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"Visions of Peru" Exhibit at Barrick Museum

What happens when you send a group of participants down to Peru with cameras? Lots of amazing "vacation pictures".In the Fall of 2010, a...
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Demi Lovato travels South America; ‘3 Countries in one day’

Demi Lovato might be working, but it sounds like her trip to South America has some serious vacation perks. The entertainer has been pretty quiet...
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Oldest popcorn in the world found

A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on January 18, 2012, details the discovery of the oldest popcorn known to...
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Van der Sloot gets 28 years for killing Stephany Flores in Peru

Joran Van der Sloot was given a 28 year prison sentence on Friday, January 13, 2012 by a 3 judge panel in Lima, Peru for the premeditated murder...
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Suspect in Natalee Holloway case pleads guilty in Peru murder trial

Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot pleaded guilty on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 in a Lima, Peru courtroom to the May 30, 2010 murder of 21-year-old...
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Joran van der Sloot trial delayed, plans to enter guilty plea? (videos)

January 6, 2011 Charisse Van Horn reporting- On January 6, 2011, Joran van der Sloot arrived in a Peruvian court where he was expected to enter a...
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Henry Meiggs, railroad builder

After he fled San Francisco Henry Meiggs cruised the Pacific and even stopped at Tahiti before he headed for Chile, known in those days as the...
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A grateful 'thank you' to all supporters of the Amazon Cares cause

My trip to Peru has concluded and all I have to show for it is my series “Vets Abroad” blog posts, a vast collection of commemorative...
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Belen Market in Peru: The Good, the Bad, and the Monkey

Warning! This article contains graphic descriptions and photos of slaughtered wildlife. 

On my final day on my vets abroad trip to Peru with...
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Deadly Sin? The sloths of the Amazon are more sinfully cute

During my Amazon Cares veterinary volunteer trip to Peru, I made the most of my free time by partaking in planned excursions centered around...
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