Congress Peruvian journalists hold sit-in at Congress to protest Covid-era entry restrictions Pedro Castillo Peru Libre ruling party loses power: 10 of its congressmen resign new Constitution Congress rejects President Pedro Castillo’s bill to change Peru’s Constitution Jorge Muñoz Peru’s capital Lima swears in new mayor weeks after impeaching Jorge Muñoz Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine shut down for weeks as locals protest for more social investment Presidential plagiarism: Peru’s Pedro Castillo takes heat over master’s thesis cocaine production Peru to close 40 military bases in VRAEM, aka ‘Peru’s Cocaine Valley’ Jorge Muñoz Mayor of Lima, Peru impeached for serving on the board of state-owned company while in office Operation Chavín de Huántar Peru’s military heroes snub President Pedro Castillo in official ceremony As COVID-19 cases drop, Peru will eliminate mask mandates in some public spaces starting May 1 Oswaldo de Rivero Secret Service fatally shoot intruder at Peruvian Ambassador’s residence Regional strike in Cusco, Peru leaves thousands of tourists stranded near Machu Picchu Machu Picchu Over 3,000 years of ancient Peruvian civilization is on display in Paris this summer 12 Entrepreneurs in Peru to Watch Out for in 2022 Fray Vásquez Castillo Lima judge orders arrest of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo’s nephews for alleged corruption Air traffic controllers strike leaves 8,000 travelers stranded in Peru Lima Latest news from the heart of Peru Jorge Muñoz Peru’s capital Lima swears in new mayor weeks after impeaching Jorge Muñoz By Diego Lopez May 11, 2022 May 11, 2022 Former Deputy Mayor Miguel Romero was sworn in as Mayor of Lima weeks after his predecessor, Jorge Muñoz, was impeached for serving on the board of a state-owned company while in office. (more…) Read more Jorge Muñoz Mayor of Lima, Peru impeached for serving on the board of state-owned company while in office By Diego Lopez May 03, 2022 May 03, 2022 Peru's National Jury of Elections (JNE) removed Lima Mayor Jorge Muñoz from office for illegally joining the board of a state-owned company in 2019. Mr. Muñoz's term was to end in December 2022. (more…) Read more Sports Peru's top sports news and updates Peru defeats Paraguay 2-0, heads to playoff for World Cup Qatar 2022 By Diego Lopez March 30, 2022 Mar 30, 2022 On Tuesday night, Peru's national soccer team defeated Paraguay 2-0 at the National Stadium in Lima and secured the playoff for a spot in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. (more…) Read more Peruvian driver with Down Syndrome set to make history at the Dakar Rally By Michael Krumholtz January 03, 2019 Jan 03, 2019 Peruvian driver Lucas Barrón will be making history when the 2019 Dakar Rally kicks off in Lima in a few days. The 25-year-old driver is set to become the first-ever participant in the history of the… Read more Business What to look out for in the world of Peruvian business 12 Entrepreneurs in Peru to Watch Out for in 2022 By Stefano De Marzo April 19, 2022 Apr 19, 2022 Latin America has been in the news lately, showing the international community what it can do in terms of innovation. Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia are examples of ecosystems with world-class… Read more Viva Air Labs 1st Batch of Inaugural Advisory Board and Mentors introduced at Viva Air Labs By Sebastian Castro Giraldo October 23, 2019 Oct 23, 2019 Viva Air Labs this past week announced its 1st batch of inaugural Advisory Board members and Mentors. The Advisory Board and Mentors will provide feedback and ideas to help strengthen the overall program.… Read more Culture Peru temporarily closes pre-Incan archeological site, Kuélap, after wall collapse Peru’s Ministry of Culture temporarily closed the pre-Incan archaeological complex of Kuélap, located in the Amazonas department of northern Peru, after some of its walls collapsed on April 10 and 11.Read more... Peru gets back more than 80 artifacts from Argentina Argentina returned 84 ancient artifacts to Peru on Tuesday at an event where they were received by Peter Camino, the Peruvian ambassador to Argentina. The items belonged to pre-Columbian societies like the Moche, Chimu, Nazca, Inca, Vicus, and Chancay, according to Andina news agency. Argentina’s Culture Minister Pablo Avelluto hosted an event Tuesday where he gave the artifacts, some of which are estimated to be 