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  • 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Modified version of repealed labor law introduced to congress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…

  • Economy

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…

  • Culture

Vandals destroy Chimu geoglyph in La Libertad

At some point in the last month, vandals destroyed a 600-year-old geoglyph in the Laredo…

  • Lima

Castañeda and Segura create joint commission to avoid legal showdown

The city of Lima and Peru’s finance ministry have created a joint commission to investigate the…

  • News

Cateriano meets with opposition ahead of confidence vote

President Ollanta Humala’s nominee for prime minister held meetings with the leaders of Peru’s various…

  • News

Two former governors implicated in Arequipa corruption case

Investigations into a widening corruption case that defrauded the Arequipa department of $2.3 million have…

  • Economy

National government boosts spending to support economic growth

Peru’s national government is boosting its spending on infrastructure in response to falling regional government…