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/ 23 August 2007

Peru quake seriously damaged tourist sites

Historic churches and colonial-era haciendas along Peru’s southern coast suffered serious damage in last week’s earthquake, which also halted boat trips to an offshore wildlife reserve. In a statement, Peru’s Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry lamented ”significant damage” to old churches and other important tourist sites.

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/ 20 August 2007

Rescuers end search as Peru’s quake toll rises

Rescue teams in Peru’s shattered earthquake zone headed home on Monday as search operations were replaced by stepped-up aid efforts and security patrols against looters. Wednesday’s powerful 8,0-magnitude temblor killed at least 503 people, and the final toll "could reach 540", civil defence officials said. About 1 600 people were injured.

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/ 18 August 2007

Peru quake survivors loot, fight for food

Peruvians frustrated over slow emergency aid looted pharmacies and scuffled in food lines on Friday as rescuers picked through rubble for survivors two days after a massive earthquake killed at least 510 people. A powerful aftershock renewed panic on Friday and some people sprinted away from food lines in Pisco.

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/ 16 August 2007

Hundreds dead in massive Peru quake

A massive earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday evening and officials said more than 330 people were dead in the rubble of collapsed homes and a church as rescuers searched for victims early on Thursday. Emergency workers said the coastal province of Ica south of Lima was the hardest-hit region.

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/ 16 August 2007

Powerful earthquake strikes Peru

A powerful, 7,9-magnitude earthquake, the strongest to rock Peru in decades, killed at least 115 people and injured nearly 1 000 others on Wednesday, with many more casualties feared. The quake, which lasted for almost two minutes, sent people fleeing into the streets and prompted tsunami warnings.

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/ 19 February 2007

Inca ruins cede to gastro-tourism in Peru

Throughout their history of poverty and political turmoil, Peruvians have been fiercely proud of their elaborate, spicy food and new superstar chefs are now a magnet for culinary tourists. Lima used to be no more than a one-night stopover for international tourists — many of them backpackers and budget travellers.

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/ 21 December 2006

A victory for the little guy

It was by any measure a remarkable protest. More than 800 Achuar tribespeople from the borders of Peru and Ecuador, headed by their traditional leaders with their red and yellow feathered headdresses, arrived by the boatload in the twilight hours at four oil wells in the middle of the Amazonian rainforest.