Las Bambas: Peru’s largest copper mine starts production
Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine exported its first shipment of copper to China last week.…
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Gaston Acurio publishes book of forgotten Lima recipes
Peru’s most famous celebrity chef, Gaston Acurio, and journalist Javier Masias have published a new…
10 years ago
Lima opens tunnel to connect poor district to greater metro area
The city of Lima has opened the Santa Rosa and San Martin tunnels to connect…
10 years ago
Peru hikes key rate, forecasts stronger growth in 2016
Peru’s central bank raised its key interest rate for the second time in two months…
10 years ago
Peru’s only leftist presidential candidate loses top ally
Leftist politician Sergio Tejada has renounced the alliance he made with Peru’s only left-wing presidential…
10 years ago
New voter poll shakes up Peru’s presidential race
A new voter poll revealed a shakeup in Peru’s presidential race with Cesar Acuña surpassing…
10 years ago
Peru drug lord eyes TV series after 22 years in prison
Peruvian drug trafficker Demetrio “Vaticano” Chavez was released from prison yesterday after serving 22 years…
10 years ago
Fresh violence on Peru’s campuses over university reform bill
Groups of students occupying a Lima university campus fought with police and other interest groups…
10 years ago
Humala vetoes law to allow pensioners to absolve accounts
President Ollanta Humala vetoed a law which would allow retirees to absolve their private pension…
10 years ago
Humala to sign extradition treaty with France
Backtracking on his veto two weeks ago, President Ollanta Humala has signaled that he will…
10 years ago