1,000 special police to combat illegal logging
Peru’s national government has created a special police force of over 1,000 officers dedicated exclusively…
10 years ago
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Police foil assassination plot against Orellana prosecutor
Peruvian police have disrupted a plot to assassinate the prosecutor developing money laundering, racketeering and…
10 years ago
Tia Maria: anti-mining mayor removed from office
A key opposition leader to the Tia Maria copper project in Arequipa was removed from…
10 years ago
Lima mayor faces embezzlement charge for drawing double salary
A prosecutor is seeking four years in prison for Lima mayor Luis Castañeda for drawing…
10 years ago
Peru to face Chile after Guerrero hat trick dispatches Bolivia
Peru defeated Bolivia 3-1 in the Copa America quarterfinals last night to qualify for a…
10 years ago
Chile angered by Humala’s support for Bolivia in territory dispute
A new diplomatic spat has risen with Chile over Peru’s declared support for Bolivia in its…
10 years ago
Low-cost providers shake up Peru’s telecommunications industry
A Vietnamese firm’s announcement that it will bid for the next 4G spectrum auction is…
10 years ago
Humala and Evo Morales reach gas deal at ‘bi-national cabinet’
President Ollanta Humala met with Bolivian President Evo Morales in Puno today to find joint…
10 years ago
Fire in Callao shantytown destroys dozens of homes
A large fire in a crowded Callao shantytown destroyed at least 63 homes and left…
10 years ago
Piura struggles against dengue fever epidemic
Health authorities in Piura are encountering local resistance to fumigation efforts during a widening epidemic of dengue fever. The…
10 years ago
Peru advances to Copa America quarterfinals
Peru won, lost and tied in Copa America group play to secure a spot in the…
10 years ago
Humala cancels Lake Titicaca trout farm license
President Ollanta Humala announced the cancellation today of a recently granted trout farm license on Lake…
10 years ago
Fredy Otarola assaulted by Lima taxi driver
Former justice minister and Nationalist Party congressman Fredy Otarola was assaulted by a taxi driver…
10 years ago
Southern Copper to extend Tia Maria ‘pause’
Peru’s mining and energy minister said that Southern Copper will postpone construction of the controversial…
10 years ago
Banking authority sells off mismanaged Ica bank
For the first time in the institution’s history, Peru’s banking authority seized and auctioned off…
10 years ago