By Paula Bayarte Lima, Mar 22 (EFE).- A 16-million-year-old skull found in the depths of the Peruvian Amazon revealed that the largest river dolphin in history, measuring more than 3 meters in length, lived in this little-explored area that holds the secrets of giant reptiles and mammals. The fossil, which is housed at the Natural …
Paula Bayarte Lima, Jan 10 (EFE).- In less than two years, puppies Atenea, Boki, and Kia, will help people in the event of an earthquake and other disasters. Alongside Owen, a Labrador capable of locating a victim buried in rubble, they will be part of the Peruvian Air Force’s (FAP) rescue dog team. “Scientists tell …
Paula Bayarte Huancayo, (Peru) Dec 20 (EFE).- While the typical image of El Niño in Peru involves flooding and houses being washed away by heavy rains, in the southern area of the Andes, the damage is almost invisible. The droughts caused by the phenomenon act like a slow-moving disease, weakening livestock and ruining crops for …
Paula Bayarte Huancayo, Nov 29 (EFE).- Rains that arrive months late, unexpected hailstorms, and high temperatures for several months have had negative impacts on Peruvian farmers and livestock breeders in high Andean communities. These difficult conditions have forced them to alter their traditional crop calendar and challenge their worldview to survive. In an interview with …
Paula Bayarte Lima, Nov. 27 (EFE) – Peru’s Attorney General’s Office suffered an internal earthquake on Monday that had repercussions on the government of Dina Boluarte and Congress, after an investigation was launched into an alleged criminal network of influence peddling headed by Attorney General Patricia Benavides. In response, Benavides fired the prosecutor in charge …