The mayor of Lima is getting compared to the Islamic State for painting over...
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — The Islamic State’s destruction of Iraqi antiquities has appalled the rest of the world almost as much as its horrific human rights...
View ArticleThis Chilean woman is under house arrest after her doctor reported her for...
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — The coat hanger might largely be a thing of the past, but that doesn’t mean terminating an unwanted pregnancy in Latin America is a cakewalk.Thanks...
View ArticleThe Andean condor is in trouble. The reasons are known, and preventable
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — Another day, another endangered species, or so it seems.The Andean condor could be next. The iconic giant scavenger is a national symbol of...
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Why Nepal’s needless earthquake deaths won’t be the last
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — “It was a good thing no one was watching TV,” says Janet Palomino, staring anxiously at the hole in the ceiling of her ramshackle living...
View ArticleSurfers don't freak out easily. Here's why they're freaking out in Peru
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — Lima can be a grim city. But one thing the Peruvian capital has going for it is its world-class surfing breaks.So, you might think Mayor Luis...
View ArticleDying Amazon healers are taking potential cures for cancer, AIDS and other...
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: SANTA CLARA, Peru — “Every time a shaman dies, it is as though a book is burned,” says Jose Roque mournfully as he hacks through a vine with a machete.The...
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Peru's big corporations come out in support of gay marriage
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — It’s not just Apple, Google, Facebook and other West Coast progressive corporations that have publicly celebrated the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor...
View ArticleThe Amazon's answer to cocktail sausages? Fried palm weevils
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — Fried in its own fat, with diced onion, chili peppers, and a touch of a salt, it’s surprising how good a weevil can taste.For six years, I’ve been...
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Fried palm weevil: the cocktail sausage of the Amazon
Source: VimeoSource Id: 133084759Copyright: GlobalPostCover Image: Publish Date: Friday, July 10, 2015 - 10:45Byline(s): Simeon TegelSubhead: Peru calls it 'suri.' Fried up with onions and hot peppers,...
View ArticleConquistadors no more: Spaniards are flocking to Latin America because they...
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — “When we told friends and family we were moving to Peru, no one was surprised,” says Ana Bustinduy. “There is just no work in Spain.”“People have...
View ArticleHere's where police can now spy on cellphones without a warrant
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — Peru’s President Ollanta Humala is giving police wide-ranging new powers to snoop on cellphone users without a court order.Cops will now be able to...
View ArticleIt's a titi! New monkey species found in Peru
Lead Media: Copyright: Agence France-PresseBody: For nearly a century the carcass of a small, reddish-brown monkey from South America gathered dust in a windowless backroom of the American Natural...
View ArticleIs Peru’s new anti-drug policy too tough even for Washington?
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — Could the United States defund counter-narcotics efforts in Peru, one of the world’s top producers of cocaine?That’s the question after Peru’s single...
View ArticleBack in the day, this guy was one of Peru's best sprinters. At 91, he still is
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — Usain Bolt, step aside.Yes, that’s right. The jet-heeled Jamaican, a multiple Olympic champion and holder of the men’s 100 and 200-meter world...
View ArticleTrump tramples Univision anchor in 'bizarre' performance
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: Editor's note: This is Chatter, our morning rundown of what you need and want to know around the world. Fortunately for us all, you can have Chatter emailed to...
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These rescued South American circus lions are heading back to Africa
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — After the shocking death of Cecil the lion this summer, here’s a rare piece of good news for Africa’s biggest cat. A total of 33 lions rescued from...
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Please look after this bear: Cholita the rescued 'Paddington' bear goes home...
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — After a lifetime of cruelty and abuse in a Peruvian circus, life has suddenly gotten much better for Cholita, an aging Andean spectacled bear.During...
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Fugitive Fathers
Source: VimeoSource Id: 138831093Copyright: GlobalPostCover Image: Publish Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:57Video Category: SeriesByline(s): Will CarlessJimmy ChalkRob HarrisCategory:...
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Meet Peru’s ‘Tony Montana,’ the man accused of fueling Europe’s messy coke habit
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: LIMA, Peru — For Peruvians, Gerald Oropeza is a real-life Scarface.He's even known here by the nickname "Tony Montana"— after Al Pacino’s powerful drug lord...
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América del Sur se convierte en refugio para los presuntos pederastas de la...
Lead Media: Copyright: GlobalPostBody: (Click here for English.)Los recuerdos de Jennifer eran dispersos y fugaces. Venían repentinamente, disparados por un olor o un vistazo a una luz de vitral. El...
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