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Freezing temperatures kill 15 children in southern Peru

Peru’s government is rushing to provide relief in the southern state of Puno, where a…

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Former governor under house arrest in southern Peru

Former Arequipa governor Juan Guillen has been placed under house arrest during an investigation into…

  • Lima

Lima Metro’s third line planned

Peru’s transportation minister has announced the route of the third line to be added to…

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At least 10 dead in central Peru truck accident

At least 10 people were killed and 40 injured when a truck fell from a rural highway in…

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Nationwide march for minimum wage increase

Peru’s largest labor organization held a national protest today to demand a doubling of the minimum…

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New geoglyphs found near Nazca Lines

A Japanese university research team has discovered 24 new geoglyphs near the Nazca Lines archaeological…

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Alberto Fujimori requests court overturn prison sentence

Former President Alberto Fujimori has requested Peru’s supreme court to overturn a guilty verdict for…

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Tia Maria: police request extension of emergency

Police in Arequipa have requested an extension of the emergency status which implemented martial law…

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Avalanche buries six miners in southern Peru

An avalanche killed six miners in an informal gold mine in Puno as heavy snows…

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Peru allocates $79 million to weather El Niño

Peru has declared a state of emergency in districts spanning 14 states and earmarked $78.7 million…

  • Lima

Breña: massive fire destroys market near Hospital del Niño

A fire destroyed a large informal shopping center located next to a children’s hospital in…

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Peru beats Paraguay 2-0 to finish third in Copa America

Goals from Andre Carrillo and Paolo Guerrero led Peru past Paraguay 2-1 at the Ester…

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Pacific Alliance further integrates capital markets, infrastructure

Officials from Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico have agreed to increased integration in capital markets,…

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Shootout between rival unions kills one in Huaral

Assassins opened fire on a group of five construction workers union members in Huaral yesterday,…

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Bus falls 2,300 feet into Ancash ravine, killing 15

A passenger bus fell into a ravine from a rural highway in Ancash, killing 15…