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Dozens of cocaine bags ready to be burned at a police facility in Lima
Promoters are using the Internet to lure distant fans and organise concerts in Europe and North and South America
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Peru's President Ollanta Humala inspect a military honor guard in Berlin
A mountain rescue team reached the crash site Saturday and confirmed everyone on board had died
A mountain rescue team reached the crash site Saturday and confirmed everyone on board had died
A Peruvian police high mountain rescue team
A Peruvian police high mountain rescue team
A Peruvian police high mountain rescue team
A Peruvian police high mountain rescue team
A Peruvian police high mountain rescue team
A police team takes part in the ongoing rescue operations to locate the wreckage of the Sikorsky S-58ET helicopter
The helicopter had been headed for Cusco
The helicopter had been headed for Cusco
The helicopter had been headed for Cusco
A powerful magnitude 6.0 quake shook southern Peru
A powerful magnitude 6.0 quake shook southern Peru
The helicopter had been headed for Cusco
L to R: Juan Manuel Santos, Ollanta Humala, Sebastian Pinera, and Felipe Calderon
Dutch national Joran Van der Sloot arrives for a hearing in Lima in January
Part of the Pastoruri snowcapped mountain in the central Peruvian Andes
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Disney invests in Peru to prevent deforestation

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 20, 2013 14:13 EDT
The Walt Disney Company has bought $3.5 million in carbon credits to prevent the destruction of a jungle in the country's Amazon.
 

Folksy pope wins more hearts with first Angelus

by Gina Doggett  AFP Global Edition
Mar 17, 2013 12:07 EDT
Pope Francis on Sunday underscored his man-of-the-people approach with his first Angelus prayer as pontiff, taking a folksy tone in front of 150,000 enthusiastic pilgrims in St Peter's Square.
 

'Pray for me', Pope Francis urges at first Angelus

by Gina Doggett  AFP Global Edition
Mar 17, 2013 08:01 EDT
Pope Francis appeared before some 150,000 pilgrims massed in St Peter's Square on Sunday for his first Angelus prayer and asked the faithful to pray for him.
 

Intellectual property a hurdle in Pacific trade talks

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 13, 2013 10:45 EDT
Intellectual property (IP) protection has emerged among hurdles to a US-led Pacific free trade pact, negotiators said Wednesday, as 11 nations scramble to seal an accord this year.
 

Schalke low on strikers against Galatasaray

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 11, 2013 14:40 EDT
With Holland striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar out injured after tearing knee ligaments, Schalke 04 have problems up front for Tuesday's Champions League clash against Galatasaray.
 

Ancient people had clogged arteries, mummy scans show

by Mariette Le Roux  AFP Global Edition
Mar 11, 2013 06:12 EDT
Scans of mummies from as long ago as 2,000 BC have revealed that ancient people also had clogged arteries, a condition blamed on modern vices like smoking, overeating and inactivity, a study said Monday.
 

Ancient people had clogged arteries, mummy scans show

by Mariette Le Roux  AFP Global Edition
Mar 10, 2013 21:06 EDT
Scans of mummies from as long ago as 2,000 BC have revealed that ancient people also had clogged arteries, a condition blamed on modern vices like smoking, overeating and inactivity, a study said Monday.
 

Big Pharma battle threatens to delay Pacific trade pact

by Martin Abbugao  AFP Global Edition
Mar 09, 2013 23:41 EST
A US-led Pacific free trade pact faces further delays as a row between Big Pharma and activists supporting access to generic drugs erupts ahead of an October deadline, officials say.
 

Naked Peruvian cyclists protest for bike-friendly streets

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 09, 2013 15:35 EST
Dozens of naked and half-naked cyclists rolled through Lima Saturday to press for more bike-friendly streets.
 

Argentine ex-president Menem convicted arms smuggling

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 08, 2013 21:25 EST
Former Argentine president Carlos Menem has been convicted of orchestrating arms smuggling while in office.
 

Obama to meet Sultan of Brunei on Tuesday

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 06, 2013 12:08 EST
US President Barack Obama will welcome Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to the White House next Tuesday, for talks to prepare the way for the East Asia summit and US-ASEAN summit in October.
 

