Peru’s billion-dollar gas pipeline in jeopardy
The construction of Peru’s $7-billion Southern Gas Pipeline could be stalled indefinitely if Odebrecht cannot…
8 years ago
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Peru’s new president suffers first Cabinet resignation
Peru President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has accepted the resignation of defense minister Mariano Gonzalez after…
8 years ago
Peru’s former soccer chief extradited to US, pleads not guilty
Manuel Burga, the former president of the Peruvian Soccer Federation (FPF), plead not guilty to corruption…
8 years ago
A look at life for the gold miners in Peru’s Amazon
Gold miners in Peru’s Amazon jungle face crime, corruption, health hazards and environmental destruction to…
8 years ago
Peru painter Fernando de Szyszlo publishes memoir
Peruvian painter Fernando de Szyszlo has published “Life without an owner,” an autobiography detailing the…
8 years ago
Peru president lends loud voice in defending free trade
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) concluded its annual summit in Lima last week by declaring…
8 years ago
Peru: protest shuts down Machu Picchu tourism for two days
A protest by hundreds of residents of a village below Machu Picchu in southern Peru…
8 years ago
Fire kills four at Lima shopping mall ahead of APEC summit
Four people died in a fire Wednesday morning after being trapped in a theater during…
8 years ago
Peru’s greatest politico-socio-economic challenge
The willingness and perceived legitimacy to use violence against the state is Peru’s cultural challenge…
8 years ago
Peru judge orders ex-President Humala to post bail in corruption probe
A court in Peru has ordered former President Ollanta Humala to post a $15,000 bond…
8 years ago
Peru government to battle opposition over sales-tax reform
Peru’s government has signaled that it will reject a law from the opposition-controlled Congress to…
8 years ago
Protest against gold mine leaves one dead in northern Peru
Clashes between protesters and police left one dead and 31 injured near the Parcoy gold…
8 years ago
Thousands homeless after fire destroys shantytown in downtown Lima
A fire on early Friday morning destroyed the Cantagallo shantytown settled by natives from the…
8 years ago
Peru’s state oil firm to beef up defense of Amazon pipeline
State oil firm Petroperu has declared emergency measures to protect its pipeline in the Amazon…
8 years ago
Political violence leaves three dead in eastern Peru
Clashes between political factions in Peru’s eastern state of Ucayali have left at least three…
8 years ago