NASA From Machu Picchu to Mars: 14 Peruvian girls train with NASA in science and technology Latin artist KAROL G returns to Europe to headline festival Peru Truckers strike across Peru to protest high fuel costs Chillon River 34 tons of zinc spill into Peruvian river killing 600 tons of fish Kiwibot rolls into Peru to disrupt advertising with autonomous robots andes Peru promises to build 32,000 thermal homes for people in the frigid Andes FIFA World Cup Peru loses World Cup bid after defeat by Australia corruption scandal Interpol arrest warrant issued for Peru’s former Minister of Transport and Communications: Interior Ministry food crisis Agrarian unions warn of a serious food crisis in Peru exacerbated by corruption Las Bambas Fires break out at two mines in southern Peru amid protests by local residents Peru Peru takes “emergency” steps to recover tourism after the pandemic Pedro Castillo Peru’s Attorney General opens criminal investigation into President Pedro Castillo Aymara What a Peruvian native language expert thinks about Google Translate adding Quechua and Aymara to its list Peru's National Police Peru removes National Police commander just four months after taking over Dina Boluarte Opposition in Congress seeks removal of Peru’s Vice President Dina Boluarte over board seats at private associations Giacomo Pisani Peru seeks extradition of Italian ship captain involved in January oil spill Lima Latest news from the heart of Peru Chillon River 34 tons of zinc spill into Peruvian river killing 600 tons of fish By Diego Lopez Marina June 25, 2022 Jun 25, 2022 Thirty-four tons of zinc spilled into Peru’s Chillón River last week, reportedly killing 600 tons of trout from fish farmers in several localities along the river. (more…) Read more Kiwibot rolls into Peru to disrupt advertising with autonomous robots By perureportsadmin June 22, 2022 Jun 22, 2022 By: Catalina Carvajal Kiwibot, the Colombian robot delivery startup recognized for its fleet of over 1,200 robots— reaching over 200,000 food deliveries in cities across the U.S.—is now coming to… 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 Marina 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 What a Peruvian native language expert thinks about Google Translate adding Quechua and Aymara to its list Google announced during its Google I/O 2022 conference in May that it would add 24 new languages to its Google Translate translation tool, including Aymara and Quechua, native languages widely spoken in Peru. Read more... 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... Featured New Latin artist KAROL G returns to Europe to headline festival... Jul 01, 2022 6:55 am In March, Latin and Urban superstar KAROL G of the streaming era received a “Break The Rules” award at Billboard Magazine’s Women in Music gala… Peru's latest tech news. Delivering the news from Perú to an international audience every day NASA From Machu Picchu to Mars: 14 Peruvian girls train with NASA in science and technology By Diego Lopez Marina July 02, 2022 Jul 02, 2022 At just 15 year, Niurka Leiva dreams of being an aerospace scientist or a neurosurgeon. She’s getting a chance to experience… Read more Crack The Code Does the future of education in Peru lie in programming? This Peruvian edtech startup is betting on it By Diego Lopez Marina May 19, 2022 May 19, 2022 In 2018, when Maria del Mar Velez founded the Peruvian startup Crack The Code, she had one thing clear: her mission was… Read more 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