New Mario Vargas Llosa novel set in Alberto Fujimori’s Peru “Five Corners,” the next novel by Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, deals with corruption and fear... January 28, 2016
Peru: Cesar Acuña violated campaign finance regulations Peru’s electoral authority has ruled that presidential candidate Cesar Acuña violated campaign finance... January 28, 2016
Cesar Acuña may lose degree after plagiarism revealed in thesis The Complutense University of Madrid is investigating alleged plagiarism in the doctoral thesis of Peru... January 27, 2016
Northern Peru braces for mosquito-borne Zika virus The health director of Peru’s northern state of Tumbes has requested the national government declare a... January 25, 2016
Julio Guzman stumbles over indigenous rights law Julio Guzman has backtracked in an early gaffe committed just after emerging as a contender in Peru’s... January 25, 2016
Cesar Acuña promises state controls on prices, exchange rate Presidential candidate Cesar Acuña said that Peru’s government should enact price controls and the central... January 25, 2016
Peru: 3,500-year-old skeleton discovered in Lima Archaeologists unearthed the remains of a Pre-Ceramic Period woman from the El Paraiso archaeological site of... January 22, 2016
Fire in Lima beach town highlights poor water infrastructure A blazing fire which destroyed a supermarket in the Asia district has brought scrutiny to the upscale beach... January 21, 2016
El Niño droughts affect harvests in southern Peru A lack of rain throughout southern Peru will devastate this year’s harvests of crops including onion,... January 21, 2016
Peru: stronger stocks may prevent Lima exchange downgrade Increased liquidity and market capitalization in two Peru-listed companies could protect the Lima stock... January 20, 2016
Anti-mining protesters occupy downtown Cusco Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Cusco’s downtown plaza to demand the repeal of dozens of mining... January 20, 2016
Peru: Cesar Acuña pegged with eggs at campaign event Hecklers threw eggs at presidential candidate Cesar Acuña on a campaign stop in Peru’s Ayacucho... January 19, 2016
At least 17 killed in central Peru bus accident At least 17 people were killed when a passenger bus fell into a ravine in Peru’s central Junin state on... January 19, 2016
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. The $10 billion... January 18, 2016
Gaston Acurio publishes book of forgotten Lima recipes Peru’s most famous celebrity chef, Gaston Acurio, and journalist Javier Masias have published a new... January 18, 2016
Peru’s Congress ousts President Dina Boluarte amid crime crisis, swears in José Jerí as new head of state
