400,000 visitors attended Mistura
The eighth edition of Mistura, Lima’s 10-day food festival, received almost 400,000 visitors in 2015.…
9 years ago
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Peru delegation makes ‘emerging-market’ case in New York
Peru’s finance minister and other business leaders met with MSCI directors in New York yesterday…
9 years ago
Political row over firing of high-profile journalist in Peru
The dismissal of a prominent journalist for paying a high-profile fugitive for interviews has prompted…
9 years ago
Who is Gerald Oropeza?
Gerald Oropeza was Peru’s most wanted fugitive when he was arrested in Ecuador and extradited…
9 years ago
Peru drug baron Gerald Oropeza arrested in Ecuador
Alleged drug trafficker Gerald Oropeza was arrested in Ecuador and extradited to Peru on Sunday.…
9 years ago
Massive fire destroys northern Peru city’s largest market
A fire destroyed over 300 vendor stands in a market in Peru’s northern city of…
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Peru moves to curb illegal supply of grenades
Lima police arrested a top distributor of grenades and Peru’s army has ordered all soldiers…
9 years ago
Inca Kola family allies with Mexican Coca-Cola bottler
Arca Continental, the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America, has purchased a 48% stake in…
9 years ago
Peru dictator Francisco Morales charged with 1978 kidnapping
A judge in Peru has charged former President Francisco Morales and three others in the…
9 years ago
Peru raises key interest rate to stem inflation
Peru’s central bank surprised analysts when it raised its key interest rate from 3.25% to…
9 years ago
Will crime determine Peru’s next president?
After citing a recent Ipsos poll which reported that crime is Peruvian voters’ top concern, a…
9 years ago
Peru: judge rejects appeal from Alberto Fujimori
An appeals judge in Peru rejected former President Alberto Fujimori’s request for habeas corpus to…
9 years ago
S&P downgrades five of Peru’s top banks on slowing economy
The Standard & Poors ratings agency has downgraded five of Peru’s top banks, citing increased…
9 years ago
Peru debates classifying use of grenades as terrorist attacks
Peru’s interior minister recommended classifying crimes committed with grenades under the country’s terrorism laws. Interior…
9 years ago
Anti-mining groups defiant before Tia Maria outreach
New leaders of the opposition to southern Peru’s Tia Maria copper project will look to…
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