Canada criticized for tying foreign aid to commerce

by Clement Sabourin  AFP American Edition
Mar 06, 2013 09:51 EST
Once held up as a model global citizen, Canada is facing growing criticism from aid groups over moves to tie foreign assistance to trade through partnerships with mining and other firms.
 

World record price for rare Australian 'Holey Dollar'

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 06, 2013 01:54 EST
A private collector has paid a world record Aus$495,000 (US$508,000) for one of Australia's first coins, known as the "Holey Dollar", auctioneers said Wednesday.
 

World record price for rare Australian 'Holey Dollar'

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 05, 2013 23:08 EST
A private collector has paid a world record Aus$495,000 (US$508,000) for one of Australia's first coins, known as the "Holey Dollar", auctioneers said Wednesday.
 

Singapore wealth fund ups stake in Spain's Repsol

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 04, 2013 05:13 EST
Singapore wealth fund Temasak has bought a five percent stake in Spanish oil group Repsol for just over one billion euros, raising its total stake in the company to 6.3 percent, Repsol said Monday.
 

Dortmund down Hanover as Donetsk looms in Europe

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 02, 2013 15:32 EST
Hosts Borussia Dortmund warmed up for their looming Champions League clash at home to Shakhtar Donetsk with a 3-1 win over Hanover 96 to stay second in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
 

Peruvian mayor at book fair: I don't read

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 02, 2013 15:31 EST
The mayor of Peru's third-largest city inaugurated a book fair by saying he does not like to read.
 

US-Europe free trade pact won't affect TPP: US

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 28, 2013 09:33 EST
A proposed US-Europe free-trade pact is unlikely to affect Washington's efforts to negotiate a similar agreement with Asia-Pacific nations, a senior US trade official said Thursday.
 

Pope readies departure after emotional public farewell

by Gina Doggett  AFP Global Edition
Feb 27, 2013 19:49 EST
Pope Benedict XVI was spending his last night in his Vatican apartments Thursday after bidding an emotional farewell to 150,000 pilgrims in St Peter's Square on the eve of his historic resignation.
 

Missing US couple may be on Peru boat trip: police

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 26, 2013 19:18 EST
An American couple, missing for a month in Peru after setting off on a cycling tour of South America, are thought to be on a 15-day river trip to Ecuador, Peruvian police said Tuesday.
 
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Republic of Peru
República del Perú  (Spanish)
FlagCoat of arms
Anthem: "Somos libres, seámoslo siempre"  (Spanish)
"We are free, we shall always be so"
National seal:
Gran Sello del Estado Gran Sello de la República del Perú.svg
(Spanish)
"Great Seal of the State"
Capital
(and largest city)		Lima
12°2.6′S 77°1.7′W / 12.0433°S 77.0283°W / -12.0433; -77.0283
Official languagesSpanish1
Ethnic groups 45% Amerindian, 37% Mestizo, 15% White, 3% Black, Asian[1]
DemonymPeruvian
GovernmentPresidential republic
 - PresidentAlan García
 - Vice PresidentLuis Giampietri
 - Prime MinisterJavier Velásquez
 - President of CongressLuis Alva Castro
Independencefrom Spain 
 - DeclaredJuly 28, 1821 
 - ConsolidatedDecember 9, 1824 
 - RecognizedAugust 14, 1879 
Area
 - Total1,285,216 km2 (20th)
496,225 sq mi 
 - Water (%)8.8
Population
 - 30 June 2009 estimate29,132,013[2] 
 - 2007 census28,220,764 
 - Density22/km2 (193rd)
57/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2008 estimate
 - Total$246.283 billion[3] 
 - Per capita$8,594[3] 
GDP (nominal)2008 estimate
 - Total$127.462 billion[3] 
 - Per capita$4,448[3] 
Gini (2008)▼ 47.9 (high) 
HDI (2007)▲0.806 (high) (78th)
CurrencyNuevo Sol (PEN)
Time zonePET (UTC-5)
Drives on theright
Internet TLD.pe
Calling code+51
1Quechua, Aymara and other indigenous languages are co-official in the areas where they are predominant.