17, 2007
4 quake struck at Arequipa, killing 138 people. In 1868, a magnitude 9 quake struck and was followed by a tsunami that killed several thousand more people, creating the worst disaster in Peru's history. (International Herald Tribune)
Peru Earthquake: Aftershocks Continue as Oxfam International Plans to Target Rural Areas in Emergency Response Aug 17, 2007
In 2001, Oxfam responded to the earthquake in Arequipa, providing water and shelters. The poorest areas are the ones that consistently suffer the most during and after a natural disaster. (AlertNet)
Death toll rises Aug 17, 2007
9-magnitude quake struck near the southern Andean city of Arequipa, killing 71. Associated Press writers Monte Hayes, Edison Lopez and Leslie Josephs in Lima, Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations, Alicia Chang in Los Angeles and Sarah DiLorenzo in New York contributed to this report. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Peru quake death toll 337, rising Aug 17, 2007
9-magnitude quake struck near the southern Andean city of Arequipa, killing 71. . (FOX 11, AZ)
EPICENTER: 90 miles SE of Lima... Aug 16, 2007
3 earthquake that occurred in 2001 near Arequipa, Peru. The largest earthquake along the coast of Peru is the magnitude 9 that occurred in 1868. (The Drudge Report)
Magnitude 7.9 quake shakes Peru, leaving at least 48 dead Aug 16, 2007
A 2001 earthquake centered in the southern state of Arequipa killed 75 people and destroyed 25,000 homes. The last time a quake of magnitude 7. (Seattle Times)
Huge quake shakes Peru Aug 16, 2007
9-magnitude quake struck near the southern Andean city of Arequipa, killing 71 people. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- International)
Country profile: Peru Aug 16, 2007
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Peru quake kills more than 300 Aug 16, 2007
A 2001 earthquake in the southern Peruvian state of Arequipa killed 75 people and destroyed 25,000 homes. Wednesday's quake measured 7. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Earthquake kills dozens in Peru Aug 16, 2007
The last earthquake of this magnitude to strike Peru came in 2001, when 71 people were killed in and around the southern Andean city of Arequipa. The country is situated in a zone of intense seismic activity, where the Nazca plate pushes against the South American continental plate below the Pacific. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Peasant leader killed as protests paralyse Peru Jul 17, 2007
Jorge del Castillo, the head of the council of ministers, has been dispatched to the flashpoint province of Arequipa to try to break the deadlock. . (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Street protests 'paralyse' Peru Jul 15, 2007
On Friday, a tourist train on its way to Machu Picchu was pelted with stones, and in Peru's second city, Arequipa, striking teachers tried to throw eggs and tomatoes at President Garcia and clashed with his supporters. Several police officers were held hostage by angry demonstrators in the same city but later released. (BBC News)
Protesters free police hostages in Peru Jul 14, 2007
Protesters voluntarily freed the officers after local authorities in the Arequipa region agreed to talk with their leaders, who demand the government of President Alan Garcia invest in social projects to bring prosperity to the area. Arequipa's police chief Hernan Tamayo said the hostages were freed after being held for six hours, adding that two officers were injured after being beaten up and pelted with stones ... "The protesters surrounded a group of nine police that were lifting a road... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Angry protesters seize Peru police Jul 14, 2007
Hernan Tamayo, the police chief in the town of Arequipa, said two of the officers were injured after being beaten up by the protesters ... "The protesters surrounded a group of nine police that were lifting a road blockage on the Arequipa-Puno road, and took them hostage," a police officer said. (Aljazeera.Net)
Fujimori's fateReaders in Peru, Chile and Japan react to extradition ruling Jul 13, 2007
David, Arequipa, Peru. It's inappropriate for the Chilean government to get involved with this, especially with something as serious as the extradition of an ex-president. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Group says climate change threatens the globe's cultural landmarks Jun 7, 2007
Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa. RUSSIA. (USA Today)
Xstrata Copper: CCR Refinery Management and Union Executive Ask for Conciliator to Assist With Renewal of Collective Agreement Jun 3, 2007
Xstrata Copper is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, with regional offices in Santiago and Antofagasta, Chile; Lima and Arequipa, Peru; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Toronto, Canada, and is one of the commodity business units within the major global diversified mining group Xstrata plc. Xstrata Copper's mining operations span five countries and comprise mines, mineral processing plants and port facilities in North Queensland, Australia; mining and processing operations and port facilities in... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
COLUMN: In Peru, fireworks come first May 17, 2007
() PITTSBURGH -- Today, I gaze out from my window to behold the lovely Peruvian city of Arequipa ... I can think of one other way that Arequipa makes the United States obsolete: the weather ... In contrast, the people of Arequipa are not accustomed to their weather. (U-Wire.com)
True Peru: A Tale of Inca Phalluses, Aerobatic Flying and Cups of Coca Tea Mar 26, 2007
In the Sacred Valley (Vilcamayo) and around Arequipa, local people were happy to unlock rarely visited churches of volcanic rock -- cool refuges from the sun, full of echoes, peeling gold leaf and incense. The country has as many superlatives as surprises. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Compania de Minas Buenaventura Announces Fourth Quarter 2006 Results Mar 1, 2007
6 million), best explained by the US$40 million expense related to the construction of a water treatment plant as part of the agreement between the Company and the Committee for the Defense of the Interests of Arequipa. For 2006, net income was US$444. (PR Newswire)
Treasures of Peru - 14 days from 2,199pp Feb 16, 2007
Return scheduled flights to Lima from London Two scheduled flights whilst in Peru Twelve nights' bed and breakfast accommodation in excellent standard hotels in Lima (2 nights), Arequipa (1), Colca Canyon (2), Lake Titicaca (2), Cuzco (4) and Machu Picchu (1) Eight lunches and three dinners during the tour All coach touring, airport transfers and excursions Rail journeys from Puno to Cuzco and between Cuzco and Machu Picchu Boat excursion at Lake Titicaca Two days admission... (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Murgor Resources acquires eleven exploration properties from AngloGold Ashanti in Peru Jan 30, 2007
The exploration properties cover a total area of 27,200 hectares and are located throughout Peru in the departments of Ancash, Amazonas, Apurimac, Arequipa, Cusco, Huanuco, Junin, La Libertad and Lima. The properties are all at the grassroots level and were initially acquired by AGA for their large-scale alteration, anomalous metal values and proximity to large-scale structures that host such world class gold deposits as Yanacocha and Alto-Chicama. (Canada Newswire)
Expansion at Cerro Verde Mine in Peru Begins Copper Concentrate Production Jan 3, 2007
PHOENIX, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The expansion at the Cerro Verde Mine near Arequipa, Peru, has begun producing copper concentrate from the mine's primary sulfide ore body, Phelps Dodge Corp. (NYSE: ) announced today. The first product shipment, approximately 9,500 dry metric tons of copper concentrate manufactured during pre-operational trials, was disclosed today in regulatory filings with CONASEV, the government agency that oversees publicly traded companies in Peru. (PR Newswire)
