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Latest News in Peru / Archive for Lima
Lima | 30 June, 2009 [ 12:46 ]
Peru: Lima's Huachipa Zoo opens "Sea World" area
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Located on a 1,500 square meter area, "Sea World" has recently opened to the public at the Huachipa Zoo in the Peruvian capital, Lima, according to Andina News agency.
Now visitors can see twenty four penguins, one pelican, one guanay cormorant, a couple of otters, and sea lions in three exhibition areas.
The penguin exhibition area includes incubators and special breeding areas; this is the unique exhibition in Latin America featuring penguins in conditions as near as possible to their natural habitat.
The Huachipa Zoo is located on Av. Las Torres S/N, Ate Vitarte, at the 9,5 km of Carretera Central (Central Highway), on the way to Chosica in Lima.
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Isabel Guerra
Located on a 1,500 square meter area, "Sea World" has recently opened to the public at the Huachipa Zoo in the Peruvian capital, Lima, according to Andina News agency. Now visitors can see twenty four penguins, one pelican, one guanay cormorant, a couple of otters, and sea lions in three exhibition areas.
The penguin exhibition area includes incubators and special breeding areas; this is the unique exhibition in Latin America featuring penguins in conditions as near as possible to their natural habitat.
The Huachipa Zoo is located on Av. Las Torres S/N, Ate Vitarte, at the 9,5 km of Carretera Central (Central Highway), on the way to Chosica in Lima.
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Lima | 26 June, 2009 [ 16:47 ]
Peru's politicians pay homage to Lima's former mayor Alberto Andrade
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Peru's Congressmen from all the politic parties paid this afternoon a posthumous homage to Alberto Andre, Former Mayor of Lima.
Andrade's funeral procession went from Lima's Municipality, toured the Main Square and passed in front of the Government's Palace, accompanied by a band of musicians as well.
Peru's President, Alan García Pérez, and Peru's Ministers of Justice (Rosario Fernández), of Labour (Jorge Villasante) and Transports (Enrique Cornejo) walked along with the funeral procession.
Earlier today, more politicians and local creole artists had homaged Alberto Andrade's memory at the Lima Municipality.
Former Mayor Andrade passed away last Friday at age 65, due to pulmonary fibrosis complications, at a hospital in Washington.
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Isabel Guerra
Peru's Congressmen from all the politic parties paid this afternoon a posthumous homage to Alberto Andre, Former Mayor of Lima. Andrade's funeral procession went from Lima's Municipality, toured the Main Square and passed in front of the Government's Palace, accompanied by a band of musicians as well.
Peru's President, Alan García Pérez, and Peru's Ministers of Justice (Rosario Fernández), of Labour (Jorge Villasante) and Transports (Enrique Cornejo) walked along with the funeral procession.
Earlier today, more politicians and local creole artists had homaged Alberto Andrade's memory at the Lima Municipality.
Former Mayor Andrade passed away last Friday at age 65, due to pulmonary fibrosis complications, at a hospital in Washington.
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Lima | 26 June, 2009 [ 10:40 ]
Peru: Lima mourns Former Mayor Alberto Andrade
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Limeans are currently mourning former Mayor Alberto Andrade, whose remains arrived in the city this morning at 8am.
The government instructed the Peruvian national flag to be flown half-mast at all public buildings and grounds, and at all military posts, naval stations and police and fire stations in all the country.
Andrade's coffin, wrapped in a Peruvian flag, was honored this morning at the Lima Municipality, and will receive many homages during the day, including one at Peru's Congress Hall.
According to his last will, his funerals will be celebrated with “música criolla” (creole music), and his remains will be incinerated at Jardines de la Paz cemetery tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am.
Peruvian congressman and former mayor of Lima, Alberto Andrade Carmona, died on June 19th at a Washington private hospital due to complications associated with pulmonary fibrosis.
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Isabel Guerra
Limeans are currently mourning former Mayor Alberto Andrade, whose remains arrived in the city this morning at 8am. The government instructed the Peruvian national flag to be flown half-mast at all public buildings and grounds, and at all military posts, naval stations and police and fire stations in all the country.
Andrade's coffin, wrapped in a Peruvian flag, was honored this morning at the Lima Municipality, and will receive many homages during the day, including one at Peru's Congress Hall.
According to his last will, his funerals will be celebrated with “música criolla” (creole music), and his remains will be incinerated at Jardines de la Paz cemetery tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am.
Peruvian congressman and former mayor of Lima, Alberto Andrade Carmona, died on June 19th at a Washington private hospital due to complications associated with pulmonary fibrosis.
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Lima | 21 June, 2009 [ 18:09 ]
Winter officially arrived in Peru
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Winter started oficially in Peru today at 00:45am, according to Peru's National Meteorologic Service (Senamhi).
The arrival of winter will bring drizzle and mist to Lima, and to some other cities in the country. The minimum temperature expected for Lima is 12°C (53.6°F).
The temperatures in the districts far from the sea will oscilate between 12 and 14°C (53.6 and 57.2°F), and in the ones closer to the coastline will be between 14° and 16°C (57.2°F and 60°F).