2,000 years old, to Camino. The ancient items, which included pottery materials, were believed to have been smuggled from Peru to Argentina before being confiscated by the Argentinean government. At the ceremony, the officials highlighted the […]Read more... Ancient cemetery from the Mochica culture discovered in Chiclayo An ancient burial ground that is presumed to have belonged to the Mochica culture (800 – 1000 AD) was discovered at an archaeological dig site in Chiclayo this week. Édgar Bracamonte Lévano of the Valle de Lambayeque Archaeological Project announced the findings of 32 graves that were adorned with decorations and spiritual offerings. “The importance of the cemetery is evident by the number of tombs and their density, also the number of banquets that were given,” the lead archaeologist told Andina news agency. Twenty-three of the graves are from the Mochica culture and nine could stem from the Lambayeque culture that lasted until […]Read more... Lima restaurant Maido named best in Latin America once again Chef Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura’s restaurant Maido was named the best restaurant in Latin America for the second consecutive year by the esteemed World’s 50 Best Restaurants publication. Maido was joined in the top two by fellow Lima restaurant Central. The choices were announced at a Tuesday event in Bogotá, Colombia where Latin America’s 50 best restaurants were named. “We love what we do and, not just at work, but overall when someone has fun and does things with love then I think they turn out well,” Tsumura told a group of reporters at the event. Maido’s decorated history is due […]Read more... Costumbres pisco wins gold prize at National Pisco Festival in Peru The best piscos that Peru has to offer were on display at the 24th annual National Pisco Competition. This weekend’s National Pisco Festival began on Friday and the prizes for the best pisco in the country were handed out during a ceremony that same day. Arequpia’s own Rico Corporation, which makes the pisco brand Costumbres, won the gold prize at Friday’s hotly contested awards show. Some 300 piscos have been on display at the festival, which concludes today from the Plaza Municipal de Barranco in Lima. Peru’s Production Minister Raúl Pérez-Reyes said the yearly event is an important reminder of how integral […]Read more... Pair of 3,000 year old sites dug up in Cusco Peru’s immense wealth of buried artifacts has been more evident than ever this week. Just a few days after an important discovery at the Chan Chan Ruins, Peruvian archaeologists announced that they unearthed a pair of sites in Cusco that could date back 3,000 years. The recent excavations came at the Marcavalle site in the middle of Cusco where researchers say they found a teenage boy was buried just 40 centimeters underground, among other discoveries at the two sites. The body was found surrounded by stones and with a gold plate near its head that was used as some sort of ornament. […]Read more... Featured New Congress Peruvian journalists hold sit-in at Congress to protest Covid-era entry restrictions... May 17, 2022 10:47 am Journalists from various media outlets in Peru staged a sit-in outside Congress last Thursday in response to entry restrictions imposed on them by the… Peru's latest tech news. Delivering the news from Perú to an international audience every day Cloud Summit Miami Beach’s Cloud Summit Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Outbreak By perureportsadmin March 05, 2020 Mar 05, 2020 Miami Beach was to host the 11th annual Cloud Summit on May 12-14, however, the organizers have decided to postpone the… Read more Latin America ecommerce to reach $70B, Big Tech takes notice By perureportsadmin December 11, 2019 Dec 11, 2019 According to a recent study, Latin America's ecommerce market will reach $70 billion USD in the next 12 months. Big Tech… Read more Viva Air Labs 1st Batch of Inaugural Advisory Board and Mentors introduced at Viva Air Labs By Sebastian Castro Giraldo October 23, 2019 Oct 23, 2019 Viva Air Labs this past week announced its 1st batch of inaugural Advisory Board members and Mentors. The Advisory Board… Read more Peruvian startups shine at Seedstars LatAm Summit By Michael Krumholtz December 17, 2018 Dec 17, 2018 The Seedstars World gathering in Peru earlier this month saw homegrown startup Rebajastuscuentas.com win the event's Public… Read more