Tag: Peru
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Venture With Impact: Unique program combines coworking abroad with volunteering
This startup offers tailored volunteering experiences where participants can continue working remotely while abroad, in addition to volunteering their skills in local communities.
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Peru releases 500,000 at-risk baby turtles into the wild
Peruvian environmental authorities make a big statement with tiny turtles.
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Field Museum finds 1,820 species in previously unexplored Peruvian Amazon
‘You can't argue for the protection of an area without knowing what is there.’
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Winner of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize battles a huge mining corporation
It's an unlikely match between a 47-year-old Peruvian subsistence farmer and a giant American mining corporation, and yet the former is winning the battle.
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Mysterious 4-mile long river in Peru is so hot it actually boils
Now confirmed, the legendary boiling river deep in the Amazon was long considered an impossibility due to its distance from active volcanoes.
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Team of super vultures deployed in Peru to battle polluters
Outfitted with GoPros and solar-powered GPS trackers, the crew of carrion-loving vigilantes is sniffing out illegal dumps in Lima.
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Callina’s slow fashion sweaters preserve culture and nature
Designer Michelle Sheppard creates sustainable garments with a connection to cultural traditions.
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Remarkable hotel hosts guests in clear capsules suspended 400 ft. on mountain (Video)
Created for adventurers by adventurers, this unique hotel in Peru features three sleeping pods that guests must climb up to.
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Here's what you need to know about the climate meetings in Lima
Nations met in Peru this month to discuss solutions to climate change
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Artist's powerful embroidered landscapes capture forces of nature
Using needle, thread and a dash of imagination, this artist is re-interpreting the stuffy old tradtion of embroidery.
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Alternative's spring collection features organic cottons made in Peru
Find all your sunny-day basics made with fair-trade fabrics and natural dyes.
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Billboard transforms air into clean water in Peru (Video)
This innovative billboard does double duty: advertising for a university's engineering program while producing much-needed clean drinking water for local communities.
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Newly Discovered Spider Builds Lifelike Decoys
For one tiny spider recently discovered in the Peruvian Amazon, creating an incredibly convincing decoy of itself seems to come naturally.
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Quinoa, Commodities, and the Gentrification of the Food System
Demand for quinoa in developed countries means agrarian people in Bolivia and Peru can't afford the one-time staple crop. Is that entirely bad news? The answer is complicated.
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Innovative Foot-Powered Washing Machine Could Alleviate Poverty for Millions (Video)
Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water.
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Mysterious Animal Deaths Prompt Peru to Issue Health Alert
Hundreds of dolphins and pelicans have been found dead on beaches in Peru since February, prompting the government to issue a public health warning.
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Peru's Oil Exploration Violates UN Guidelines on Uncontacted Tribes
Peru continues to approve oil and gas projects despite previous exploration leading to the death of half the Nahua tribe.
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3,000 Dolphins Found Dead on the Coast of Peru
Biologists believe that oil companies are to blame for the recent dolphin deaths.
