First El Niño rains strike Peru’s jungle, northern coast
Heavy rains and flooding destroyed thousands of homes this week in Peru’s San Martin and Ancash…
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Indigenous Peru dance recognized as UNESCO world heritage
UNESCO has included the indigenous Wititi dance from Peru’s southern state of Arequipa in its…
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Peru’s ruling party candidate to quit campaign
Peru’s former housing minister Milton von Hesse is going to end his presidential campaign in…
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Peru’s candidates court media, business leaders at summit
Peru’s leading presidential candidates will present their proposals at the annual CADE summit to be…
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Municipal whistleblower murdered outside Lima
Wilbur Castillo, a municipal employee in Callao who exposed a wiretapping scandal in 2012, was…
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American citizen convicted of terrorism to leave Peru
Lori Berenson will leave Peru today after serving 15 years in prison and five years…
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Peru region short on food as strike enters second week
Peru’s Madre de Dios state faces product shortages as talks between regional leaders and government…
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Peru’s historic conservative party at risk of imploding
An internal battle for control threatens to destroy Peru’s historic right-wing political party, the Popular…
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Peru bullfighting rests hopes on young matador
Peru’s bullfighting fans watched Andres Roca Rey win the Escapulario de Oro award for the…
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Former dictator’s son runs for president of Peru
Javier Velasco, son of former President Juan Velasco Alvarado, looks to return his father’s socialist…
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Peru government schedules talks with regional strike leaders
Peru’s central government has called for talks after an indefinite regional strike in Madre de…
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Peru presidential candidate accused of rape, spousal abuse
Presidential candidate Cesar Acuña is on the defensive after a report alleged he raped a 16-year-old…
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Peru: centuries-old tombs found at Lima archaeological site
Archaeologists unearthed the skeletal remains of four people yesterday from the Huaca Pucllana archaeological site…
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Peru’s Congress overrides veto to repeal archaeology bill
Today Congress overrode the president’s veto of the repeal of a law which would allow…
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Peru issues coin commemorating indigenous writer
Peru’s central bank has issued a new collectors’ coin featuring the Quechua chronicler, Guaman Poma…
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