In spite that this winter is not expected to be as cold as the past ones, the Southern Andean highlands will have freezing temperatures.
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Isabel Guerra
Winter started oficially in Peru today at 00:45am, according to Peru's National Meteorologic Service (Senamhi). The arrival of winter will bring drizzle and mist to Lima, and to some other cities in the country. The minimum temperature expected for Lima is 12°C (53.6°F).
The temperatures in the districts far from the sea will oscilate between 12 and 14°C (53.6 and 57.2°F), and in the ones closer to the coastline will be between 14° and 16°C (57.2°F and 60°F).
In spite that this winter is not expected to be as cold as the past ones, the Southern Andean highlands will have freezing temperatures.
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Lima | 20 June, 2009 [ 13:23 ]
Peru: Congressman and Former Mayor of Lima dies at 65
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
The businessman, Congressman and former Mayor of Lima, Alberto Andrade, died yesterday, June 19th, at 23.40pm, died at a Washington private hospital due to complications associated with pulmonary fibrosis, reported his brother Fernando Andrade.
Alberto Andrade Carmona was appointed Mayor of Lima in 1995, and reelected for a second period in 1998.
Andrade was a very charismatic politician, and he started, as Mayor of Lima, the process of remodeling and recovering of the historic Lima Downtown.
He also had an important role in the resistance against Alberto Fujimori's regime, since he considered he was an authoritarian governant.
Andrade was a presidential candidate in 1997, and was appointed as Congressman in the last elections.
The Congress' President, Javier Velásquez Quesquén, expressed his sympathies to Andrade's family,and has ordered that Peru's flag will be at half mast as a sign of mourn.
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Isabel Guerra
The businessman, Congressman and former Mayor of Lima, Alberto Andrade, died yesterday, June 19th, at 23.40pm, died at a Washington private hospital due to complications associated with pulmonary fibrosis, reported his brother Fernando Andrade. Alberto Andrade Carmona was appointed Mayor of Lima in 1995, and reelected for a second period in 1998.
Andrade was a very charismatic politician, and he started, as Mayor of Lima, the process of remodeling and recovering of the historic Lima Downtown.
He also had an important role in the resistance against Alberto Fujimori's regime, since he considered he was an authoritarian governant.
Andrade was a presidential candidate in 1997, and was appointed as Congressman in the last elections.
The Congress' President, Javier Velásquez Quesquén, expressed his sympathies to Andrade's family,and has ordered that Peru's flag will be at half mast as a sign of mourn.
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Lima | 16 June, 2009 [ 09:12 ]
Biwater interested in building a desalination plant in Peru
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
British company Biwater is presenting to Peru's Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversion) a desalination plant project, to support the treatment, supply and storage of drinking water in southern Lima by 2011.
The project, which includes the construction of a reverse osmosis seawater desalination in the district of Santa Maria del Mar, will also benefit the districts of Pucusana and Lurin.
Biwater is also interested in developing the Northern Lima Optimization project, with a project that has already been presented to Lima's water company (Sedapal).
The company is also expecting for an opportunity to develop drinking water and sanitation projects in Arequipa and Piura too.
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Isabel Guerra
British company Biwater is presenting to Peru's Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversion) a desalination plant project, to support the treatment, supply and storage of drinking water in southern Lima by 2011. The project, which includes the construction of a reverse osmosis seawater desalination in the district of Santa Maria del Mar, will also benefit the districts of Pucusana and Lurin.
Biwater is also interested in developing the Northern Lima Optimization project, with a project that has already been presented to Lima's water company (Sedapal).
The company is also expecting for an opportunity to develop drinking water and sanitation projects in Arequipa and Piura too.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
Lima | 15 June, 2009 [ 09:10 ]
Drug lawyer murdered in Peru
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Francisco Nuñez Peña, a Peruvian lawyer who defended drug traffickers was murdered by masked gunmen in Lima, reported El Comercio newspaper, apparently in an act of revenge.
“Two masked men quickly got out of the car. After saying a few words to get (Nuñez’s) attention, the one on the motorcycle appeared, pulled out a pistol and fired several times from close range,” an eyewitness said.
The initial police investigation determined that the attorney was probably killed for revenge, because he was unable to win a reduction of sentence for a drug trafficker he defended.
The 61-year-old Nuñez had defended several well-known drug traffickers, including Fernando Zevallos, Lucio Tijero and the Aybar Cancho brothers.
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Isabel Guerra
Francisco Nuñez Peña, a Peruvian lawyer who defended drug traffickers was murdered by masked gunmen in Lima, reported El Comercio newspaper, apparently in an act of revenge. “Two masked men quickly got out of the car. After saying a few words to get (Nuñez’s) attention, the one on the motorcycle appeared, pulled out a pistol and fired several times from close range,” an eyewitness said.
The initial police investigation determined that the attorney was probably killed for revenge, because he was unable to win a reduction of sentence for a drug trafficker he defended.
The 61-year-old Nuñez had defended several well-known drug traffickers, including Fernando Zevallos, Lucio Tijero and the Aybar Cancho brothers.
