Anti-mining protesters occupy downtown Cusco
Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Cusco’s downtown plaza to demand the repeal of dozens of…
9 years ago
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Peru: Cesar Acuña pegged with eggs at campaign event
Hecklers threw eggs at presidential candidate Cesar Acuña on a campaign stop in Peru’s Ayacucho…
9 years ago
At least 17 killed in central Peru bus accident
At least 17 people were killed when a passenger bus fell into a ravine in…
9 years ago
Las Bambas: Peru’s largest copper mine starts production
Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine exported its first shipment of copper to China last week.…
9 years ago
Gaston Acurio publishes book of forgotten Lima recipes
Peru’s most famous celebrity chef, Gaston Acurio, and journalist Javier Masias have published a new…
9 years ago
Lima opens tunnel to connect poor district to greater metro area
The city of Lima has opened the Santa Rosa and San Martin tunnels to connect…
9 years ago
Peru hikes key rate, forecasts stronger growth in 2016
Peru’s central bank raised its key interest rate for the second time in two months…
9 years ago
Peru’s only leftist presidential candidate loses top ally
Leftist politician Sergio Tejada has renounced the alliance he made with Peru’s only left-wing presidential…
9 years ago
New voter poll shakes up Peru’s presidential race
A new voter poll revealed a shakeup in Peru’s presidential race with Cesar Acuña surpassing…
9 years ago
Peru drug lord eyes TV series after 22 years in prison
Peruvian drug trafficker Demetrio “Vaticano” Chavez was released from prison yesterday after serving 22 years…
9 years ago
Fresh violence on Peru’s campuses over university reform bill
Groups of students occupying a Lima university campus fought with police and other interest groups…
9 years ago
Humala vetoes law to allow pensioners to absolve accounts
President Ollanta Humala vetoed a law which would allow retirees to absolve their private pension…
9 years ago
Humala to sign extradition treaty with France
Backtracking on his veto two weeks ago, President Ollanta Humala has signaled that he will…
9 years ago
Peru enacts law to protect manta ray population
Peru has enacted a law prohibiting fishing and extraction of manta rays in its coastal…
9 years ago
Distressed Chinese firm to sell Peru’s largest fishery
Financial problems have forced Pacific Andes International Holdings (PAIH) to sell its Peruvian subsidiary, China…
9 years ago