Comptroller: Tia Maria opposition mayors misused public funds
Audits of four Arequipa governments in the heart of the Tia Maria copper mine opposition has…
9 years ago
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Peru sugar workers demand exit of government-protected company
A violent strike against a dubious Lambayeque sugar company has completed two months as workers…
9 years ago
Three Estonian mountain climbers perish in Ancash
Only one of four Estonian nationals survived an attempt to climb a mountain in the…
9 years ago
Squatter gangs battle at Morro Solar in Chorrillos
Competing squatter gangs fought for land near a historic battle memorial in the south of Lima…
9 years ago
Congresswoman accused of hit-and-run
An employee at Peru’s congress has accused congresswoman Julia Teves of hit-and-run with her car.…
9 years ago
At least 17 dead in Huanuco dump truck accident
At least 17 people including ten schoolchildren were killed when a dump truck fell into a…
9 years ago
Top terrorism prosecutor dismissed
Peru’s government has replaced its top anti-terrorism prosecutor five months after controversial remarks he made…
9 years ago
Agriculture minister contracts dengue virus in Piura
Agriculture minister Juan Manuel Benites contracted the dengue virus while working in the northern state…
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$100 million Callao dockworkers strike ends
A dockworkers union strike which began last month at the port of Callao near Lima…
9 years ago
Government battles extortion epidemic with cell phone restrictions
Peru’s interior minister has announced tough new regulations for cellular phone accounts as a measure…
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Indigenous march in Lima to commemorate ‘El Baguazo’
Indigenous rights groups from the Peruvian jungle will march in Lima tomorrow to commemorate the…
9 years ago
Peru looks to become top business tourism destination
Peru’s tourism minister underscored her commitment to growing business and convention tourism to Peru yesterday.…
9 years ago
Gaston Acurio publishes book of Peruvian recipes
Celebrity chef Gaston Acurio has published a comprehensive cookbook in English about Peruvian cuisine. “Peru:…
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U.S. designates the Shining Path ‘Narcotic Kingpin’
The United States designated Peru’s Shining Path guerrilla army a “narcotic kingpin” today, which makes it…
9 years ago
Union leader assassinated near Lima
The leader of a local construction workers union was assassinated in the Huaral province of…
9 years ago