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Peru to reevaluate environmental laws over La Oroya smelter

Peru's environment ministry has proposed modifying laws restricting sulfur dioxide emissions to attract buyers for…

  • News

Peru’s Congress moves to repeal hate-crime legislation

Peru's Congress last week took the first step to repeal language which makes violence against gays…

  • Business

Peru’s Corporacion Lindley expands c-store model throughout Lima

Corporacion Lindley, the family business which invented Inca Kola and now controls Coca-Cola distribution in…

  • Lima

Lima: Callao governor latest suspect in Odebrecht corruption

The regional governor of Callao is the latest high-profile figure implicated in the Odebrecht corruption…

  • News

Tensions rise over Peru’s position against Venezuela government

Relations between Peru and Venezuela have further deteriorated after Venezuela's supreme court shuttered the legislature…

  • Culture

New documentary showcases different side of Peru’s cocaine valley

The short film, "Racing in Cocaine Valley," showcases the bizarre sport of rickshaw racing popular in…

  • News

Peru president’s approval drops in wake of floods

President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's approval rating plummeted to 32% following weeks of nationwide flooding which…

  • News

Flooding in Peru: dozens dead, more calls to cancel Pan Am Games

More officials in Peru have joined calls to cancel the 2019's Pan American Games in Lima in…

  • News

Heavy floods in northern Peru, some call for suspending Pan Am Games

Devastation caused by heavy flooding in Peru's northern state of Piura has led to mayoral condemnation…

  • Lima

Downtown Lima sees two high-profile shootings in one week

The Barrios Altos neighborhood in downtown Lima saw a police officer murdered and three children…

  • News

Odebrecht’s Peru chief says he gave $3 million to ex-President Humala

Odebrecht's former director in Peru, Jorge Barata, told prosecutors that he donated $3 million to…

  • News

The long decline of Peru’s fugitive ex-President Alejandro Toledo

From an anti-corruption activist to a fugitive from justice, a look at the tragic trajectory…

  • Business

Peru’s state oil firm looks to grow amid industry chaos

Petroperu may issue bonds to finance the $3.5 billion Talara refinery upgrade as the state…

  • News

Peru to arrest former President Alejandro Toledo for corruption

Prosecutors in Peru will order the arrest of former President Alejandro Toledo after discovering millions…

  • Business

Region threatens strike over Peru’s new Machu Picchu airport

Residents in Peru's southern state of Cusco have threatened protests which could affect Machu Picchu…