Peru nominated for 19 World Travel Awards in 2015
Peru received 19 World Travel Award nominations including best food, best tourist attraction and best urban…
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Lima and Peru’s finance ministry in row over bus reform
Peru’s finance ministry has declared some of Lima’s Blue Corridor contracts void for not obtaining…
9 years ago
Private capital and cynicism in Peru’s Congress
In one day Peru’s Congress passed two inspiringly cynical laws – one regarding state oil…
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Peru to investigate government’s forced sterilizations program
Peru’s government will open a new criminal investigation into its forced sterilizations program during the…
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Investigator jailed for slander against former governor in Peru
Independent drug-trafficking researcher Jaime Antezana was arrested at his home in Lima on Saturday for…
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Peru’s ruling party changes 2016 presidential candidate
The Peruvian Nationalist Party switched its 2016 presidential candidate from Daniel Urresti to former housing…
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Peru’s Congress overrides president to pass Petroperu law
Peru’s Congress voted overwhelmingly to override President Ollanta Humala’s veto of a law which would…
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Catholic society rocked by sexual abuse allegations in Peru
Peru’s attorney general has opened a sexual abuse investigation into Luis Fernando Figari, founder of…
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Peru repeals tourism privatization law after protests
Peru’s Congress repealed a law which would allow states to license private companies to manage…
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Peru army officer arrested for drug trafficking
Police have arrested an army lieutenant for providing information to drug-trafficking gangs in the VRAEM…
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Lima bus drivers strike against public transit changes
A strike by Callao bus companies against Lima’s Blue Corridor transportation reform brought traffic to…
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Protest in southern Peru paralyzes Machu Picchu tourism
A regional protest in Peru’s Cusco state has blocked transit from the Cusco airport and…
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Aldo Vasquez sworn in as Peru’s new justice minister
President Ollanta Humala has named law professor Aldo Vasquez as his seventh justice minister after…
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Peru and Chile in new border dispute
Chile has protested Peru’s creation of a new district on the two countries’ border which includes…
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District mayor assassinated in northern Peru
A district mayor in Peru’s northern state of Ancash was murdered along with his lawyer…
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