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Peru and a Recovering Illegal Market

Approximately 65,000 Peruvian families make a living on cocaine production and trade.

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Building for the Future in a Disaster Zone

By focusing on risk prevention, Mercy Corps responds to the immediate as well as the long-term needs of those affected by the Peru earthquake.

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Uruguay Places First Order for 'One Laptop per Child'

The 'One Laptop per Child' organization received its first order for the 'XO'; 100,000 laptops purchased by Uruguay.

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Water Borne Poverty - A Story in Photos

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ARTICLE IS FROM 2007. VISIT OUR HOMEPAGE FOR NEW CONTENT.

Jake Lyell, a photographer from Virginia, documents dire living conditions in Iquitos, Peru, the largest city in the world unreachable by road.

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Disaster Relief in Peru

Mercy Corps is on the ground in Peru to help tens of thousands of individuals affected by Wednesday's earthquake.

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Peru Creates Online Biodiversity Register

The new system will allow Peru to maintain control over its native genetic history.

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A HandCrafting Justice Story

A success story in the suburbs of Peru tells how a group of 150 women came to work with HandCrafting Justice, a fair-trade partnership.

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Six Strategic Reasons to Support a US-Peru Free Trade Agreement

The Heritage Foundation suggests that declining US popularity in Latin American could be bolstered by a free trade agreement with Peru.

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