Peru: protest shuts down Machu Picchu tourism for two days
A protest by hundreds of residents of a village below Machu Picchu in southern Peru…
9 years ago
Fire kills four at Lima shopping mall ahead of APEC summit
Four people died in a fire Wednesday morning after being trapped in a theater during…
9 years ago
Peru’s greatest politico-socio-economic challenge
The willingness and perceived legitimacy to use violence against the state is Peru’s cultural challenge…
9 years ago
Peru judge orders ex-President Humala to post bail in corruption probe
A court in Peru has ordered former President Ollanta Humala to post a $15,000 bond…
9 years ago
Peru government to battle opposition over sales-tax reform
Peru’s government has signaled that it will reject a law from the opposition-controlled Congress to…
9 years ago
Protest against gold mine leaves one dead in northern Peru
Clashes between protesters and police left one dead and 31 injured near the Parcoy gold…
9 years ago
Thousands homeless after fire destroys shantytown in downtown Lima
A fire on early Friday morning destroyed the Cantagallo shantytown settled by natives from the…
9 years ago
Peru’s state oil firm to beef up defense of Amazon pipeline
State oil firm Petroperu has declared emergency measures to protect its pipeline in the Amazon…
9 years ago
Political violence leaves three dead in eastern Peru
Clashes between political factions in Peru’s eastern state of Ucayali have left at least three…
9 years ago
Low-cost airline backed by Ryanair founders opens in Peru
VivaColombia, a low-cost airline launched by the Ryan family’s Irelandia Aviation, has opened a subsidiary…
9 years ago