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…
10 years ago
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Modified version of repealed labor law introduced to congress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…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
Vandals destroy Chimu geoglyph in La Libertad
At some point in the last month, vandals destroyed a 600-year-old geoglyph in the Laredo…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
Two former governors implicated in Arequipa corruption case
Investigations into a widening corruption case that defrauded the Arequipa department of $2.3 million have…
10 years ago
National government boosts spending to support economic growth
Peru’s national government is boosting its spending on infrastructure in response to falling regional government…
10 years ago
Castañeda’s first 100 days of controversy and gaffes
Since assuming office in January, Lima mayor Luis Castañeda’s popularity has plummeted due to a…
10 years ago
Asu Mare 2 opens in theaters throughout Peru
Comedian Carlos Alcantara’s sequel to the bestselling Asu Mare opens today in theaters throughout Peru. Asu…
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Hundreds of mummies discovered in Arequipa
Archaeologists have discovered dozens of tombs filled with 40 mummies each at a pre-Columbian ceremonial…
10 years ago
Government to make case for copper mine to Arequipa protesters
President Ollanta Humala and four cabinet ministers try to convince the local population to end…
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Three lizard species discovered in Peru and Ecuador
Three species of woodlizards have been discovered in the tropical Andes mountains in northern Peru…
10 years ago
Anchovy fishing held up by young populations
Commercial anchovy fishing along the coasts of central and southern Peru has been suspended five…
10 years ago