Bird "Sings" Through Feathers Nov 12, 2009
In 2005 Kimberly Bostwick theorized that the male club-winged manakin a tiny bird of the Andean cloud forest was vibrating a club-shaped wing feather against a neighboring, ridged feather to "sing" when trying to attract females. (See ). (National Geographic)
Day of the Skulls Nov 10, 2009
Monica, an Andean indigenous woman, is wearing a bowler hat and flouncy skirt ... "The rite is now a blend of Catholic and indigenous beliefs, but has its roots in ancient rituals for the death practised by the country's Indian groups such as the pre-Inca Aymara and Quechua," says Dr Josef Estermann, an Andean theology expert ... The Archbishop of La Paz, Edmundo Abastoflor, urged followers of the Andean rite to "let them rest in peace". (BBC News -- Americas)
'Pachamanca, Mother Earth' Has World Premiere at Los Angeles Theatre Center on November 12 Nov 5, 2009
With song and dance a group of traveling players take you on a journey from an ancient Andean legend of Creation to the present day as they champion Mother Earth and the Native American experience. The play is performed in English. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* World News Quick Take Nov 2, 2009
He urged practitioners of the Andean ritual to let them rest in piece. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Climate Change Equals Culture Change in Andes Oct 6, 2009
MELTDOWN: Snow caps are melting from Mt. Ausangate and other Andean mountains, leaving the local people struggling for water ... At more than 15,000 feet above sea level, it is easy to understand why Andean people have long worshiped the elements that allow them to survive in this harsh climate ... Waving banners and surrounded by dancers, they return to the sanctuary of the Se;or de Qoyllur Rit'i, the center of a Christian fiesta rooted in a far older Andean devotion. (Scientific American)
Families Bury Dead From Military Massacre In Peru Aug 30, 2009
(AP) Victims of the worst military massacre during Peru's war with Maoist rebels were laid to rest Saturday, a quarter century after the slaughter in this remote Andean village. The burials culminated a two-day funeral procession through the southeastern state of Ayacucho, the epicenter of Peru's bloody fight with Shining Path guerrillas from 1980 to 2000. (CBS News -- World)
Aurora Theatre grows brand-new wing Aug 20, 2009
Frank, a Berkeley native, has worked closely with Carneiro since the conductor performed her "New Andean Songs" with the Los Angeles Philharmonic last year. Frank's "Peregrinos (Pilgrims)" is on the program for Carneiro's first concert as music director, on Oct. 15. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Chavez fumes at Colombia Aug 7, 2009
As recently as March last year President Chavez broke off all diplomatic relations with Colombia and recalled his ambassador over what was soon to become "the Andean crisis of 2008". In that instance, a cross-border attack by the Colombian military on a group of Farc rebels on Ecuadorean territory - during which the guerrilla leader, Raul Reyes, was killed - sparked one of the worst diplomatic disputes in the region since the end of the Cold War. (BBC News -- Americas)
Weekend Hot Picks In Entertainment Jul 31, 2009
Tomorrow, Latin musicians Inti-Illimani play at 8:30 -- with a free family-friendly introduction and demonstration of their Andean instruments at 3 p.m. On Sunday, Tola y Maruja, a comedic duo, perform in Spanish at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets start at 20 (718-760-0064 or queenstheatre. org). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Chavez 'to review' Colombia ties Jul 23, 2009
The Colombian government has difficult relations with several countries in the Andean region, including Ecuador, which recently imposed tariffs on Colombian exports. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, whose administration has been at pains to insist the accord would not infringe national sovereignty and will boost regional security, has said the agreement is "to strengthen Colombian military bases, not to open US bases". (BBC News -- Americas)
Ecuador-Colombia row over video Jul 18, 2009
Correspondents say the videotape will further damage already dire diplomatic relations between the Andean neighbours. Computer seized. (BBC News -- Americas)
Things to do around town this weekend Jul 16, 2009
Mestizo Manta will perform Andean music in both Marlborough and Hudson this Saturday. The Marlborough concert is at 11 a.m. at Union Common (rain location in the Walker Building at 255 Main Street), and the Hudson program is at 2 p.m. at Celucci Park, 37 South Street. (Hudson Sun, MA)
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Scaling glaciers in Colombia Jul 5, 2009
From the 10,000-foot plateau surrounding Colombia's capital, its rolling grassland dampened by near-permanent drizzle, the road drops by 8,000 feet to the pepper trees and prickly pear of searingly hot Chicamocha Valley, switchbacking upward as abruptly through a connecting valley that leads to the easternmost of Colombia's three Andean ranges. The village of El Cocuy, nestling among verdant pastures at 9,000 feet, is surprisingly handsome, its flower-filled plaza and neatly painted houses... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Argentine glacier advances despite global warming Jun 16, 2009
