Portal:Peru/News/2009



November
 * November 19 Peru accuses gang of killing to sell human fat. BBC Reuters

October
 * October 11 State funeral and highest national award for Afro-Peruvian singer Arturo "Zambo" Cavero who died on Friday October 9. BBC

September
 * September 6 Representations of the Ekeko deity provoke another cultural row with Bolivia. BBC
 * September 2 Shining Path rebels shoot down Army helicopter in the Apurímac River Valley. Reuters

August
 * August 15 Miss Peru 2009 Karen Schwarz's Diablada costume provokes row with Bolivia. BBC

June
 * June 10 Disputed Peru land laws suspended. BBC
 * June 9 Peru finds human sacrifices from Inca civilization. Reuters
 * June 8 Peruvian troops patrol Amazon towns after 60 die. Reuters
 * June 5 30 die as indigenous protesters, police clash in Peru. CNN

May
 * May 31 Dozens escape in Peru jailbreak. BBC
 * May 17 Peru army call for Amazon protest. BBC
 * May 15 Peru confirms first case of H1N1 flu. Reuters

April
 * April 27 Venezuelan official granted asylum in Peru. CNN
 * April 21 Shining Path rebels stage comeback in Peru. CNN
 * April 20 Huarango tree (Prosopis limensis) planting in the Ica Region, the driest place on Earth. BBC
 * April 7 Former Peruvian president found guilty of rights abuses. CNN
 * April 6 Peru U-turn on war museum funds. BBC
 * April 3 Doe Run Peru clinches credit deal, avoids collapse. Reuters

March
 * March 24 Hunger intensifies despite economic growth in Peru. Reuters
 * March 19 Chile, Peru trade seen immune to Hague border battle. Reuters

February


 * February 28 Peru furore over museum donation. BBC
 * February 27 Fossil of 10 million-year-old bird found in Peru. Reuters
 * February 14 Peruvian Film The Milk of Sorrow by Claudia Llosa wins Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. BBC

January


 * January 17 Bush signs Peru free trade pact. BBC
 * January 16 Peru court backs 'drunk' worker. BBC
 * January 13 Peru mining workers losing jobs as metals plummet. Reuters
 * January 9 Peru moves Berenson to Lima jail for pregnancy care. Reuters
 * January 9 Peru sees solid economic growth amid global crisis. Reuters

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