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Chinese-backed port project in Peru to be the 'gateway from South America to Asia,' official says

Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of a roughly one-square-mile area on Peru’s Pacific coast, part of China’s most ambitious port project in Latin America designed to facilitate trade between the regions

The Independent UK

Dana White’s Contender Series 59: Best photos from Las Vegas

Check out these photos from the fights at Dana White's Contender Series 59 in Las Vegas.

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Hugo Blanco obituary

Campaigner endlessly supportive of the struggle of Peru’s rural workers to better their lives

The Guardian - UK

New species of snake found in Peru named after Harrison Ford

The Indiana Jones actor described the reptile’s naming – Tachymenoides harrisonfordi – as ‘humbling’

Evening Standard

Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs

At the ACTO summit in Belem do Para, Brazil, leaders from Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana called for cooperation to protect the Amazon rainforest. The “Belem declaration” promised concerted efforts to arrest deforestation, protect Indigenous people’s rights and invite development banks to pool funds for conservation…

The Hindu

“I was close to being kicked out of school. A therapist suggested guitar playing would help me with my behavior and grades…”: Peruvian shredder Charlie Parra had an unlikely path to success – but Eddie Van Halen was always his guiding light

The Kramer signature artist was raised on pop-punk and nu metal, but there weren't enough guitar solos for his liking. Discovering EVH and Randy Rhoads was “mind-blowing” for the young guitarist – and his career hasn't let up since

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Q-Pop: Peru’s social media phenomenon Lenin Tamayo fuses Quechua and K-pop

What happens when you take Quechua, the most widely spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, and fuse it with K-pop, the global musical sensation with roots in South Korea

The Independent UK

Dana White’s Contender Series 57: Best photos from Las Vegas

Check out these photos from the fights at Dana White's Contender Series 57 in Las Vegas.

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Manika Batra loses baggage, sports equipment on flight while returning from Peru tournament

NEW DELHI: Ace Indian table tennis player Manika Batra has lost her baggage containing sports equipment, while returning home from a tournament in Peru in a KLM Airlines flight and she has sought help from the government to recover it.

The Times of India

Fabulous foodie adventures in Peru, Japan and Australia

His restaurant in Lima, Central, took top spot in this year’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list – but the Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez’s outpost in the Andes, Mil, makes for a yet more remarkable “foodie pilgrimage”, said Paul Richardson in the FT.

The Week

Newly discovered ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever

The heaviest animal that ever lived may be an ancient whale species, now named Perucetus colossus, which swam in the oceans around 39 million years ago

Evening Standard

Massive extinct whale ‘may be heaviest animal that ever lived’

A 39M-yr-old whale, Perucetus colossus, may be the heaviest animal ever, weighing up to 375 tons. Its bones are much denser than a blue whale's, suggesting it lived in shallow, coastal waters. It was likely not the longest animal ever, but its feeding habits remain a mystery.

The Hindu

This colossal extinct whale was the heaviest animal to ever live

Paleontologists in Peru have described an ancient species of whale that was way heavier than a blue whale.

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The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert

A new species of ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever found

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This Fossil of a Giant Whale Could Be The Heaviest Known Animal To Date

Fossils from Peru suggest a giant whale that lived roughly 39 million years ago may have been at least as massive as the blue whale.

The Guardian - UK

Newly discovered whale species could have been heaviest animal ever

Fossils found in Peru from extinct species show it may have had body mass of 85-340 tonnes – heavier than blue whales

The Independent UK

39 million-year-old extinct whale ‘may be heaviest animal that ever lived’

Researchers analysed the remains of a partial skeleton that was uncovered 13 years ago in the Ica desert on the southern coast of Peru.

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The Guardian - UK

Hair loom: the Peruvian wigmakers weaving a new trade for women in the Andes

When Kiara Kulisic developed alopecia, she was inspired to create ethical wigs in a region where a lack of jobs and a macho culture prevent many women from earning a living

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In Peru, discovery of ancient ruins outpaces authorities' ability to care for them

"Everywhere you dig, you will find something — because Lima was home to great civilizations," says a museum director in the capital. "But it's impossible to save everything in a poor country."

The Independent UK

Man who strangled and buried partner on Peru holiday jailed for life

Jorge Garay wrapped Karla Godoy’s body in tarpaulin and dumped her in makeshift grave

The Conversation

Who lived at Machu Picchu? DNA analysis shows surprising diversity at the ancient Inca palace

Standing atop the mountains in the southern highlands of Peru is the 15th-century marvel of the Inca empire, Machu Picchu. Today, the citadel is a global tourist attraction and an icon of precolonial Latin American history – but it was once the royal palace of an emperor.

The Independent UK

Vatican abuse investigators begin their audit of secretive Peru-based Catholic society

Two key Vatican investigators have begun an audit in Peru’s capital of a secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the U.S. following allegations that its founder sexually molested young recruits

The Guardian - US

Fifth bus of asylum seekers arrives in Los Angeles from Texas

Bus was carrying 44 people hailing from Colombia, China, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, including 14 children

The Guardian - UK

Avian flu may have killed millions of birds globally as outbreak ravages South America

Virus has spread around the world, with 200,000 wild birds dead in Peru alone and concerns Australia could be next

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