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puh rooh

  • n  a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
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  • Peru earthquake: Small offshore earthquake rumbles Lima
    A small earthquake hit Peru at 1:40 p.m. local time Tuesday, just off the coast near Lima, Peru's capital city. No injuries or damage have been reported. 
    June 19, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
  • Peru Earthquake: 5.6 Magnitude Quake Shakes Lima (VIDEO)
    A Peru earthquake has struck with a magnitude of 5.6 on Tuesday afternoon, shocking locals.
    June 19, 2013 - The Christian Post
  • Peru protesters push to stop $5 billion Newmont mine
    By Mitra Taj PEROL LAKE, Peru (Reuters) - Thousands of opponents of a $5 billion gold project of Newmont Mining circled a lake high in the Andes on Monday, vowing to stop the company from eventually draining it to make way for Peru's most expensive mine. Lake Perol is one of several lakes that would eventually be displaced to mine ore from the Conga project. Water from the lakes would be ...
    June 17, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Quotes

  • Natalee Holloway in The Pulse
    If they have enough proof that he committed the crime in Peru, maybe, just maybe that might help to get him to confess in Natalee's case,a Holloway family lawyer told the AP.
  • Alan Garcia in USA Today
    There has been a good international response even without Peru asking for it, and they've been very generous,Garcia said during a stop in Pisco, where so many buildings fell that streets were covered with small mountains of adobe bricks and...
  • Chris Dodd in Yale Daily News
    The Machu Picchu artifacts do not belong to any government, to any institution, or to any university. They belong to the people of Peru,he said in the release. "I plan to work with both parties to resolve this dispute quickly, amicably,...

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