Karen Schwarz is representing Peru in the Miss Universe pageant. In the event’s national-costume competition, she wore an elaborate outfit inspired by an Andean ritual called the Devil’s Dance. Blovians say the dance originated in their country. A Peruvian newspaper discovered a pageant contestant from Chile first wore the outfit more than 25 years ago.
A [...]

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Days after Peru’s top chef Gastón Acurio was robbed by six armed bandits aboard Aqua Expeditions’ luxury river ship, the culinary celebrity described the raid as “an isolated incident,” and said that he and his family would definitely visit the Amazon region again.
“I thank everyone for their support and their love,” posted Acurio on his [...]

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As a result of the global financial crisis and in an attempt to stimulate demand throughout months that are usually considered Peru’s “peak tourist season,” the price of numerous luxury hotel rooms and flights has been sharply reduced in the Andean country.
“This is an indication that the crisis is affecting tourists here and abroad,” said [...]

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by Isabel Guerra

As an homage to Peru’s Flagship Drink, the Municipality of Surco, the Ministry of Production (Produce) and the National Commision for Pisco (Conapisco) are opening today at noon a big festival called “Festival Pisco Surco 2009; our fatherland, our celebration.”
The first stage of this Festival is to be held at the “Parque de [...]

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A population of spectacular Quito palms — a species that no longer occurs as a naturally wild plant in its original highland habitat — was discovered growing in a valley in northern Peru by a group of Peruvian scientists, daily El Comercio reported on Wednesday.
Lima’s La Catolica University scientists, led by Jesuit ethnobotanist Fernando Roca, [...]

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Newly discovered archaeological finds from the ancient city of Caral will be put on display throughout the month of June in Vichama, an agricultural town located about 124 miles north of Lima on Peru’s coast, state news agency Andina reported Tuesday.

The most interesting remains of this ancient civilization – including clay figurines and giant shicras, [...]

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Isabel Guerra
The 21 finalist dishes chosen by internet users at the Seven Gastronomic Wonders of Peru Contest, will be announced today, reported Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur).
According to Ricardo Raez, representative of Acido Ungusto Comunicaciones, organizing company of the event, the usual favourite dishes such as Cebiche, Aji de Gallina and Lomo [...]

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First-time Oscar nominees Werner Herzog and Michael Shannon are currently filming a documentary on the shores of the Vilcanota River, in the Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Peru’s top tourist attraction.
“Peru is the best country,” said German filmmaker Herzog, in a statement released by the sustainable tourism agency handling the logistics of Herzog’s venture, Inkaterra.
Herzog [...]

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 The pardon was for Isaac R. Toussie, a 36-year-old New York developer who pleaded guilty in 2001 to making false statements in a Long Island mortgage fraud scheme.
Toussie and his father, also a developer, had previously been accused of conspiring with lenders and others to build and sell substandard homes — a charge they denied.
The [...]

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