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…
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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…
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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…
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Peru’s greatest politico-socio-economic challenge
The willingness and perceived legitimacy to use violence against the state is Peru’s cultural challenge…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Thousands homeless after fire destroys shantytown in downtown Lima
A fire on early Friday morning destroyed the Cantagallo shantytown settled by natives from the…
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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…
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Political violence leaves three dead in eastern Peru
Clashes between political factions in Peru’s eastern state of Ucayali have left at least three…
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Low-cost airline backed by Ryanair founders opens in Peru
VivaColombia, a low-cost airline launched by the Ryan family’s Irelandia Aviation, has opened a subsidiary…
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Peru honors Francisco Bolognesi, fallen hero in War of the Pacific
Peru’s central bank has issued a coin honoring 19th-century war hero Francisco Bolognesi, who was…
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Peru: judge frees 29 gang members outside Lima
Government and law-enforcement officials in Peru are denouncing two judges’ decision to free 42 alleged…
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Peru leads region in pressuring Venezuela’s Maduro
Peru’s government is taking a leading role in pressuring the government of President Nicolas Maduro…
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Peru puts partisans on central bank’s board of directors
Peru’s opposition-controlled Congress is widely criticized for electing two of Keiko Fujimori’s former running mates…
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