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In Northern Peru, an ingenious idea is helping keep malaria at bay. They have few resources, but they do have lots of coconuts and these are being used to breed and distribute an insecticide to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
For centuries Peruvians have used the bark of a tree known as ‘cats claw’ to treat everything from arthritis to cancer. It’s become so popular it’s now a booming business.
Peru represents an archaeological treasure chest with its ancient Inca legacy but the new president will have to move fast to protect the Inca sites, now being plundered by desperate Peruvian descendants.
When kidney disease strikes the dialysis machines necessary to keep a patient alive are extremely expensive. But one father and son team in Peru, with some ingenious engineering skill, have enabled doctors to offer patients dialysis at a cut price. Produced by Mentorn
The inspiration behind Werner Herzog's famous feature film is the true story of a 19th century steamship being dismantled into 2,766 pieces and hauled by mule 12,000 feet to lake Titicaca...
In 1998 the drug company Pfizer introduced Viagra - high in the Andes the Incas had their own version. Researchers in Peru are scrutinising the secrets of this Natural Viagra.
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