Former governor under house arrest in southern Peru
Former Arequipa governor Juan Guillen has been placed under house arrest during an investigation into…
10 years ago
Blog
Lima Metro’s third line planned
Peru’s transportation minister has announced the route of the third line to be added to…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
Nationwide march for minimum wage increase
Peru’s largest labor organization held a national protest today to demand a doubling of the minimum…
10 years ago
New geoglyphs found near Nazca Lines
A Japanese university research team has discovered 24 new geoglyphs near the Nazca Lines archaeological…
10 years ago
Alberto Fujimori requests court overturn prison sentence
Former President Alberto Fujimori has requested Peru’s supreme court to overturn a guilty verdict for…
10 years ago
Tia Maria: police request extension of emergency
Police in Arequipa have requested an extension of the emergency status which implemented martial law…
10 years ago
Avalanche buries six miners in southern Peru
An avalanche killed six miners in an informal gold mine in Puno as heavy snows…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
Pacific Alliance further integrates capital markets, infrastructure
Officials from Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico have agreed to increased integration in capital markets,…
10 years ago
Shootout between rival unions kills one in Huaral
Assassins opened fire on a group of five construction workers union members in Huaral yesterday,…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
Tia Maria: government considers lifting state of emergency
Peru’s government is considering an early end to martial law implemented last month in Arequipa amid…
10 years ago