Las Bambas protesters lift strike for government talks
Environmental organizations announced a temporary lifting of an indefinite strike against the Las Bambas copper…
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Peru’s tallest building to open for World Bank-IMF meetings
Peru’s state bank, Banco de la Nacion will inaugurate its new headquarters next week as…
10 years ago
Armed robbery ends in shootout on Lima streets
Police arrested two suspects from a team of five which robbed a Lima businesswoman of…
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Alan Garcia calls for Peru’s military to patrol streets
Presidential candidate Alan Garcia called for Peru’s military to patrol the streets yesterday in order…
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Volcano eruption spews ashes 13,000 feet in southern Peru
The Ubinas volcano in southern Peru erupted yesterday, sending ashes over two miles into the…
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10 killed in southern Peru bus accident
A bus fell from a rural mountain highway in southern Peru this morning, killing at…
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Three killed in protests against southern Peru copper mine
Protests against the Las Bambas copper project in southern Peru led to clashes with police…
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Private companies to manage Peru’s archaeological sites
Peru enacted a law last week which will allow private companies to provide tourist services…
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Border dispute between northern Peru states
Movement has come to a halt in Peru’s northern state of San Martin in observance…
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Peru opens new money-laundering investigation into first lady
Peru’s corruption prosecutors have launched a new investigation of money laundering into Peru’s first lady,…
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Peru to privatize prison system
Peru enacted laws yesterday which would allow for private companies to build and operate the…
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Anti-mining groups hold three-day protest in southern Peru
Anti-mining opposition holds three-day protest against Tia Maria in southern Peru. Opposition to the Tia…
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Native protesters end occupation of key oil block in Peru
Protesters who had stopped production at Peru’s oil block 192 agreed to end their occupation…
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40 tourists kidnapped, then released in Peru’s Amazon
Around 40 tourists were detained by indigenous communities in the Manu National Park of Peru’s…
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Symbolic Lima soccer match postponed due to fan violence
A Lima district mayor has declined to host the annual “Super-Classic” soccer match between the…
10 years ago