ABCNEWS - Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru’s southern Andes, USGS says
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru’s southern Andes Mountains on Thursday
AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Peru kills at least five, displaces hundreds near Sicaya
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Peru's Andes region Saturday night, killing at least five people and forcing hundreds from their homes, with traditional adobe construction blamed for worsening the destruction. The quake hit approximately one mile from Sicaya in central Peru at roughly 9:20 p.m., according to U.S. Geological Survey data, at a shallow depth […] The post Magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Peru kills at least five, displaces hundreds near Sicaya appeared first on American Almanac .
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Peru's Andes region Saturday night, killing at least five people and forcing hundreds from their homes, with traditional adobe construction blamed for worsening the destruction. The quake hit approximately one mile from Sicaya in central Peru at roughly 9:20 p.m., according to U.S. Geological Survey data, at a shallow depth of about 6.2 miles. Shaking was felt as far away as Lima, Peru's capital. Within hours, local officials confirmed multiple deaths, dozens of injuries, and widespread structural damage in a region where many buildings are made of sun-dried mud brick. Peru's National Civil Defense Institute reported more than 20 people injured and at least 300 residents displaced from their homes.…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - At least 5 people killed from earthquake in Peru
Peru's National Civil Defense Institute said the number of people still missing had not yet been determined.
ABCNEWS - 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Peru's Andes region, killing at least 5 people
Images broadcast by local media captured the anguish of victims’ relatives.
NYTIMES (José María León Cabrera and Johanna Alarcón) - How Ecuador’s Andes Created a Language of Its Own
In Ecuador’s highlands, a seamless mix of Kichwa and Spanish creates a language that bends grammar, adds melody and goes unnoticed by many who speak it every day.
NYTIMES (Alexa Robles-Gil) - In Ancient Peru, a Parrot Trade That Crossed the Andes
Scientists studied centuries-old bird feathers from an ancient tomb on the coast, and then traced the origins back to the Amazon.