Armed gang holds up tourists on cruise in Peru’s Amazon
An armed gang held up passengers on an Amazon River cruise ship Thursday morning in…
8 years ago
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Collectors coin honors indigenous culture from Peru’s Amazon
Peru’s central bank has issued a new sol coin which features pottery and architecture from…
8 years ago
Peru declares Zika emergency in 11 states
Peru’s government has declared a health emergency in 11 states in the north and eastern…
8 years ago
Peru’s defense minister faces censure for journalist intimidation
Peru’s Congress will vote whether to impeach defense minister Jakke Valakivi two weeks from the…
8 years ago
Peru: Kuczynski picks former finance minister for Cabinet chief
President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has selected Fernando Zavala, an economist with experience in the public…
8 years ago
Peru: Kuczynski calls for protest to save mining company
President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has called for mineworkers at Doe Run’s smelter in La Oroya,…
8 years ago
Lima political boss gets five years for corruption
Former Callao governor and Chim Pum Callao party leader Alex Kouri has been sentenced to…
8 years ago
State firm confirms another oil spill in Peru’s Amazon
The Petroperu-operated Northern Peruvian Pipeline has suffered the third spill this year in an Amazon…
8 years ago
Fugitive governor extradited to Peru from Ecuador
Former Tumbes governor Gerardo Viñas was extradited from Ecuador to face more than 30 corruption charges…
8 years ago
Peru: Kuczynski signals more neoliberal foreign policy
President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has spoken out against both Venezuela’s government and U.S. presidential candidate…
8 years ago
Peru: 8 million seahorses seized in Lima port
Authorities in Peru have seized more than 8 million specimens of dried seahorses destined for…
8 years ago
First lady barred from leaving Peru in corruption case
A judge in Peru has prohibited first lady Nadine Heredia from leaving the country during…
8 years ago
MSCI keeps Peru as ‘emerging market’
Index-fund provider Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has ruled that Peru will remain an “emerging…
8 years ago
Luck and persistence take Peru to Copa America quarterfinals
Peru has emerged from group play with two shaky victories over Brazil and Haiti to…
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Two police officers dead in northern Peru conflict
Two police officers drowned when they attempted to swim across a freezing lake to escape…
8 years ago