Nourished by Andean snowmelt, the glacier constantly grows even as it spawns icebergs the size of apartment buildings into a frigid lake, maintaining a nearly perfect equilibrium since measurements began more than a century ago. FILE - In this May 18, 2009 file photo, tourists walk on Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina's Patagonia region. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Rival marches in Bolivian capital May 25, 2009
President Morales - who kicked off the festivities by appearing before indigenous farmers in an Andean town on Friday - is boycotting the celebrations in Sucre out of respect for the victims of violence. Sucre has kept many of it Spanish colonial habits and is an intensely conservative place, our correspondent says. (BBC News -- Americas)
Bolivian inequality May 25, 2009
Bolivia, like many Andean countries, is struggling to address the imbalance at the heart of its society; here a minority seems unable to accept that the majority Indians are equal. Governments in the region are having to fight to introduce constitutions and reforms that give rights to Indians, and recognise their culture. (BBC News -- Americas)
Climate challenge May 24, 2009
However, Mr Poblete says that in the future, vine growing could also shift more towards the Pacific Ocean or towards the Andean foothills in search of cooler temperatures ... As in other Andean countries, the rate at which many of Chile's glaciers are melting has increased significantly in recent years, due mainly to temperature rises. (BBC News -- Americas)
Upcoming arts events in Northwestern Pennsylvania May 24, 2009
In "Stranded," which screens Wednesday, 2:15 and 8 p.m., Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center, survivors recount how they survived for 72 days after their plane crashed on an Andean glacier in 1972. Cost: $4 to $5. (Erie Times-News, PA)
EarthTalk Q&A: climate, peat and people May 21, 2009
SSP programs for lowland gorillas, Andean condors, giant pandas, snow leopards and red wolves, among others, have not had such clear success, but remain part of the larger conservation picture for the species in question and the regions they inhabit. CONTACTS: AZAs Conservation & Science Program. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Mercury Pollution's Oldest Traces Found in Peru May 19, 2009
A bright red pigment, vermilion was used in ancient Andean rituals and is frequently found adorning gold and silver ceremonial objects in ancient burials of kings and nobles in South America ... The mining had started long before the Chav;n culture which Cooke described as "the cradle of complex Andean culture" peaked, between 800 B.C. and 400 B.C. in central Peru. (National Geographic)
Treacherous peak May 17, 2009
The mountain, in the Andean range not far from the Chilean border, hit the headlines back in January. A huge rescue attempt involving hundreds of local volunteers ended in tragedy. (BBC News -- Americas)
Cocaine trade revitalizes Peruvian rebels May 11, 2009
The government says the repackaged Shining Path differs little from the far larger leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in the neighboring Andean nation. It says they are simply militarized drug gangs. (MSNBC -- International)
An interview with Peruvian author Santiago Roncagliolo May 3, 2009
A. In that year I went to observe (clearly fake) elections that happened during Holy Week, and this has a lot to do with the Andean myth of the Incan empire being resurrected. That was 20 years after the start of the Shining Path military action, so it was a powerful place to set a thriller. (Boston Globe)
Library concert to focus on kids Apr 28, 2009
DURHAM -- In celebration of El da de los nios/El da de los libros -- The Day of the Children/The Day of the Books -- Durham County Library will host two musicians from 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday who will perform music hailing from the Andean Mountains of Peru, Andalucia, Spain, the birthplace of flamenco and other countries. . (Herald Sun)
Bitter taste Apr 16, 2009
" Anti-drugs tool But it is not just the growers and the buyers who have an interest in keeping such co-operatives afloat - for the Peruvian government and the UNODC they are a valuable tool in the war on drugs. In Peru's central jungle region, where the eastern slopes of the Andes drop into the Amazon rainforest, co-operatives like Oro Verde are the exception rather than the rule. Peru is the world's second-biggest producer of coca and cocaine and UN figures for 2007 indicate it produced 290... (BBC News)
* Quito culture Apr 16, 2009
Its a crisp Andean morning, and South Americas prettiest colonial capital is coming to life with people, pigeons and sunshine ... The staff wear red Andean capes, an extravagance that somehow stops short of being kitsch. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Leftist rebels vow to launch more attacks against Perus army Apr 16, 2009
