Tia Maria protests resume ahead of talks with government
Two weeks after the end of martial law in Arequipa’s Islay province, residents held a…
9 years ago
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Peru to build cable cars to serve poor Lima districts
Peru’s housing and construction ministry will build two aerial cable car lines to improve mobility…
9 years ago
Lima book fair generates $4.3 million in sales
The 20th edition of Lima’s annual book fair attracted over 500,000 visitors and sold over…
9 years ago
Government backtracks on minimum wage increase
Prime minister Pedro Cateriano announced that Peru would not increase the minimum wage before the…
9 years ago
Lima police launch ‘mega-operations’ to battle rising crime
Thousands of police descended on high-crime neighborhoods in Lima over the weekend in raids aimed…
9 years ago
15 more rescued from second Shining Path ‘production camp’
Peru’s armed forces freed 15 enslaved workers from a Shining Path work farm in Junin…
9 years ago
Peru decrees security measures, including cell phone tracking
Peru has enacted a set of laws aimed at stemming rising crime rates, one of…
9 years ago
Summary: Humala’s 2015 Message to the Nation
A summary of the key points in President Ollanta Humala’s final Message to the Nation…
9 years ago
Humala’s ruling party loses congressional presidency
Opposition congressman Luis Iberico was elected president of Peru’s congress to further undermine the last…
9 years ago
Truck falls into lake, killing 11 in southern Peru
A truck fell from a bridge into a lake in Cusco yesterday, killing 11 and…
9 years ago
Opposition launches legal offense against Tia Maria copper mine
Opposition to the Tia Maria copper project in Arequipa has filed a lawsuit which aims…
9 years ago
Peru rescues 39 slaves from Shining Path ‘production camp’
Peru’s special forces rescued 26 children and 13 adults from forced captivity in a Shining…
9 years ago
Mosquito-borne disease epidemic spreads in northern Peru
Peru has declared a health emergency in the northern state of Tumbes after increasing cases…
9 years ago
13 injured in extortion gang’s grenade attack at Lima circus
A grenade attack at the La Paisana Jacinta circus show injured at least 13 in…
9 years ago
Tia Maria: state of emergency expires in southern Peru
Peru’s government allowed a state of emergency to expire yesterday in an Arequipa province which…
9 years ago