https://www.perutelegraph.com/ https://www.perutelegraph.com/editors-opinion/murder-of-the-indigenous-healer-olivia-arevalo-and-lynching-of-canadian-citizen-sebastian-woodroffe https://www.perutelegraph.com/editors-opinion/murder-of-the-indigenous-healer-olivia-arevalo-and-lynching-of-canadian-citizen-sebastian-woodroffe Last Thursday Olivia Arevalo, 81-year-old indigenous healer, spiritual leader and wise woman of the Amazonian indigenous Shipibo-Konibo community was shot dead in front of her house in the intercultural community “Victoria, Garcia” in the Ucayali region of the Peruvian Amazon rain forest near Pucallpa by an unknown person. Later a video emerged on social media showing Canadian... ]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:27:49 +0000 520 2018-04-23 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/88/6f/7c/olivia-arevalo-of-the-shipibo-konibo-community-killed-24-1524504521.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/editors-opinion/peru-s-ancient-ruins-in-peril https://www.perutelegraph.com/editors-opinion/peru-s-ancient-ruins-in-peril Thousands of years before the Spanish conquerors arrived in South America, what we know today as Peru was inhabited by numerous highly advanced cultures that over time built impressive structures, settlements, road networks, irrigation channels and much more amazing us to this day with their complex skills in construction, agriculture and arts, their culture and social structures. ... ]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2017 01:32:32 +0000 461 2017-12-05 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/93/69/8c/huaca-pucllana-37-1512437574.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/editors-opinion/travel-security-in-a-changing-world https://www.perutelegraph.com/editors-opinion/travel-security-in-a-changing-world Our world is changing with such a dramatic speed and it is actually scary to observe what happens all around us. I’m pretty sure that many sometimes feel helpless or even scared about certain events close to home. With the oversaturation of news in media we get additionally bombarded with everything that happens anywhere else - literally... ]]> Thu, 23 Nov 2017 18:54:41 +0000 453 2017-11-23 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/d5/de/85/travel-security-in-a-changing-world-57-1511463292.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/editors-opinion/corn-imports-from-the-us-skyrocket https://www.perutelegraph.com/editors-opinion/corn-imports-from-the-us-skyrocket Recently the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) proudly reported in its Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report that Peruvian imports of US corn continue to skyrocket, reaching 1.5 MMT (million metric tons) only in the period from January to April 2017. While until 2013 Peru imported less than 2 MMT yearly from different countries including only a... ]]> Sun, 28 May 2017 22:51:24 +0000 377 2017-05-28 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/5d/c9/a0/corn-peru-66-1496011895.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/editors-opinion/2-north-american-tourists-arrested-for-disturbing-public-order https://www.perutelegraph.com/editors-opinion/2-north-american-tourists-arrested-for-disturbing-public-order Last Friday, April 21, 2017 Canadian national Jennifer Moore and US citizen John Dougherty, were arrested by Peruvian Police and immigration authorities for disturbing the public order and the national security. A day later the Peruvian Ministry of the Interior published a statement informing that the behavior and actions of the two foreign citizens that visited Peru... ]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 17:47:53 +0000 315 2017-04-26 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/37/6a/ac/jennifer-moore-and-john-dougherty-arrested-in-peru-32-1493228902.jpg