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 the San Juan de Lurigancho and... January 18, 2016
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 to curb inflation after... January 16, 2016
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... January 15, 2016
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 Pedro Pablo... January 14, 2016
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... January 14, 2016
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 to demand... January 13, 2016
Humala vetoes law to allow pensioners to absolve accounts President Ollanta Humala vetoed a law which would allow retirees to absolve their private pension accounts at... January 13, 2016
Humala to sign extradition treaty with France Backtracking on his veto two weeks ago, President Ollanta Humala has signaled that he will sign into law a... January 13, 2016
Peru enacts law to protect manta ray population Peru has enacted a law prohibiting fishing and extraction of manta rays in its coastal waters. The new... January 8, 2016
Distressed Chinese firm to sell Peru’s largest fishery Financial problems have forced Pacific Andes International Holdings (PAIH) to sell its Peruvian subsidiary,... January 7, 2016
Historic city voids construction license for Sheraton hotel The city of Cusco has repealed a construction license for Four Points by Sheraton to build a ten-story hotel... January 7, 2016
Humala’s veto of French extradition treaty raises questions Some observers have attributed President Ollanta Humala’s veto of a century-old extradition treaty with... January 6, 2016
Campus clashes over Peru’s university reform Students fought university employees over the resignation of the dean of San Marcos National University in... January 5, 2016
Fugitive governor captured in southeast Peru Luis Aguirre, former governor of Peru’s Madre de Dios state who has been a fugitive for more than two... January 5, 2016
Popular music group involved in fatal car accident in Peru Peruvian cumbia group Corazon Serrano was involved in a car accident which left seven people dead on Sunday... January 4, 2016
Peru’s Congress ousts President Dina Boluarte amid crime crisis, swears in José Jerí as new head of state
