Piura (Region- Peru)

                   

Fifty bus passengers robbed on Peru highway

livinginperu.com     Aug 5, 2008          

Living in Peru Israel J. Ruiz Aside from dangerous highways and the possibility of being involved in a bus accident, foreign and national tourists must worry about highway robberies as well. Over fifty passengers traveling on a...                    

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Peru's Transportation Ministry files charges on Lima bus companies

livinginperu.com     Jul 31, 2008   7 related          

Living in Peru Israel J. Ruiz In an effort to somehow control Lima-based bus companies that are involved in repeated accidents and responsible for the deaths of hundreds of passengers, the country's ministry of transportation...                    

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PQOTD: "Getting divorced is easier than cancelling cell phone service"

americanpapist.com     Jul 28, 2008          

Sad ... but so true!"Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren Anselmi of Piura called on officials last week to promote measures that help the family instead of weaken it, referring to recent passage of a law facilitating divorce, which...                    

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Short stop in Loja before crossing into Peru - Loja, Ecuador

travelpod.com     Jul 21, 2008          

Jump to the full entry & travel map Loja, EcuadorPlanning a short stopover here in Loja before heading down to Peru. I can get a bus from here directly to the Northern Peruvian city of Piura which is about 8 or 9 hours away....                    

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Festival de Tinajani - aka More Skirt Twirling Photos

wordpress.com     Jul 1, 2008          

As the bus from Puno approached Juliaca, I turned to the campesina woman next to me and asked how I could continue on to the Festival de Tinajani. Her face lit up and she told me, "Nosotros vamos a Tinajani tambien!" - She was...                    

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New gas field boosts Peru's self-sufficieny ambition

indiaenews.com     Jun 26, 2008          

Peruvian energy company Petro-Tech has found a new gas field on the country's northwest coast that could give some 20 million cubic feet of gas per day boosting its bid for self-sufficiency, EFE news agency said quoting a...                    

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Petro-Tech finds more gas in Peru - Anglo American spends $201 million on social projects

livinginperu.com     Jun 25, 2008   2 related          

Gas Found in Peru The transnational Petro-Tech announced discovery of a gas deposit north of the Peruvian coast, which could yield 20 million cubic feet a day. The company explained that it is the San Francisco well in Bayovar...                    

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Maple Energy makes 'significant' progress in its ethanol project in Peru

finanznachrichten.de     Jun 25, 2008          

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Maple Energy Plc., said it has made 'significant' progress in the development of its ethanol project, which is located in the Piura region on the northwest coast of Peru. It expects to receive the...                    

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Spanish Fierro Group to invest $30 million in Peru in next 3 years

livinginperu.com     Jun 13, 2008          

The president of Spanish Fierro Group in Perú, Ricardo Ruiz, stated Thursday that the company will invest 30 million dollars in the country in the next three years. He said this investments will be earmarked to the adquisition...                    

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BPZ to drill off Peru - Maple Energy to drill 22 wells - Union delays strike

livinginperu.com     Jun 10, 2008   1 related          

BPZ plans drilling off Peru Houston-based BPZ Energy has received clearance from Peruvian environmental regulators to transport oil from its CX-11 platform offshore Peru to the nearby Talara refinery. The company's transport...                    

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