• Culture

Gaston Acurio publishes book of forgotten Lima recipes

Peru’s most famous celebrity chef, Gaston Acurio, and journalist Javier Masias have published a new…

  • Lima

Lima opens tunnel to connect poor district to greater metro area

The city of Lima has opened the Santa Rosa and San Martin tunnels to connect…

  • Economy

Peru hikes key rate, forecasts stronger growth in 2016

Peru’s central bank raised its key interest rate for the second time in two months…

  • News

Peru’s only leftist presidential candidate loses top ally

Leftist politician Sergio Tejada has renounced the alliance he made with Peru’s only left-wing presidential…

  • News

New voter poll shakes up Peru’s presidential race

A new voter poll revealed a shakeup in Peru’s presidential race with Cesar Acuña surpassing…

  • News

Peru drug lord eyes TV series after 22 years in prison

Peruvian drug trafficker Demetrio “Vaticano” Chavez was released from prison yesterday after serving 22 years…

  • Lima

Fresh violence on Peru’s campuses over university reform bill

Groups of students occupying a Lima university campus fought with police and other interest groups…

  • Economy

Humala vetoes law to allow pensioners to absolve accounts

President Ollanta Humala vetoed a law which would allow retirees to absolve their private pension…

  • News

Humala to sign extradition treaty with France

Backtracking on his veto two weeks ago, President Ollanta Humala has signaled that he will…

  • News

Peru enacts law to protect manta ray population

Peru has enacted a law prohibiting fishing and extraction of manta rays in its coastal…