Strike ‘paralyzes’ Iquitos in protest of private oil license
Over 5,000 people marched in the capital city of Peru’s Loreto region to protest the…
9 years ago
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Rural officials to protest lack of federal aid for cold weather
Over 100 officials from Ayacucho will march in Lima next week to protest the government’s…
9 years ago
Juan Diego Florez to hold concert at National Stadium
Peruvian opera singer Juan Diego Florez will hold a concert at Peru’s National Stadium with…
9 years ago
Mario Vargas Llosa forces retraction from New York Times
The New York Times has retracted disputed facts published in a review of author Mario…
9 years ago
Peru withdraws from 2016 Dakar Rally on El Niño concerns
Peru’s government has cancelled its participation in Dakar Rally events in 2015 and 2016 due…
9 years ago
Argentina to return 4,500 artifacts to Peru and Ecuador
Argentina President Cristina Fernandez announced that her government would return over 4,500 cultural artifacts to…
9 years ago
Two cyclists’ deaths highlight bicycle safety in Lima
Two fatal accidents involving bicycle riders in Lima sparked protests and a regional discussion about…
9 years ago
Peru moves to avoid ‘frontier market’ classification
Peru looks to cut capital gains taxes and take other measures to avoid being reclassified…
9 years ago
Sporting Cristal ties Universitario to win Opening Tournament
The Sporting Cristal soccer club tied Universitario de Deportes last night to win the Opening…
9 years ago
Pacific Stratus to operate northern Peru oil block
Peru has awarded a two-year license to operate block 192 to the Peruvian subsidiary of…
9 years ago
Money-laundering charges against Peru’s first lady dismissed
On Friday a federal court in Lima dismissed money-laundering charges and ended prosecutors’ investigations into…
9 years ago
Fugitive military commander turns himself in after 13 years
Peruvian military commander Jesus Zamudio turned himself in to authorities yesterday to face murder charges…
9 years ago
Peru loses years of public contracts in database crash
Peru’s state authority which oversees the government’s hiring of contractors has lost almost 800,000 digital…
9 years ago
Peru approves law to shoot down drug planes
Peru’s congress approved a law to allow the air force to shoot down private planes…
9 years ago
Peru enacts laws to combat construction industry extortion
Peru’s government enacted by decree a group of laws intended to combat increasingly powerful extortion…
9 years ago