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Lima | 15 May, 2009 [ 19:22 ]
Peru's capital likely to be covered with fog during May
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
The National Service of Meteorology (SENAMHI) reported that the thick fog that has been covering the Limean sky these mornings, and that prevented planes from departing, will keep on appearing during all the month of May.
The SENAMHI specialist meteorologist Weidy Flores said that the districts nearby the coastline are the most likely to have fog.
“This fog will be present during all May, which is the month of mist and fog in Lima. However, it will dissapear towards noon and we'll still have sunny days” she said.
She explained that the fog will affect not only Lima, but also the regions of Ancash, La Libertad and Lambayeque.
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Isabel Guerra
The National Service of Meteorology (SENAMHI) reported that the thick fog that has been covering the Limean sky these mornings, and that prevented planes from departing, will keep on appearing during all the month of May. The SENAMHI specialist meteorologist Weidy Flores said that the districts nearby the coastline are the most likely to have fog.
“This fog will be present during all May, which is the month of mist and fog in Lima. However, it will dissapear towards noon and we'll still have sunny days” she said.
She explained that the fog will affect not only Lima, but also the regions of Ancash, La Libertad and Lambayeque.
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Lima | 6 May, 2009 [ 12:09 ]
Peru: Women police officers to command 3 police stations
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Celebrating the 53th anniversary of the Peru National Police (PNP), three women police officers were designated by the Minister of Interior Mercedes Cabanillas to command three police stations in Lima.
It's the first time that women police officers are nominated for such positions in Peru.
They are the PNP Majors Betty Calderón Castañeda, Carmen Elena Muñoz Vásquez and July Hidalgo Serna, who will command the police stations of Palomino (Lima Centre), Salamanca (Ate Vitarte) and Maranga (San Miguel), respectively.
PNP Major July Hidalgo knows her first great challenge in her district will be car theft, which she plans to combat with “by sending more patrols to the strategic areas of the district”.
Major Calderon expects to dismantle the youngster gangs (and to keep all the other teens away from gangs) by means of sport activities.
Major Elena Muñoz is seeking to end with the drugs dealing, armed robbery and the gangs in the area of Salamanca, in Ate.
It is estimated that 1,728 police women officers are in serving in the Peru Police since 2008.
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Isabel Guerra
Celebrating the 53th anniversary of the Peru National Police (PNP), three women police officers were designated by the Minister of Interior Mercedes Cabanillas to command three police stations in Lima. It's the first time that women police officers are nominated for such positions in Peru.
They are the PNP Majors Betty Calderón Castañeda, Carmen Elena Muñoz Vásquez and July Hidalgo Serna, who will command the police stations of Palomino (Lima Centre), Salamanca (Ate Vitarte) and Maranga (San Miguel), respectively.
PNP Major July Hidalgo knows her first great challenge in her district will be car theft, which she plans to combat with “by sending more patrols to the strategic areas of the district”.
Major Calderon expects to dismantle the youngster gangs (and to keep all the other teens away from gangs) by means of sport activities.
Major Elena Muñoz is seeking to end with the drugs dealing, armed robbery and the gangs in the area of Salamanca, in Ate.
It is estimated that 1,728 police women officers are in serving in the Peru Police since 2008.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
Lima | 27 April, 2009 [ 09:34 ]
Peru expropriates homes to build tunnel in Lima
LivinginPeru.com
Israel Ruiz
For several years citizens in the Limean community of Caja de Agua have heard rumors that Santa Rosa hill would be blasted and a tunnel would run through their neighborhood.
Because they saw the project as something to be done much later in the future, the announcement they would have to leave their homes so construction could begin in several months came as a terrible shock.
Last week, twenty-two families received a notice from Lima's Municipal Real Estate Company informing them their land would be expropriated for the construction of a two-lane tunnel.
These expropriations were legally ordered in 2007, when it was calculated that the tunnel would affect pieces of property on 91,000 square meters (979,515 sq. ft.)of land.
In February, the housing ministry released appraisals reporting that two and three storey homes were worth between 300,000 and 124,000 soles while one-floor homes were valued between 93,000 and 46,000 soles.
Neighbors have rejected municipal offers and begun coming together to protest the new construction project.
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Israel Ruiz
For several years citizens in the Limean community of Caja de Agua have heard rumors that Santa Rosa hill would be blasted and a tunnel would run through their neighborhood. Because they saw the project as something to be done much later in the future, the announcement they would have to leave their homes so construction could begin in several months came as a terrible shock.
Last week, twenty-two families received a notice from Lima's Municipal Real Estate Company informing them their land would be expropriated for the construction of a two-lane tunnel.
These expropriations were legally ordered in 2007, when it was calculated that the tunnel would affect pieces of property on 91,000 square meters (979,515 sq. ft.)of land.
In February, the housing ministry released appraisals reporting that two and three storey homes were worth between 300,000 and 124,000 soles while one-floor homes were valued between 93,000 and 46,000 soles.
Neighbors have rejected municipal offers and begun coming together to protest the new construction project.
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