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...cook that would, in the words of Andrés, "respect the vegetable." In 2003, their pursuit led them to the Polytechnic's Department of Food Engineering, where they knocked on several doors before finally being directed to the lab where Xavier Martínez, Purificación García and Neus Sanjuan had been working for years on vacuum cooking. At first, there was a bit of culture shock as chefs and scientists tried to adapt to each others' way of thinking. "We spent the first month just trying to agree on vocabulary," says Torres. "Were we 'cooking...
...page booklet alleging that Chávez and Cuban President Fidel Castro have manipulated Humala, using him as a pawn to spread social unrest. Along the way, both candidates have been pelted with rocks and rotting vegetables, and six people were hurt when shots were fired during a Garcìa rally. Outgoing President Toledo has warned that "paid disturbances" could be in the works for election...
...Until recently Garcìa, who ran Peru between 1985 and 1990, was primarily remembered for overseeing one of the worst governments in the Andean nation's modern history. In trying to pull the country out of the economic doldrums, he printed extra money, nationalized banks, and not surprisingly, ended up with four-digit inflation. Those memories are only eclipsed by the rampant terrorism at the hands of the Shining Path, which forced his government to put 75 percent of the country under a state of emergency...
...Since advancing to a run-off with Humala, Garcìa has moved to the right, deciding to support Peru's recently signed free-trade agreement with the United States and toning down his earlier calls for a revision of tax breaks for foreign mining companies. The transformation has paid off; he has led in every poll since April. "Garcìa has run the better campaign, appealing to voters who want change but are weary of Humala's radical position and his ties to Chávez. Garcìa has exploited these fears," says former Foreign Minister Diego...
...Whoever does win will have to deal with a cagey opposition that is unlikely to let down its guard. Neither candidate has a majority in Congress, with Humala's party holding 45 seats and Garcìa's 36 in the 120- member unicameral legislature. Which means that no matter how often Garcìa claims to be running against Hugo Chávez, when the race is over, he and Humala will eventually have to deal with each other - like...