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  1. Online Beauty Contest Celebrates the Historic Winning Beauties of Latin AmericaRead the original story

    7 min ago | Yahoo

    ... as the sun-kissed winner, earning her a cash prize and bucket load of PR exposure. The divine Lourdes from Lima, Peru was first runner-up, while the fulsome 25-year-old Lorena from Palmira, Colombia placed third. Miss AmoLatina 2009 was an ...

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    Related Topix: Antioquia, Colombia, World News, Colombia, Medellin, Colombia

  2. Chinese naval fleet concludes goodwill port call in PeruRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

    The Chinese naval fleet successfully concluded its four-day goodwill port call and a friendly visit to Peru on Dec.

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Callao, Peru, US Military, US Navy, Alan Garcia

  3. HVS opens its 30th Office as it Approaches its 30th Year | 3rd Presence in South America - Lima, PeruRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | Hospitality Net

    Steve Rushmore, President, Founder, and CEO of HVS, the global leader for hospitality consulting and services, is pleased to announce the opening of the firm's 3rd office in South America, and 30th office worldwide -- Lima, Peru.

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    Related Topix: Lima, Peru, World News, Marketing

  4. Adventure, service: Avance chief to head Peace Corps in Lima, PeruRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | El Paso Times

    ... expects to continue to change lives of families in his new position as a country director for the Peace Corps in Lima, Peru. Mathur, who will begin his new job Jan. 15, will oversee more than 200 volunteers interested in working on a range of ...

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    Related Topix: Lima, Peru, World News, Education Etc., Family, Parenting, Kids, El Paso, TX, Entertainment

  5. Pastor leaves 20-year career to help abused girls in PeruRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Wenatchee World

    ... their youngest children are selling their house and most of their possessions and moving to a poverty-stricken city in Peru to spend their days working with abused and abandoned girls in a missionary home called Torre Fuerte. They're ready to go as ...

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    Related Topix: Church of the Nazarene, Religion, Arequipa, Peru, World News

  6. Exhibition reveals Chinese legacy in PeruRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | People's Daily

    To celebrate the 160th anniversary of the arrival of Chinese immigration in Peru, the Embassy of Peru in Beijing is holding an exhibition in the Imperial City Museum of art.

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    Related Topix: Callao, Peru, World News, Travel, China Travel

  7. Meandering through town - Arequipa, Arequipa, PeruRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    Went around town, went to see the catholic university museum of Santa Catalina. Said hi to Juliaca a 500 year old corpse preserved by the moutain glaciers, discovered 15 years ago after a nearby eruption melted the ice and laid the corpse bare on the moutain side.

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    Related Topix: Arequipa, Peru, World News, South America

  8. Machu Picchu to Cuzco - Cuzco, Peru, Sacred Valley, PeruRead the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    ... Next to us on the train is the group that was attending training at the hotel. The group are travel agents experiencing Peru. I was reading the name tag of the instructor and thought I read Ferguson. Yes, he is a Ferguson. He hasn't had his DNA ...

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    Related Topix: Cuzco, Peru, World News, Cusco, Peru

  9. Peruvian cafe to open in BallardRead the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | Viewing Feed

    A Peruvian cafe is getting ready to open on 15th Ave NW and NW 57th St. Named for the city in Peru, Cafe Cuzco will have espresso, pastries and possibly foods with Peruvian flair.

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Cuzco, Peru, World News, Cusco, Peru, Drink, Coffee

  10. The Unveiling of the Colin Powell PortraitRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | NewsBlaze

    ... we faced and the uncertain future that lay ahead. In fact, on the day of the attacks, Secretary Powell was in Lima, Peru, attending a special session of the Organization of American States to adopt the Inter-American Democratic Charter, a critical ...

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    Related Topix: Lima, Peru, Illinois

  11. Morales' Big Win: Voters Ratify His Remaking of BoliviaRead the original story w/Photo

    20 hrs ago | TIME.com

    Bolivian President Evo Morales isn't South America's first indigenous head of state - that honor belongs to Alejandro Toledo, a Quechua Indian who was President of Peru from 2001 to 2006 - but he's certainly the first to capture the imagination of the world outside South America.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia

  12. Mi Peru South American Grill : Ethnic Cuisine at its FinestRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Examiner.com

    The Peruvian owned, Mi Peru South American Grill has received rave reviews by Las Vegas Weekly and Las Vegas Review Journal.

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    Related Topix: Life, Dining, Dining, Seafood

  13. Rye Teacher Craig Dreves Leading Service Trip to Peru's Casa de Milagros OrphanageRead the original story

    Yesterday | My Rye

    Rye resident and Middle School teacher Craig Dreves is organizing a service trip to Cusco, Peru from March 28 - April 4, 2010for interested families and individuals in Rye.

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    Related Topix: World News, Cusco, Peru

  14. Archaeology: The Petroglyphs of the Nasca Valley and the Nasca LinesRead the original story

    Sunday | OnMilwaukee

    The Grande River System in Peru's Department of Ica is best known for the large scale drawings on the desert floor collectively known as "The Nasca Lines." In recent years, the area's geoglyphs have been studied alongside smaller scale examples of rock art, i.e. petroglyphs.

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    Related Topix: Ica, Peru, World News, Events

  15. Machu Picchu town - Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, PeruRead the original story

    Sunday | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    This hotel is wonderful.My earlier post may have mentioned the Urubamba river-- wrong- it is the Vilcanota River.

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    Related Topix: Cuzco, Peru, World News, Cusco, Peru

  16. Wedding crashed by groom's ex and her relativesRead the original story

    Sunday | Telegraph Herald

    LIMA, Peru -- Edwin Ortiz was just about to utter "I do," but the mother of his two children and her relatives had a different message: "Oh, no you don't." One moment, the 27-year-old Peruvian was sitting happily in a large wedding hall with 17 other couples, declaring his love for his wife-to-be to TV cameramen in the southern town of Miraflores.

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    Related Topix: Wedding, Lima, Peru, World News

  17. Pio PioRead the original story

    Sunday | Crain's Restaurant Reviews - Bob Lape

    ... Pio Pio has lots of fans, but dishes lack the dazzle to be the next big thing. I came back from my recent trip to Peru with flavors of chef high jinks in Lima and Cuzco dancing in my memory, finding portents here at home that gave me courage to ...

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    Related Topix: Dining, South America, World News, Cuzco, Peru, Cusco, Peru, Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, Rego-Park, NY, Jackson-Heights, NY

  18. Brazil and Peru Create Integrated Border Area In Amazon StatesRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | Inside Costa Rica

    ... in the first half of 2010 and consider fluvial integration along the Amazon River from Manaus in Brazil to Yurimaras in Peru. The final objective is to link with the Pacific through the Peruvian port of Paita. Lula da Silva will also be signing an ...

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    Related Topix: Alan Garcia, Puno, Peru, World News, Goias, Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil, Brazil

  19. Peruvian president meets Chinese navy senior officerRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | People's Daily

    Visiting Major General Wang Fushan , vice-commander of the North Sea Fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, and Peruvian President Alan Garcia inspect the guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony in Lima, capital of Peru, on Dec.

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Alan Garcia, Shijiazhuang, China, Callao, Peru

  20. This hostel was an ABSOLUTE shit hole.... - Huacachina, PeruRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    This hostel was an ABSOLUTE shit hole.... Huacachina , Peru Friday, November 13, 2009 Huacachina Just 5km west of Ica, this oasis surrounded by towering dunes nestles next to a picturesque lagoon that features on the back of Peru s S/50 note.

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    Related Topix: Ica, Peru, World News