Garcias plan includes sending the army to capture rebels and employing government agencies to build schools and hospitals in towns that have missed out on a wave of foreign investment that has swept the Andean country. This story has been viewed 267 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Researchers Find Frog That Fits on a Fingertip Apr 8, 2009
Despite living in a nominally protected area, global warming, other human-caused changes to the habitat and the virulent, epidemic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, of the Andean region. Related Stories. (Fox News)
Fujimori verdict Apr 7, 2009
Fernando Ayala is originally from the Andean region of Ayacucho, the birthplace of the Shining Path and the heart of the violence in the 1980s and 1990s. He now lives in Manchay on the outskirts of Lima with other migrants who were internally displaced during that period. (BBC News)
Climate change threatens Channel Islands artifacts Apr 5, 2009
Accelerated glacial melting may flood pre-Incan temples and tombs in the northern Andean highlands of Peru. Meanwhile, sea level rise fueled by global warming is expected to hasten the disappearance of historic coastal villages. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Violence returns to Peru's remote jungle Mar 18, 2009
mac and Ene River Valley, nine hours by four-wheel drive along switchbacks from the Maoist rebels' Andean cradle of Ayacucho, is Peru's largest producer of coca, the raw ingredient for cocaine. The Shining Path controls a large part of the cocaine trade here, and as Peru's production has thrived, the rebel group has used its profits to rebuild. (International Herald Tribune)
Cusco, Peru Attractions & Things To... Mar 16, 2009
The entertaining evening of live Andean dance and music centres around traditional courting rituals starts at 7 p.m.. The boleto touristico, good for all 16 of Cusco s main sites including The Sacred Valley, can be purchased at the Oficina Ejecutiva del Comite or at the entrance to Sacsayhuaman, the first stop in The Sacred Valley within walking distance from Cusco. (Suite101.com)
Correa curbs imports as crisis looms Mar 3, 2009
Posters plastered on the walls of supermarket chains across this Andean nation proudly declare "Ecuador First." But for many shoppers, buying domestic is no longer really a matter of choice ... Countless jobs also are at stake, in Ecuador and in the Andean neighboring areas that account for nearly half of Ecuador's imports. (Insight on the News)
A pop polemicist with time on his side Feb 27, 2009
On the title track he savages Reagan's policies in Latin America, singing "I want to know who the men in the shadows are" against a background of Andean pipes and Latino rhythms. Ask him about the genesis of the song, and point out how it seems to anticipate the Bush era in the Middle East, and Browne, rather than talking about his own politics, says: "When we play the song now Mark Goldenberg [the band's guitarist] plays his guitar like an oud. It is unmistakably Middle Eastern.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
You say potato, I say tomato Feb 26, 2009
Closer to home, the Web site of the Pennsylvania Co-operative Potato Growers Association is a hot (potato) bed of information, including a history with such details as "tetraploid Andean short day potato was the one that first arrived in Southern Spain in about 1565.". Potatoes generally have a short day in my household: Mashed potatoes are our fave, which jibes with that Idaho Potato Commission survey of an undisclosed number of people, 28 percent of whom preferred mashed, while 25 percent... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
FBI hands Stanford fraud charges Feb 20, 2009
Another Andean nation, Ecuador, said it was seizing two local Stanford units, a brokerage house and a fiduciary firm. "We will intervene to protect the interests of investors," Santiago Noboa, the state regulator of the stock exchange in Quito, told Reuters. (International Herald Tribune)
Toast of the Coast: Big Easy comes to All That Jazz Feb 19, 2009
Of course, where there's international food, there is international music, with groups such as Colombia Baila, L'Ahavat Tzion Israeli Folk Dance and Andean wind ensemble and the Hafer Family jazz musicians, among others. The kids will have their own activities, too. (Florida Today)
Many seek their money as Stanford fallout spreads Feb 19, 2009
From the tiny Caribbean island of Antigua, a key outpost in Stanford's business empire, to Andean nations Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, investors and depositors, most angry, some in tears, besieged his banks and companies to try to redeem funds or seek information about their savings. After the shock generated by the alleged 50 billion Ponzi scheme fraud blamed on Wall Street veteran Bernard Madoff, regulators sought to calm public fears about another major financial scandal at a time of... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Mineral wealth, political weapon Feb 10, 2009
An estimated 50 percent of the worlds known lithium reserves lie in remote parts of its Andean high-mountain plateau, where some of the worlds largest uranium deposits are also thought to exist, according to recent geological surveys. Lithium is a low-density metal used in lithium-ion batteries. (Insight on the News)
