Tia Maria protests resume ahead of talks with government
Two weeks after the end of martial law in Arequipa’s Islay province, residents held a…
11 years ago
Peru to build cable cars to serve poor Lima districts
Peru’s housing and construction ministry will build two aerial cable car lines to improve mobility…
11 years ago
Lima book fair generates $4.3 million in sales
The 20th edition of Lima’s annual book fair attracted over 500,000 visitors and sold over…
11 years ago
Government backtracks on minimum wage increase
Prime minister Pedro Cateriano announced that Peru would not increase the minimum wage before the…
11 years ago
Lima police launch ‘mega-operations’ to battle rising crime
Thousands of police descended on high-crime neighborhoods in Lima over the weekend in raids aimed…
11 years ago
15 more rescued from second Shining Path ‘production camp’
Peru’s armed forces freed 15 enslaved workers from a Shining Path work farm in Junin…
11 years ago
Peru decrees security measures, including cell phone tracking
Peru has enacted a set of laws aimed at stemming rising crime rates, one of…
11 years ago
Summary: Humala’s 2015 Message to the Nation
A summary of the key points in President Ollanta Humala’s final Message to the Nation…
11 years ago
Humala’s ruling party loses congressional presidency
Opposition congressman Luis Iberico was elected president of Peru’s congress to further undermine the last…
11 years ago
Truck falls into lake, killing 11 in southern Peru
A truck fell from a bridge into a lake in Cusco yesterday, killing 11 and…
11 years ago