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El Halconazo (Spanish: The Falcon Strike) was a massacre of student demonstrators by members of the Halcones, a state-sponsored paramilitary group, on 10 June 1971 in Mexico City. Occurring during the Mexican Dirty War , the massacre resulted in nearly 120 demonstrators being killed, among them a 14-year-old boy.
In 2001, the Italian archaeologist Mario Polia discovered the report of the missionary Andres Lopez in the archives of the Jesuits in Rome. [1] In the document, which dates from about 1600, Lopez describes a large city rich in gold, silver, and jewels, located in the middle of the tropical jungle called Paititi by the natives.
In most conquered countries (e.g., the Baltic states), local cooperation with the Nazis expedited the murder of almost all local Romani. In Croatia, the Croatian collaborators of the Ustaše were so vicious only a minor remnant of Croatian Romani (and Jews) survived the killings.
An Italian consulate was opened in Mexico in December 1872; however, diplomatic relations between the two nations were not established until 15 December 1874. [1] In 1875, Mexico opened a diplomatic office in Rome. The first Italian migrants arrived to Mexico as early as 1857 with larger waves arriving in the 1880s.
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The anti-Peruvian riots and attacks, as well as their anti-Chilean counterparts, constantly harassed the diplomatic missions of the countries, which is why several cities in Chile began to rearticulate the patriotic leagues, nationalist organizations responsible for much of the xenophobic violence that was unleashed against Peruvians and ...
Near Quiruvilca Peru- water coming directly from mines . Water pollution sources in Peru include industrial waste, sewage and oil related waste. Peru has 1746 cu km of renewable water resources and 86% of this water is used for farming and 7% for industrial activity. In urban areas only 87% and in rural areas 62% of the population have access ...
The Embassy of Peru to the Holy See (Spanish: Embajada del Perú ante la Santa Sede) is the diplomatic mission of Peru to the Holy See. It is located in Rome , across the street from the Vatican . The current Peruvian ambassador to the Holy See is Jorge Eduardo Morán Rey, also accredited to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta .