Peru’s government has declared a state of emergency in various provinces throughout the country which saw torrential rains, landslides and floods. Cabinet chief Fernando Zavala declared the state of emergency Full Article »
Peru scrambles to distribute aid in the wake of an earthquake which left thousands homeless and cut off access to a region dependent on tourism. Peru’s government declared a state Full Article »
At least four people including an American tourist were killed in an earthquake in Peru’s southern state of Arequipa on Sunday night. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck four miles from the Full Article »
Peru steelmaker Aceros Arequipa announced it will close its plant in Arequipa due to its inability to compete with cheap steel imports from China. The company said in a statement Full Article »
At least 105 have died and thousands of children have suffered respiratory illnesses in the harshest winter to hit southern Peru in years. On May 20 the government declared a Full Article »
Thousands of protesters marched in Peru’s southern states of Puno and Arequipa following developments on local mining issues. The protests in Puno’s city of Juliaca and Arequipa’s Islay province come Full Article »
Production at Peru’s copper mines in January increased 40.6% over the same month in 2015. Led by Cusco’s Constancia and Junin’s Toromocho mines, Peru produced 157,328 tons of copper in Full Article »
Heavy rains attributed to the El Niño climate phenomenon have destroyed infrastructure throughout Peru and paralyzed a key highway serving Lima. While the current El Niño is not the extraordinary Full Article »
A lack of rain throughout southern Peru will devastate this year’s harvests of crops including onion, garlic, olives and rice. The 2016 El Niño climate phenomenon which experts feared would Full Article »
The Arequipa-based FBC Melgar defeated Lima club, Sporting Cristal, 3-2 last night to win the 2015 Peruvian soccer league championship. The championship is FBC Melgar’s first in 34 years and Full Article »
