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  • Culture

Cesar Vallejo defeats Alianza Lima to win Inca Tournament

The Trujillo-based Universidad Cesar Vallejo soccer club defeated Alianza Lima 3-1 in the Inca Tournament…

  • Economy

Anti-mining leader asks for bribe to end Tia Maria protests

An audio recording published yesterday reveals a key leader of the anti-mining opposition allegedly asking for a bribe…

  • Economy

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…

  • News

One-ton manta ray caught in Tumbes

A giant oceanic manta ray measuring over 25 feet and weighing over 2,000 pounds was…

  • Economy

Poverty reduction slows with GDP growth

Peru’s statistical agency released a report showing the amount of Peruvians living in poverty decreased…

  • Economy

Tia Maria protester killed in Arequipa

One protester was killed yesterday and 22 injured in ongoing protests against the Tia Maria…

  • Lima

‘Dismantling’ of historic mansion in downtown Lima

Yesterday city workers began to remove the most dangerous elements of a historic mansion which…

  • News

Government touts reduction in infant malnutrition

Peru’s health minister announced over $4.1 billion would be allocated to the country’s continuing efforts…

  • Culture

Book highlights violence against women in Peru

Cumbia dancer and model Lady Guillen's new ebook makes a powerful statement about domestic violence in…

  • Economy

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…

  • News

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…

  • News

Keiko Fujimori leads presidential candidates: poll

Opinion polls show Keiko Fujimori would win a presidential election in Peru if held tomorrow.…

  • Lima

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…

  • News

Modified version of repealed labor law introduced to congress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…

  • Economy

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…