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Lima mayor’s approval falls as transit projects stumble

Lima mayor Luis Castañeda’s approval fell slightly this month as two key public transit projects…

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Peru’s presidential candidates spar over Humala’s police reform

Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori has vowed to repeal a key piece of President Ollanta Humala’s…

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Peru: former President Toledo to face trial for money laundering

Former President Alejandro Toledo will be tried for money laundering related to the purchase of…

  • Business

Chile firm buys Repsol’s LPG business in Peru

Spanish energy company Repsol has sold its Solgas liquid petroleum gas (LPG) unit in Peru…

  • Culture

Peru actress Magaly Solier to direct live solo performance

Award-winning actress Magaly Solier will star in a one-person live performance featuring singing and storytelling…

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British tourist found dead in southern Peru mountains

British citizen Harry Greaves was found next to a cliff in Peru’s southern state of…

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Peru anti-mining activist wins Goldman Environmental Prize

Maxima Acuña won the Goldman Environmental Prize for South and Central America for her activism…

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Keiko Fujimori’s party wins majority in Peru’s Congress

Keiko Fujimori’s Popular Strength party won at least 55% of the seats in Peru’s Congress…

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Peru’s Pedro Pablo Kuczynski leads Fujimori in poll for runoff

A new poll shows presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski with a four-point lead over Keiko…

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First sexually transmitted case of Zika virus in Peru

Peru’s health ministry has confirmed the first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus in the…

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24 killed in central Peru bus accident

At least 24 passengers were killed when a passenger bus rolled over in Peru’s central…

  • Business

Peru allows retirees to dissolve private pensions

Peru’s Congress voted on Thursday to allow retirees to withdraw all of their private pension…

  • Lima

Lima’s high-crime port district under six months of martial law

Peru’s national government agreed to extend a state of emergency to fight crime in Lima’s…

  • Economy

Peru markets rally as leftist fails to qualify for runoff

Peru stocks and the sol soared after leftist presidential candidate Veronika Mendoza did not garner…

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Political giants fall in Peru’s 2016 election

The 2016 general elections on Sunday saw veterans Alan Garcia, Alejandro Toledo and Lourdes Flores…