Tag: Peru

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  Funky Patchwork Daywear with a Peruvian Twist From Green Fashion Label Awamaki Lab (Photos)

  Awamaki Lab's fashion-forward collection successfully pairs Peruvian textiles with modern styles.

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  Hundreds of Previously Unknown Species Discovered in Peru

  Just when it started to seem like we had mapped out pretty much all lifeforms on Earth, biologists say they have now found yet another ark-full -- and all in just one small region of South America.

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  6,000 Year Old Peruvian Popcorn Reminds Us How New GMO Corn Really Is

  Oldest ever popcorn discovered in Peru tells the story of indigenous corn varieties versus gmo monoculture crops.

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  More Protests in Peru Against U.S.-Owned Gold Mine

  The Conga mine, which is majority owned by Newmont Mining Corp, would produce gold as well as copper and silver. Protesters are concerned the mine will contaminate their water and affect a major aquifer.

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  The Week in Pictures: "Roadkill Couture," Egg Nog Pancakes, and More

  High Fashion from roadkill? We also have an art installation that sent Estonians into the trees, egg nog pancakes, the year in gingerbread design, and more.

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  Peru's Glaciers Melting, Decreasing Water Supply 20 Years Earlier Than Expected

  Pay attention, as this sort of thing could hit other mountainous areas that are dependent on glaciers for their water supply.

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  ConocoPhillips Withdraws From Controversial Amazon Oil Project

  At the ConocoPhillips annual shareholder meeting last week, CEO James Mulva announced the company's withdrawal from the oil-drilling project in Block 39 of the northern Peruvian Amazon. It was a highly controversial project

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  Rising Gold Prices Mean Deforestation in Peruvian Amazon Up 600%

  One side effect of gold prices continuing to rise (now at a new record of $1500/ounce): Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon have increased up to 600% since 2003.

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  Awamaki Lab Puts Impoverished Weavers From Peru to Work on New Upscale Fashion Collection (Interview)

  Peruvian non-profit Awamaki Lab has released an inaugural collection head up by designer Nieli Vallin, a student from Paris's Chambre Syndical de la Couture.

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  10 Urban Spaces Around the World Reborn as Vibrant Green Parks (Slideshow)

  In some cities, parks are replacing asphalt, and city dwellers are suddenly discovering new green space just steps away.

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  10 Urban Spaces Around the World Reborn as Vibrant Green Parks

  In some cities, parks are replacing asphalt, and city dwellers are suddenly discovering new green space just steps away. To make cities more livable for an often growing population, government officials, activists and citizens are reclaiming unused or a

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  Peru's Asparagus Industry Is Sucking Wells Dry

  Whenever I go to my mom's for dinner, there is asparagus. She's 92 and thinks that getting cheap and fresh asparagus year round from Peru is proof that all is well in the world, a gift of

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  Green Invasion Turns Lima's Historical Center Into A Park (Photos)

  With the goal of recovering the historical center of Peru's capital city, a group of organizations put together an event called Gran Semana de Lima or Lima's Great Week, which aimed to create new life in the streets.

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  Celebrating Biodiversity in an Explosion of Colour at The Natural History Museum's Amazonia Show

  In a celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity Lucy and Jorge Orta's Amazonia show at The Natural History Museum in London is a riotous display of colour and texture. This prolific pair of artists, famous for the exploration of social and

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  Peru's Multi-city Festival AMO AMAZONÍA "Leaves A Positive Trace"

  With numerous dire (and relatively not-so-dire) predictions about the fate of the Amazon being broadcast, it's not often that we hear something positive rising out of such a critical situation -- especially a multi-city

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  First-Ever Carbon Map Shows Global Warming in Peru's Amazon

  You can see the effects of global warming in a new high-resolution map that

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  Can Your iPhone Save a Rainforest? Nurturing Virtual Trees to Save Real Ones

  I've never been much of a gamer, but I did always enjoy the constructive challenges posed by games like SimCity and its later spin offs. That's why I kind of liked the idea of a Facebook game that lets you nurture virtual

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  Record-Breaking Amazon Trek Nears Completion

  853 days ago, Ed Stafford took the first steps of what would become a record-breaking trek, following the length of the Amazon river as it winds its way across the South American continent. After experiencing countless