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...Development (HIID) says that her office is hoping to complete one or two more debt-for-scholarship swaps before the end of the academic year. As part of the internationalization effort that has been one of Bok's special interests, HIID created the firstever such swap last summer with Ecuador. Recently a similar deal was worked out with Mexico...

Author: By Maggie S. Tucker, | Title: His Days Are Numbered | 5/3/1991 | See Source »

...spread by poor hygiene and contaminated water, raw food and fish. Street-side food vending in Lima has been banned, and a national media campaign is under way to encourage sanitary habits. In an effort to prevent the disease from spreading to their neighboring countries, health officials in Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile have prohibited the importation of uncooked Peruvian food products. Soccer matches in Lima between Peruvian teams and squads from Argentina and Uruguay have also been canceled. While the exact source of the outbreak remains unclear, tests of coastal waters have shown a high degree of contamination. Some reports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERU: Life in the Time Of Cholera | 2/25/1991 | See Source »

...destiny's joke," says one of his few remaining loyalists. "It seems we planted the ideal of independence so deep that now these countries are trying to win their independence from each other." Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador go their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Abroad: The General Secretary in His Labyrinth | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

...authorities came up with additional guarantees. The administration of President Cesar Gaviria Trujillo expressed interest in the latest message. Government pressure on the cartel's cocaine-refining labs has reduced output 15% to 25% from a year ago, forcing the drug empire to move some refineries to Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela. Still, more than 700 tons of refined cocaine flow out of Colombia annually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meanwhile, In Latin America | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

...however, write a friendly letter to Baskin-Robbins regarding another matter. A friend mentioned that she knew someone spending time in Ecuador who missed Pralines 'n Cream. I wrote to Baskin-Robbins asking how one would get some of this flavor to Ecuador. They sent me an informative letter in return, and they did include a coupon for a free cone. And my friend sent some ice cream to Ecuador. Andrew T. Starr...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pralines 'n Cream | 10/23/1990 | See Source »

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