Cajamarca governor and presidential candidate Gregorio Santos will receive a special furlough from prison to participate in Peru’s debates on Sunday night. Tonight’s event will mark the first time in Full Article »
Around 40 tourists were detained by indigenous communities in the Manu National Park of Peru’s Amazon jungle for over 24 hours before being released today. Local district mayor Isauro Fernandez Full Article »
Mineworkers have lifted an indefinite strike in La Oroya, unblocking the Carretera Cental highway in Junin state after two days of unrest. While Peru’s government rejected protesters’ demands to ease Full Article »
Peru’s government has rejected calls for an easing of environmental standards at the La Oroya smelter in Junin after violent mineworker protests yesterday. Mineworkers demanding more flexible environmental standards for Full Article »
A man was killed today in clashes between police and mineworkers demanding relaxed environmental standards at the La Oroya smelter in Junin state. At midnight this morning workers from the Full Article »
