Peru seeks extradition of Italian ship captain involved in January oil spill
Peruvian prosecutor requested the extradition of a ship captain who is being investigated for the…
3 years ago
Il Divo will play concert in Lima, Peru, with a tribute to the late Carlos Marín
Il Divo will return to Peru after a five-year hiatus as part of their internatinoal…
3 years ago
Does the future of education in Peru lie in programming? This Peruvian edtech startup is betting on it
In 2018, when Maria del Mar Velez founded the Peruvian startup Crack The Code, she…
3 years ago
Peruvian journalists hold sit-in at Congress to protest Covid-era entry restrictions
Journalists from various media outlets in Peru staged a sit-in outside Congress last Thursday in…
3 years ago
Peru Libre ruling party loses power: 10 of its congressmen resign
There is division in Peru’s ruling party. Ten congressmen from Peru Libre, the political party…
3 years ago
Congress rejects President Pedro Castillo’s bill to change Peru’s Constitution
The Peruvian Congress' Constitutional Commission rejected the bill presented by President Pedro Castillo to ask…
3 years ago
Peru’s capital Lima swears in new mayor weeks after impeaching Jorge Muñoz
Former Deputy Mayor Miguel Romero was sworn in as Mayor of Lima weeks after his…
3 years ago
Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine shut down for weeks as locals protest for more social investment
Operations at Las Bambas copper mine in south-central Peru have been paralyzed for weeks after…
3 years ago
Presidential plagiarism: Peru’s Pedro Castillo takes heat over master’s thesis
Peru’s Public Ministry opened an investigation on Thursday into President Pedro Castillo and his wife,…
3 years ago
Peru to close 40 military bases in VRAEM, aka ‘Peru’s Cocaine Valley’
Peru's Minister of Defense José Gavidia announced last week a new government strategy to close…
3 years ago
Mayor of Lima, Peru impeached for serving on the board of state-owned company while in office
Peru's National Jury of Elections (JNE) removed Lima Mayor Jorge Muñoz from office for illegally…
3 years ago
Peru’s military heroes snub President Pedro Castillo in official ceremony
A group of retired soldiers from Peru, considered national heroes for having participated in a…
3 years ago
As COVID-19 cases drop, Peru will eliminate mask mandates in some public spaces starting May 1
As the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Peru fall, the country’s government announced…
3 years ago
Secret Service fatally shoot intruder at Peruvian Ambassador’s residence
United States Secret Service agents fatally shot an intruder who damaged windows at the residence…
3 years ago
Regional strike in Cusco, Peru leaves thousands of tourists stranded near Machu Picchu
A strike earlier this week in the region surrounding Cusco, Peru reportedly caused millions of…
3 years ago