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Anahata's Shamangelic Healing Retreats Expands its Reach to Include Shamanic Healing & Spiritual Retreats to Machu Picchu and Other Sacred Sites in Peru Sedona, AZ (PRWEB) March 16, 2013 The demand for Spiritual retreats and Shamanic journeys with a focus on personal healing and Spiritual awakening continues to expand. Providing participants with a soulful retreat experience is the primary intention of Shamangelic Retreats with Anahata. Each retreat blends healing services, land...
TORONTO, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE; BVC: PREC; BOVESPA: PREB) announced today the release of its audited consolidated financial results for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, together with its Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the corresponding period. These documents will be posted on the Company's website at www.pacificrubiales.com, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on the SIMEV website at...
NEW YORK, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ContourGlobal, through its subsidiary Energia Eolica S.A., announced today that it entered into an agreement with Corporacion Financiera de Desarollo S.A. (COFIDE), Peru's national development bank for a $95 million loan facility. First disbursement is imminent and proceeds will support the construction of the Talara and Cupisnique wind farms in northern Peru. COFIDE used Deutsche Bank as the funding entity for the bridge loan which is...
VANCOUVER, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Bear Creek Mining (TSX Venture: BCM/ BVL: BCM) ("Bear Creek" or the "Company") is pleased to announce results for the five (5) diamond drill holes (1105.3 meters) from its Phase I drill program on the Sumi project. Highlights of the results are: -- Drill hole SU-5 returns 17 meters averaging 3.6 g/t Au and 3.2 g/t Ag from 50.65 to 68 meters depth. -- Drill hole SU-2 returns 50 meters averaging 0.98 g/t Au...
VANCOUVER, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Focus Ventures Ltd. (TSX-V: FCV) is pleased to announce assay results from the re-sampling of historical drill cores at its Aurora Cu-Mo project located in the Department of Cuzco, southeastern Peru. Thirteen holes drilled in 1999 and 2005 cut significant intervals of copper and molybdenum mineralization, including 244m @ 0.48% Cu, 0.007% Mo in DDA-1, 142m @ 0.5% Cu, 0.004% Mo in DDA-3, and 71.7m @ 0.7% Cu, 0.007% Mo in DDA-3A (see Focus...
Dr. Weinzweig is the Founder of JW Plastic Surgery, JW Hand Center and the Komedyplast Charity. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) March 09, 2013 Dr. Jeffrey Weinzweig, an award-winning plastic surgeon and founder of JW Plastic Surgery and JW Hand Center, recently visited Peru for a very special reason: to help children with congenital abnormalities. In addition to his work as a Chicago plastic surgeon, Dr. Weinzweig also founded a charity called Komedyplast. Komedyplast was established to help...
Organizations from Pakistan, Tanzania, Nepal, Peru and the Ukraine recognized for exemplary communications NEW YORK, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of International Women's Day, Avon Foundation for Women Ambassador Salma Hayek Pinault and Avon Products, Inc. CEO Sheri McCoy announced that four global organizations and one government campaign have received 2(nd) Avon Communications Awards: Speaking Out About Violence Against Women for their outstanding work to bring...
VANCOUVER, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE: FSM) (TSX: FVI) (BVL: FVI (Frankfurt: F4S.F) is pleased to announce updated Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates as of December 2012 for the Caylloma Mine located in Arequipa, Peru and for the San Jose Mine located in Oaxaca, Mexico. Highlights of Reserve and Resource Update -- Combined Inferred Resources for Caylloma and San Jose increased to 10.9 Mt containing an estimated...
TORONTO, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE; BVC: PREC; BOVESPA: PREB) announced today the results of an independent evaluation of the Company's reserves in reports effective December 31, 2012, which show that the Company's net 2P reserves grew by 27% when compared to December 31, 2011. José Francisco Arata, President of the Company commented: "We look at these reserves reports for 2012 as a clear demonstration of the robustness of our...
TORONTO, March 1, 2013 /CNW/ - Vena Resources Inc. ("Vena" or the "Company") (TSX: VEM, LIMA: VEM, Frankfurt: V1RA, OTC-BB: VNARF, Xetra(R): V1RA.DE) announces that the Company has regained control of its 100% owned 18,900 hectare Amantina property in Peru, contiguous to the Company's strategic Esquilache silver project. Since January 2010, the Amantina property has been operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited ("Gold Fields") under a Joint Venture agreement,...
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The spectacled bear or the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) is native to South America. This bear is locally known as jukumari, ukuko, or ucumari and is the only remaining species of short-faced bear existing today, making it the sole member of the sub-family Tremarctinae. The range of the spectacled bear includes western Venezuela, eastern Panama, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, northwestern Argentina, and western Bolivia. It is only found in the Andes Mountains, but it is thought to be an...
The marine otter (Lontra feline) is a member of the weasel family, and can be found in South America. It prefers a habitat in rocky coastal areas, with a range that includes the entire coastline of Chile and extends to southern Peru and Argentina. It has been found on the Falkland Islands, but individuals here do not represent a constant population. Unlike other species of otter, the marine otter chooses to live near waters with high winds and swells. It may use caves and crevices as dens,...
The short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis) is a species of canid that is native to the Amazonian basin. This species is the only one in its genus and is also known as the short-eared zorro and the short-eared fox. Its range includes Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, and Colombia. It prefers a habitat in many areas of the rainforests in its range, mainly where there is little human disturbance. These areas include lowland forests, swamp forests, and terra firme forests. This species has many...
The alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a South American camelid that is similar in appearance to the llama. Its range includes the Andes Mountains, in areas of Ecuador, northern Bolivia and Chile, and southern Peru. It is a domesticated animal that is kept in herds in flat, grassy areas at altitudes of up to 16,000 feet. For many years there was confusion concerning the classification of the four species of South American lamoids, including the alpaca. Until 2001, it was accepted that this species...
The Peru Current flows from South to North along the western side of South America. This current transports colder air from the south northward towards the equator. This current is responsible for bringing cooler waters off the coast of Peru which is a big reason that they have such high fishing success. However this current can get altered during EL-Nino when the warmer waters of the Pacific are transported west to east and start to replace these colder waters. The Peru current is...
