Newspaper cancels Lima archbishop’s column over plagiarism
Leading Peruvian newspaper, El Comercio, has cancelled the column of Cardinal Juan Cipriani after two counts…
11 years ago
Lima film festival honors Werner Herzog
The Lima film festival honored German filmmaker Werner Herzog with a lifetime achievement award during…
11 years ago
Peru police allowed lethal force in violent protests
Peru’s government has enacted by decree a law that allows police to use lethal force…
11 years ago
Lima stock exchange falls 5% on reclassification fears
The Lima stock exchange fell 5.25% yesterday on news that the MSCI equity-index provider is…
11 years ago
Peru scrambles to sell top oil license
Peru’s government is negotiating directly with oil companies to operate block 192 to prevent a…
11 years ago
Military plane crashes in southern Lima district
A Peruvian air force plane crashed into a mountain in Lima’s southern district of Villa…
11 years ago
Snows block highways in southern Peru
Heavy snows prompted the closing of highways in Peru’s southern states of Arequipa and Puno yesterday. Snowstorms…
11 years ago
La Oroya: protesters suspend strike in central Peru
Mineworkers have lifted an indefinite strike in La Oroya, unblocking the Carretera Cental highway in…
11 years ago
La Oroya: Peru rejects relaxing environmental standards
Peru’s government has rejected calls for an easing of environmental standards at the La Oroya…
11 years ago
One dead in central Peru mineworkers strike
A man was killed today in clashes between police and mineworkers demanding relaxed environmental standards…
11 years ago