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Bus falls in southern Peru river, killing 23

At least 23 passengers were killed and over 30 injured when a commercial bus fell from…

  • Culture

Collectors coin commemorates Inca site in northern Peru

Peru’s central bank issued today a new sol coin which features the Cabeza de Vaca…

  • News

Tens of thousands march against Keiko Fujimori in Lima

Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated against presidential frontrunner Keiko Fujimori in Lima and other…

  • Opinion

Veronika Mendoza will not ruin Peru’s economy

A Veronika Mendoza presidency will not wreak the economic havoc which some analysts fear. “Ruin”…

  • News

Catholic society says founder guilty of sex abuse in Peru

The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV) apostolic society has declared its founder, Luis Fernando Figari, guilty…

  • Economy

Rise of Veronika Mendoza hammers Peru markets

Peru’s currency and equity markets have fallen drastically on news that leftist candidate Veronika Mendoza…

  • News

Keiko Fujimori’s party poised to control Peru’s Congress

A recent poll showed Keiko Fujimori’s Popular Strength party will win 49% of the seats…

  • News

Peru: Keiko Fujimori vows not to pardon her father if elected

Peru presidential frontrunner Keiko Fujimori signed a document saying she would not pardon former President…

  • Lite

Jailed candidate to participate in Peru’s presidential debates

Cajamarca governor and presidential candidate Gregorio Santos will receive a special furlough from prison to…

  • Opinion

Why Peru’s democracy is not in jeopardy

The disqualifications of two presidential candidates is not a signal of a breakdown in Peru’s…

  • News

Peru: Mendoza surges to tie Kuczynski for second place

A recent poll shows Peru’s Veronika Mendoza in a statistical tie with Pedro Pablo Kuczynski…

  • News

Bloody protests over university in Peru’s rural highlands

A violent protest in Huancavelica has left 19 police officers and two journalists injured as…

  • News

Peru’s small political parties scramble to survive

Peru’s smaller political parties continue to drop out of 2016 elections to avoid losing their…

  • Lima

Peru: 1 million Lima residents go two days without water

Lima’s water utility is considering a lawsuit against a city contractor for construction delays which…

  • News

Church disowns bishops’ comments on Peru’s candidates

Peru’s conference of bishops has issued a statement to override recent condemnations of specific presidential…