Squatter gangs battle at Morro Solar in Chorrillos
Competing squatter gangs fought for land near a historic battle memorial in the south of Lima last…
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News from Lima, Peru.
In wake of Nepal disaster, Lima leads national earthquake drill
The city of Lima and greater Peru participated in the first national earthquake drill of 2015 yesterday.…
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Late-night grenade attack at Miraflores bank
A grenade detonated in front of a commercial bank damaged several buildings in the Miraflores district…
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Construction to begin on second line of Lima Metro
The $5.2 billion construction of a second line for Lima’s Metro light rail system begins on Tuesday…
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Lima police clash with squatters over cultural heritage site
Police fought with 400 squatters looking to settle land in a 50,000-acre archaeological site south of…
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City of Lima criticized for banning users from its Facebook page
Peru’s ombudsman in Lima has requested an explanation from Lima’s municipal government after increasing…
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‘Pepera’ gangs on the rise in Lima
Teams of thieves that put victims to sleep with sedative drugs in order to rob them are on the rise…
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‘Dismantling’ of historic mansion in downtown Lima
Yesterday city workers began to remove the most dangerous elements of a historic mansion which suffered…
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Castañeda backtracks, returns blue buses to Javier Prado
After removing the 40-foot blue buses from various thoroughfares, the city of Lima has reinstated the…
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Castañeda and Segura create joint commission to avoid legal showdown
The city of Lima and Peru’s finance ministry have created a joint commission to investigate the legal…
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