Peruvian driver with Down Syndrome set to make history at the Dakar Rally
Peruvian driver Lucas Barrón will be making history when the 2019 Dakar Rally kicks off in Lima in…
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Peru President to challenge Public Ministry on corruption probe derailment
Days after the Public Ministry and Attorney General Pedro Chávarry decided to dissolve the Lava Jato…
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President Vizcarra says Odebrecht should not be able to continue working in Peru
President Martín Vizcarra said on a televised interview with RPP news channel Monday morning that Odebrecht…
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Peruvian police demolish mausoleum for buried Shining Path members
The Shining Path terrorist group left a stain on Peru’s history in its brutal back-and-forth war…
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FBI joins search for missing US woman in Peru
The report of a blind U.S. tourist who has gone missing after a recent trip to Cusco has caused international…
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Lima mayor-elect announces construction of city cable car
A city cable car could be in store for Lima, according to an announcement from mayor-elect Jorge Muñoz.…
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Peru to promote tourism marketing in India
Peru will be going to an unlikely, but potentially valuable market to promote tourism to the Andean…
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Environment Ministry promotes ecological ‘fireworks’ for planting among country’s youth
The holiday season always brings with it plenty of people ready to light off fireworks in celebration,…
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Police officers who don’t look into domestic violence claims will be fired, Vizcarra says
As Peru President Martín Vizcarra tries to turn around the horrific rates of violence against women…
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Peru passes forest fire prevention plan as the disaster threat increases
Over the past five years, Peru has seen devastating damage wrought by forest fires throughout the country.…
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