Peru nominated for 19 World Travel Awards in 2015
Peru received 19 World Travel Award nominations including best food, best tourist attraction and best urban…
11 years ago
Lima and Peru’s finance ministry in row over bus reform
Peru’s finance ministry has declared some of Lima’s Blue Corridor contracts void for not obtaining…
11 years ago
Private capital and cynicism in Peru’s Congress
In one day Peru’s Congress passed two inspiringly cynical laws – one regarding state oil…
11 years ago
Peru to investigate government’s forced sterilizations program
Peru’s government will open a new criminal investigation into its forced sterilizations program during the…
11 years ago
Investigator jailed for slander against former governor in Peru
Independent drug-trafficking researcher Jaime Antezana was arrested at his home in Lima on Saturday for…
11 years ago
Peru’s ruling party changes 2016 presidential candidate
The Peruvian Nationalist Party switched its 2016 presidential candidate from Daniel Urresti to former housing…
11 years ago
Peru’s Congress overrides president to pass Petroperu law
Peru’s Congress voted overwhelmingly to override President Ollanta Humala’s veto of a law which would…
11 years ago
Catholic society rocked by sexual abuse allegations in Peru
Peru’s attorney general has opened a sexual abuse investigation into Luis Fernando Figari, founder of…
11 years ago
Peru repeals tourism privatization law after protests
Peru’s Congress repealed a law which would allow states to license private companies to manage…
11 years ago
Peru army officer arrested for drug trafficking
Police have arrested an army lieutenant for providing information to drug-trafficking gangs in the VRAEM…
11 years ago