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Amazonas (Peru)

                   

Peru declares emergency after protests, report says

cnn.com
Aug 18, 2008 30 related
        

Peru government issues emergency decree after clash between police, protesters Indian groups protesting laws making sale of their lands easier Emergency decree in effect in provinces of Amazonas, Loreto and Cuzco for 30 days...

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Expedition to spectacular waterfall found in Amazonas, Peru has begun

livinginperu.com
Aug 8, 2008 1 related
        

An expedition of local tourists and INC (National Institute of Culture) representatives will hike on Friday to the impressive waterfall recently found in the Amazonas region in northern Peru. The expedition team, which will...

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PERU: Mining Companies Venture into the Amazon

ipsnews.net
Jul 3, 2008
        

LIMA, Jul 3 (Tierramérica) - The conflicts surrounding extractive industries in Peru could shift from the mountains to the jungles due to the rising number of concessions granted for the Amazonian regions of San Martín, Madre...

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Fishing piranhas

flickr.com
May 17, 2008
        

a very old fashioned way to clip your nails ;-) Dare you to try this with your penis. Taken in a place with no name (See more photos or videos here) We were fishing piranhas when we visited Amazonas in Peru. This sucker got cought (and later released). This is an HDR from one single RAW file....

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Peru airlifts relief to marooned northern districts

indiaenews.com
Apr 8, 2008
        

Police and the Peruvian army have begun airlifting essential supplies and medicine to people marooned in the north, isolated following weeks of heavy rain, civil defence administration said Tuesday. ... Heavy rain over the past several weeks caused floods in areas of the...

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Indian summer

ynet.co.il
Mar 30, 2008
        

From the jungles of Peru to Ramla, Jewish immigrants of Indian decent prove nothing trumps need to connect with one's heritage ... This is a story of discovery. The story of 700 Indians, descendents of Jewish tradesmen who emigrated from Morocco to the Amazonas more than...

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