Category: Peru
April 11, 2016 > Staff
Fujimori Wins First Round of Peruvian Presidential Elections, Will Face Runoff in June
Top Story — The center-right candidate Keiko Fujimori won the first round of presidential elections in Peru on Sunday, during a weekend rocked by political violence that left three people […] Read More >
February 29, 2016 > Staff
Andean Leaders Face Corruption Probes
Top Story — The presidents of Peru and Bolivia have both been associated with large-scale corruption investigations in recent days. A Brazilian federal police report from Feb. 5 asserts that […] Read More >
October 15, 2015 > Staff
Peru Will Probe Military Collusion With Traffickers After Damning Report
Top Story — Peruvian authorities on Wednesday announced they will investigate corruption in the armed forces following an investigation by The Associated Press detailing the near impunity with which illegal flights […] Read More >
September 30, 2015 > Staff
Peru Declares State of Emergency Over Anti-Mining Protest Deaths
Top Story — The Peruvian government on Tuesday called a 30-day state of emergency following a clash between anti-mining protesters and police that left four people dead and 22 injured. […] Read More >
July 22, 2015 > Staff
Peru To Hold Talks With Isolated Tribe For First Time
Top Story — Government anthropologists from Peru are attempting to talk with a largely isolated clan of the Mashco Piro Indians for the first time, in order to understand why […] Read More >
May 6, 2015 > Staff
One Killed, Two Injured in Peru Mining Clashes
Top Story — One person was killed and two were injured in Peru on Tuesday, as protesters clashed with police during demonstrations against a $1.4 billion copper mining project. The […] Read More >
March 2, 2015 > Staff
Former Peruvian Minister Charged With the Killing of a Journalist in 1988
Top Story — A former minister on track to run for president in Peru has been charged with the murder of a journalist 26 years ago during the country’s internal […] Read More >
February 23, 2015 > Staff
Espionage Allegations Threaten Relations Between Peru and Chile
Top Story — The diplomatic crisis between Peru and Chile over a suspected spying plot intensified over the weekend as Peruvian President Ollanta Humala sent a strongly worded letter to […] Read More >
February 13, 2015 > Staff
Argentine Oil Firm Halts Work in Area of Peru
Top Story — An Argentine oil company announced on Wednesday that it will cease operations in an area of the Peruvian Amazon after reportedly being asked to leave the area […] Read More >
December 1, 2014 > Dusty Christensen
On the Eve of U.N. Climate Summit in Lima, Concerns Over Climate Change in Latin America
U.N. negotiators will meet this week in Lima, Peru, to begin the latest round of talks aimed at stopping climate change, and diplomats are expressing increasing optimism that a legally […] Read More >