Government to investigate police abuses of Tia Maria protesters Peru’s national government has acknowledged police abuses of protesters against the Tia Maria copper mine... April 25, 2015
One-ton manta ray caught in Tumbes A giant oceanic manta ray measuring over 25 feet and weighing over 2,000 pounds was caught in the northern... April 24, 2015
Poverty reduction slows with GDP growth Peru’s statistical agency released a report showing the amount of Peruvians living in poverty decreased 1.2... April 24, 2015
Tia Maria protester killed in Arequipa One protester was killed yesterday and 22 injured in ongoing protests against the Tia Maria copper mine in... April 23, 2015
‘Dismantling’ of historic mansion in downtown Lima Yesterday city workers began to remove the most dangerous elements of a historic mansion which suffered a... April 22, 2015
Government touts reduction in infant malnutrition Peru’s health minister announced over $4.1 billion would be allocated to the country’s continuing efforts... April 22, 2015
Book highlights violence against women in Peru Cumbia dancer and model Lady Guillen's new ebook makes a powerful statement about domestic violence in... April 21, 2015
Protest leader released, anti-mining movement to ‘radicalize’ in Arequipa After a jailed protest leader was freed, the opposition to the Tia Maria copper mine announced a general... April 21, 2015
Spike in dengue fever prompts state of emergency in Piura A state of emergency has been declared in the Piura department after a spike in confirmed cases of... April 20, 2015
Keiko Fujimori leads presidential candidates: poll Opinion polls show Keiko Fujimori would win a presidential election in Peru if held tomorrow. Peruvian... April 19, 2015
Castañeda backtracks, returns blue buses to Javier Prado After removing the 40-foot blue buses from various thoroughfares, the city of Lima has reinstated the blue... April 18, 2015
Modified version of repealed labor law introduced to congress Peru’s governing party has introduced to congress a new version of a controversial labor law which was... April 17, 2015
Tia Maria protest leader jailed, violence ensues in Arequipa After fruitless talks with the national government, an anti-mining protest leader was taken into custody by... April 16, 2015
Forecasts for Peru’s GDP in 2015 shift down After February GDP came in below expectations, analysts from Peru’s finance ministry to the IMF are... April 15, 2015
Vandals destroy Chimu geoglyph in La Libertad At some point in the last month, vandals destroyed a 600-year-old geoglyph in the Laredo district of Trujillo... April 15, 2015
Peru’s Congress ousts President Dina Boluarte amid crime crisis, swears in José Jerí as new head of state
