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Peru Sees Solid Economic Growth Amid Global Crisis
Peru's booming economy is expected to post its fastest annual growth rate since 1994 for 2008 -- 9.1 percent, up from 8.9 percent in...
Ethical Coffee Helps Save Peruvian Rainforest
Once bleak and lifeless places degraded by years of high-impact farming, Peruvian coffee farms are being transformed by a growing trend for certification schemes...
College Coach Brings His Players to Peru Delivering 100,000 Shoes to Poor Kids
College basketball coach Ron Hunter, who raised more than 250,000 pairs of shoes for Samaritan's Feet, speaks to ESPN's Mike & Mike from his...
Laptop Project Enlivens Peruvian Hamlet
"Doubts about whether poor, rural children really can benefit from quirky little computers evaporate as quickly in this hilltop Andean village, where 50 primary...
Bolivian President Donates Salary to Peru Quake Victims
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Monday that he would donate half of his monthly salary to emergency aid for families that are victims of...
Good News in History, April 28
6 years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India had achieved its goal, ahead of schedule, of providing electricity to every village...
Destructive Gold Miners Work Overtime to Restore Thousands of Acres of Amazon Rainforest
In the Madre de Dios region of southern Peru, small, artisanal gold mines and the miners that work them have become a source of...
Prisoner in ‘Dirtiest Jail’ Rehabilitates Fellow Inmates with Recycling Program That Unites Prisoners
In Panama, prisoners are rehabilitating their behavior and the nation's rainforests at the same time through a plant nursery and recycling program supported by...
Run by Grandmothers, a Staten Island Restaurant Highlights Homecooking from Around the World
Most visitors going to Staten Island are doing so to see the Statue of Liberty, but within the kitchen at 27 Hyatt Street can...
More Than 100 New Species of Stunning Marine Life Found Near Underwater Mountains (LOOK)
More than 100 new species of alien-looking marine life have been discovered living near huge underwater mountains off the coast of Chile.
An international team...
Circular Stone Plaza Moves Up Start of Stone Age Construction in the Andes on Par with Stonehenge
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Good News in History, February 10
84 years ago today, In the Mood, by Glen Miller reached #1 on the charts in the US. It's one of those jazz tunes that...
The Greatest Conservation Story Ever Told Isn’t Really Being Told
This week GNN reported that for the first time in over four decades, Peruvian diving petrels have four active natural nests on Chañaral Island,...
Endangered Seabirds Flourishing on Island for First Time in Decades as Invasive Rabbits Removed
For the first time in over four decades, Peruvian diving petrels have four active natural nests on Chañaral Island after a dedicated conservation group...
Good News in History, February 5
On this day 39 years ago, and in a charming little stint of political theater, the mayor of Rome, Ugo Vettere, and his counterpart...
Good News in History, December 21
Today is the magical Winter Solstice, bringing the longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere, and marking the start of more daylight...
Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest Drops Sharply in One Year–Fewest Acres Since 2019
Deforestation across the Amazon Rainforest has fallen by 55% this year, marking the lowest amounts since 2019, and somewhat of a major victory to...
Good News in History, December 9
140 years ago today, Joseph Pilates, the German-American physical trainer who leant his last name to one of the most popular forms of exercise...
Good News in History, December 8
100 years ago today, a sign was erected in the California hills advertising a new housing project called "Hollywoodland." Real estate developers Woodruff and...
Woman Lets Her Baby Scribble on the Walls–Now He’s A Talented Young Artist
Four-year-old Santiago Daniel Peña García started scribbling on the walls before his first birthday, but rather than fretting about the labor and cost of...