Illegal mining destroying pristine national park in Peru’s Amazon
Peru’s failure to stop illegal mining in Madre de Dios has lead to sustained deforestation and…
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Peru pipeline closed for six more months following third oil spill
Peru’s Northern Peruvian Pipeline will remain closed until at least 2017 after its third spill…
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Kuczynski outlines plan for Peru in inaugural address
In his first Message to the Nation, President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski promised running water, infrastructure,…
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Peru: Kuczynski calls for protest to save mining company
President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has called for mineworkers at Doe Run’s smelter in La Oroya,…
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State firm confirms another oil spill in Peru’s Amazon
The Petroperu-operated Northern Peruvian Pipeline has suffered the third spill this year in an Amazon…
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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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Mercury from illegal mining prompts health emergency in Peru
Peru’s national government has declared a 60-day health emergency due to mercury contamination from…
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Peru’s Kuczynski attacks Fujimori on anti-mining ‘terrorists’
Peru presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has gone on the attack against frontrunner Keiko Fujimori…
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Group kidnappings an enduring negotiation tactic in Peru
The recent kidnapping of seven oil workers by an indigenous tribe in Peru’s Amazon highlights the…
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Mining protests flare up during Peru’s election season
Thousands of protesters marched in Peru’s southern states of Puno and Arequipa following developments…
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