By Alexandra Valencia and Mitra TajQUITO/LIMA (Reuters) - Venezuelans entering Ecuador and Peru will soon be required to show their passports, rather than national identity cards, the Ecuadorean government and Peruvian official sources said on Thursday, amid concerns over an influx of economic migrants.Ecuador and Peru have hitherto allowed Venezuelans to enter using national ID cards, providing desperate Venezuelans with an easier route out of their crisis stricken homeland."As of this Saturday the government will require that anyone entering Ecuador present his or her passport," Ecuador's Interior Minister Mauro Toscanini said. The Foreign Ministry later said it would apply specifically to Venezuelans.Ecuador declared a state of emergency in three provinces this month after a spike in Venezuelan migrants crossing the Ecuadorean-Colombian border high in the Andean mountains. Authorities said up to 4,500 Venezuelans were crossing daily, compared with around 500 to 1,000 previously. An … [Read more...] about Ecuador, Peru tighten entry requirements for Venezuelans as influx swells
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Sisters visit fairy houses in Peru
Isla Haynes, 2, waits for her turn while her sister, Nora Haynes, 5, signs the guest book at the Fairy Walk in Peru on Friday. The girls visited the fairy house displays along the wooded path with their mother, Erin Haynes, and their grandmother, Cindy Kelley. Fairy Walk owner Mary Pulsifer is in her 10th year of creating fairy house displays for people of all ages. The walk is free and is open from dawn to dusk from Memorial Day to a week after Labor Day. (Marianne Hutchinson/Rumford Falls Times) … [Read more...] about Sisters visit fairy houses in Peru
Contaminated Food Kills at Least 9 People at a Wake in Peru
World At least nine people have died from poisoning in Peru's southern Ayacucho region. Citing health officials, the BBC reported that the fatalities occurred at a wake and said that an additional 20 people, including a local mayor, fell ill. The outlet wrote that "15 people were in a serious condition after eating a meat stew offered to them at the wake of a local man" and also reported that specialists were sent to the San José de Ushua to evaluate what had caused the poisoning and find the contamination source. Regional health director John Tinco Bautista said that attendees of the wake began experiencing sickness within hours. Recommended Slideshows 76 The Most Powerful Military Forces in the World 59 The 25 Most Powerful Passports in the World 61 Every World Press Photo Winner Ever: 60 Images That Define Our World The deceased ranged from ages 12 to 78, according to Peruvian newspaper El Comercio, which … [Read more...] about Contaminated Food Kills at Least 9 People at a Wake in Peru
Peru: 2 trains crash near Incan citadel of Machu Picchu
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Two trains have crashed near the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu, an archaeological site in Peru visited by thousands of tourists each year. There’s no immediate confirmation from government officials on how many people have been injured or their conditions. Images posted on social media showed two tourist trains pressed against each other on a rail track and broken glass behind one set of seats. Other videos and photographs showed tourists with backpacks making calls on cellphones and sitting on the ground beside the trains. RPP News reported the incident happened at about 10 a.m. Tuesday. One witness said one of the trains had stopped because of a protest in the area. … [Read more...] about Peru: 2 trains crash near Incan citadel of Machu Picchu
Secret tapes have resurgent Peru tangled in sleaze once again
John Quigley, Bloomberg Published 9:05 am PDT, Monday, July 23, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Guillermo Gutierrez Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 Martin Vizcarra, Peru's president, speaks during a press conference at the CEO Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, on April 14, 2018. Martin Vizcarra, Peru's president, speaks during a press conference at the CEO Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, on April 14, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Guillermo Gutierrez Image 2 of 3 Demonstrators hold large Peruvian flags in Plaza San Martin during a protest demanding judicial reforms and … [Read more...] about Secret tapes have resurgent Peru tangled in sleaze once again