Peru’s oil future in question after key license attracts zero bids
None of the qualified oil companies placed a bid for block 192, Peru’s largest oil license, in a contentious…
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Government to engage uncontacted tribes in Amazon
Peru will begin a plan of “controlled contact” with uncontacted tribes in the Madre de Dios region…
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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…
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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 2009…
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Uncontacted tribe kills man in Madre de Dios
A Machiguenga man from the Shipetiari community was killed Friday morning by the uncontacted Mashco…
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Ayahuasca chemical may treat diabetes
A chemical from the key ingredient in ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic tea common among indigenous tribes…
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Government to invest $19 million in northern Peru
The Peruvian government has signed a deal with representatives of native communities to proceed with…
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Protesters occupy Pluspetrol airfield in northern Peru
Over 100 protesters have blocked a Pluspetrol airfield in the Loreto department since Saturday night.
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Minister of Energy and Mines asks Pluspetrol to evacuate Pichanaki
Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Eleodoro Mayorga, has requested that Pluspetrol remove all personnel…
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