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Five killed as El Niño rains batter regions throughout Peru

Heavy rains attributed to the El Niño climate phenomenon have destroyed infrastructure throughout Peru and…

  • Opinion

What would Veronika Mendoza do with Petroperu?

A list of questions to leftist presidential candidate Veronika Mendoza about her ambiguous plans for Peru’s…

  • News

Peru: political strategist quits Cesar Acuña’s campaign

High-profile political consultant Luis Favre has resigned from Cesar Acuña’s presidential campaign in 2016 elections. One…

  • Economy

Peru finds price-fixing among maritime shippers

Peru’s trade authority announced on Friday that it was evaluating fines for 17 maritime shipping…

  • Lima

Hundreds march against Trans-Pacific Partnership in Lima

Protesters in downtown Lima  engaged in minor clashes with police before vandalizing the APRA headquarters.…

  • News

Ten killed in northern Peru bus crash

Ten people were killed when a bus fell into a ravine in Peru’s northern state…

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Peru: Woman undergoes surgery to remove 35-pound tumor

Doctors in a Lima hospital removed a 35-pound benign tumor which an indigenous woman from…

  • News

Peru’s electoral board approves Julio Guzman’s candidacy

A special elections tribunal in Lima has approved the at-risk presidential candidacy of Julio Guzman…

  • Lima

Lima to pay $15 million for breach of bus-rapid-transit contract

A bus company in Peru has won a $15 million claim against the city of…

  • News

Peru: Cesar Acuña’s campaign in meltdown as VP quits

Humberto Lay, one of presidential candidate Cesar Acuña’s running mates, has withdrawn from the Alliance…

  • Economy

Peru takes advantage of low interest rates with euro-bond issues

Peru issued $1.1 billion in 14-year bonds denominated in euros with a 3.77% yield to…

  • News

Peru’s electoral board moves to bar Cesar Acuña from ballot

Peru’s electoral board has initiated proceedings to disqualify presidential candidate Cesar Acuña from 2016 elections…

  • News

Peru: Ollanta Humala implicated in Brazil’s Carwash scandal

Police in Brazil have uncovered substantial evidence that Peru’s President Ollanta Humala received bribes from…

  • Culture

Peruvian poet Eduardo Chirinos dies aged 55

Peruvian poet Eduardo Chirinos died of cancer on Wednesday in Montana. The member of Peru’s…

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Peru: Fujimori and Guzman in virtual tie in hypothetical runoff

A recent poll shows Peru’s presidential candidate Julio Guzman would mount the greatest challenge to…