Changing tides for Lima’s powerful Chim Pum Callao party?
After more than 20 years of undisputed influence in Lima’s port region of Callao, the local ruling…
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Lima: Callao governor latest suspect in Odebrecht corruption
The regional governor of Callao is the latest high-profile figure implicated in the Odebrecht corruption…
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Upscale Lima district criticized for restricting Pokemon Go
Authorities in a quiet, upscale district of Lima, Peru have enacted restrictions against the popular…
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Lima bridge collapses, injuring 10 construction workers
A pedestrian bridge in Callao just west of downtown Lima collapsed into the Rimac river on Sunday morning,…
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Martial law extended for sixth time in Lima port district
Peru’s government has announced the sixth extension of martial law to give law enforcement more…
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Martial law in Lima port district extended to nine months
President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski extended the state of emergency in Callao by 30 days as his interior…
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Lima political boss gets five years for corruption
Former Callao governor and Chim Pum Callao party leader Alex Kouri has been sentenced to five years…
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Peru: 8 million seahorses seized in Lima port
Authorities in Peru have seized more than 8 million specimens of dried seahorses destined for China…
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No end in sight for martial law in Lima port district
Peru has extended a state of emergency to prolong martial law in Lima’s port district of Callao in…
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Illegal mining renders vast areas uninhabitable in Lima outskirts
Illegal miners of construction materials create sprawling quarries which render vast expanses of land…
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