"These two young people have fallen in love with Peru, " Jose Luis Silva, Peru's tourism minister, told CNN on Tuesday.

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Jamie Neal and Garrett Hand are heading upstream in a small boat on a jungle river, said Jose Luis Silva, Peru's minister of tourism and commerce.

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He stated that he supports a reformist and not revolutionary policy following the model of Brazilian President, Luis Inazio Lula Da Silva.

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Leaders saying they will attend include UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.

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He has also promised not to oppose CAFTA. Funes prefers to be seen as a pragmatist in the category of President Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva of Brazil.

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While Mr Morales is likely to face tough questions at Thursday's emergency meeting from Brazilian president Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, and his Argentine counterpart Nestor Kirchner, support will come from Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.

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Rio de Janeiro beat out Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid to become the first South American city to host the Games, something President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva made clear during his pitch to the International Olympic Committee.

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Contracts involving Chelsea defenders John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho, as well as Liverpool midfielders Xabi Alonso and Luis Garcia and Arsenal's Brazilian Gilberto Silva, will cease to be 'protected' in June, even though they run to 2009.

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