Background
TORRES BELÓN, Enrique was born on July 12, 1887 in Lampa., Peru.
TORRES BELÓN, Enrique was born on July 12, 1887 in Lampa., Peru.
Educated Colegio Nacional San Carlos, Puno. Mining engineer, Escuela Nacional de Ingenieros, 1911.
Engineer, Escuela Nacional de Ingenieros, 1911. Assistant engineer, Société des Mines du Huarón, Junín. Topographical engineer, Cerro de Pasco Mining Со., 1911, chief of its mine El Diamante, 1916.
Engineer, administrator, Society Minera La Docena, Cerro dc Pasco, 1912-1915. Superintendent, La Cotobambas Auraria, Apurimac, 1917-1919, and of the mines Eureka, Amalia, Diana, department, of La Libertad, 1920. 1st engineer, Imperial irrigation commission, Cañete, 1921-1924.
Pres, mining section, national engineering conference, Lima, 1923. Vice-president mining section, 4th Pan American Scientific Congress, Lima, 1924. National deputy for province of Lampa, 1925-1930, 1939-1945.
Peruvian delegate, Pan Pacific Irrigation Conference, Honolulu. Delegate, 2d Pan American Standardization Conference, Washington, 1927. General manager, Compañía Exploradora Cotabambas, Apurimac, 1930-1936, consulting engineer, 1937-1938.
1st vice-president, chamber of deputies, 1941-1943. 1st vice-president, national board for the development of food production, 1942.
Member Society de Ingenieros de Lima (president), Rotary (president 1942-1943), Society de Ingenieros del Perú (president), Society Geográfica del Perú, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.