Peru: two Americans die in fire during Amazon river cruise
Two American tourists died on Sunday morning during a fire on a cruise of the Amazon river outside Iquitos.…
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Peru tribe frees hostages after oil cleanup deal reached
An indigenous tribe in Peru’s Amazon jungle have released eight hostages and a military helicopter…
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Peru: Woman undergoes surgery to remove 35-pound tumor
Doctors in a Lima hospital removed a 35-pound benign tumor which an indigenous woman from Loreto had…
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Peru’s state oil firm fined $3.6 million for oil spill
Peru’s mining and energy supervisory fined state oil firm Petroperu $3.6 million for two spills which…
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Oil spills contaminate major river in Peru’s Amazon
Two breaches in the Northern Peruvian Pipeline have contaminated the Marañon river in Peru’s Amazonas…
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Rabid bats kill 12 in Peru’s Amazon
Peru’s health ministry has declared a health emergency in two isolated provinces of the Amazon jungle…
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Canadian kills fellow tourist during ayahuasca ceremony
A Canadian man killed his friend and fellow tourist after both men consumed ayahuasca in a ceremony…
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Peru: former governor faces 30 years for corruption
Former Loreto state governor Yvan Vasquez faces over 30 years in prison sentences for various corruption…
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Petroperu looks to take over Peru’s top oil license in 2017
Peru’s oil regulator Perupetro is working on a contract for state oil firm Petroperu to assume drilling…
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Peru designates Sierra del Divisor as national park
Peru’s government has officially designated as a national park the Sierra del Divisor area of the…
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