Band of robbers attacked six people in the Paracas Reserve
Four tourists and two drivers suffered minor injuries, so he set out more monitoring visits and closing at 6:00 pm
A group of hooded criminals with guns attacked and assaulted six people who were on a visit to the Paracas National Reserve in Ica , on Monday at 04:30 pm Two of the victims were Spanish, two Chinese and the last two drivers were Peruvians. None was seriously injured. Read Article
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The escalating cyber war by Anonymous, seconded by cyber activists and hackers of all kinds have been disabled for hours, even days, the websites of the governments of Peru, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador, including Argentina recently. The foray into Colombia, where he hacked into the websites of the Senate and the Ministries of Defence and […]
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Mining and energy operations in Peru, which exports metals and natural gas, were not affected by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit a remote part of the country’s Amazon region on Wednesday. Read Article
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Shakes buildings in Lima – also reports quake also felt in Loja and Cuenca Ecuador Information below from USGS Magnitude 6.8 Date-Time Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 17:46:11 UTC Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 12:46:11 PM at epicenter Location 7.644°S, 74.506°W Depth 145.1 km (90.2 miles) Region NORTHERN PERU Distances 82 km (51 miles) N […]
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Peru is going slow on uprooting coca plantations as part of a revived government plan to restore the thumb-shaped green leaf its historical role in Inca times, even if that opens the country to risks of uncontrolled cocaine production. Read Article
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– Peru’s government is hoping to wrap up talks this week with mining companies to define a new tax on the sector, Mines and Energy Minister Carlos Herrera said. In an article in newspaper Gestion, Herrera wrote that the government and industry representatives are scheduled to meet Monday. Read Article
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Foreigners affected by the suspension of operations Peruvian Airlines were brought to Lima on a plane of FAP. More than 100 tourists from different nationalities affected by the temporary suspension of operations Peruvian Airlines protested violently at the Cusco airport for company Cesar Cataño could not be placed on other airlines to return to their […]
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An Australian national tourist drowned in the swimming community Yahuar in the district Tapay Caylloma province ( Arequipa ). The body was rescued by Police and taken to the morgue in the town of Chivay, which will be attended by representatives of the consulate in Australia. Read Article
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A private equity firm aims to invest roughly $50 million in new oil palm plantations in Peru, reports Bloomberg. Singapore-based Asian Agri Capital is portraying its potential investment as an anti-drugs measure. It says oil palm offers an alternative crop to coca — the plant used to produce cocaine — in Peru, which rivals Colombia […]
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No longer found in stores, but still live in our memory and our palate. When we were kids, what we were not able to do for our candy favorite? They were the perfect reward, the higher income earned and cents better spent. Let’s start with the chocolates , which never cease to be a temptation. […]
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2,300 landmines have been cleared at the border with Ecuador since 2009, said the Ministry of Defense of Peru. Executive Council President of the Peruvian Center for Action against Landmines (Contraminas) Luzmila Zanabria said demining operations were developed in the areas adjacent to the Santiago River in the Cordillera del Condor, on the common border […]
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The Tagaeri and Taromenane two uncontacted indigenous peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon, whose mysterious existence, isolated from the world, feed stories, fables and stories from the depths of the jungle. An unknown number of people that form each of these groups and, in fact, some researchers believe that the Tagaeri disappeared, while other groups are […]
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News of the suspension in eradication work surprised the United States, which has tried for years to limit coca production in Peru as part of a broader war on drugs. The United Nations says Peru is now the world’s leading coca grower and could surpass Colombia as the top cocaine producer.Read Article
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According to RPP.com.pe officials at the port of Pisco have announced Tuesday August 16th, that activities such as fishing, tourism and industry along the coast can be resumed. In the areas of Laguna Grande, Lagunillas, La Puntilla complex, El Chacho, and San Andres officials say ocean conditions have returned to normal, allowing maritime activities to […]
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According to RPP.com.pe a specialist of citizen security with the non-governmental organization “Our City” says there is an unequal distribution of police to inhabitants in parts of the Peruvian capital, Lima. Carlos Romero says the majority of police forces are in the modern sectors of Lima leaving the sectors with the most inhabitants with little […]
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According to Peru21.pe the Marriott hotel chain has delayed their opening of a new hotel in Cusco, scheduled for June 2012. Maritza Montero, director of sales and marketing for Marriott says the budget for the project, $40 million, remains unchanged and that the construction and structure work was only delayed. Montero announced that construction of […]
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According to Peru21.pe a Taca Airline crewmember was detained by police of the Dirandro Unit in the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Friday August 12th. Police say he was trying to leave the country with 2 kilos of drugs, cocaine and opium. The crewmember, Ricardo Velasquez Luque was arrested while in the international departures […]
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According to RPP.com.pe police seized over 14 kilos of hydrochloride cocaine inside a house in Juliaca. Police say the drugs were in 14 packages, wrapped in duct tape, beige tape and duct tape. During the operation three people were arrested, two women, ages 60 and 35 and a man, 20, whose identities have not been […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that police at the Argentina’s Eseiza Airport outside Buenos Aires, have arrested a Peruvian tourist trying to enter the country with 20 kilos of cocaine hidden inside screws. Police say customs agents discovered the drugs on a Peruvian who had a ticket for Johannesburg. The Peruvian was stopped once x-ray machines discovered packages […]
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According to Peru21.pe the Lamas police announced that a French tourist, Celine Rene Margarite Briset, 43, died after consuming the hallucinogenic herb, ayahuasca, during a shamanism session at a tourist resort in San Martin in the province of Lamas. Authorities say Briset died due to excessive consumption of the herb, suffering a cardiac arrest, dying […]
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District attorney, Teresa Martínez, of Buenos Aires, is working today with authorities from Paraguay to repatriate 23 women that were rescued from a trafficking network outside of Buenos Aires over the weekend, according to abc.com.py. The victims from Peru and Paraguay, ranging from 30 to younger than 18-years-old, arrived in Argentina hoping to find honest […]
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According to RPP.com.pe young children, under the age of 5 are dying due to low temperatures in the Puno region. The director of the Office of Epidemiology of the Regional Health Office in Puno says in the 30th week they have recorded 48 deaths of children 5 years old and younger. Reportedly, Juliaca has the […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that four fisherman from the Lomas District in Arequipa have been missing at sea for five days. Officials say the captain at the San Juan port has sent personnel to search for the missing people at sea. Reportedly, the fishermen left last Saturday and were supposed to return Monday, August 1st. Family members […]
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According to RPP.com.pe more than 8,000 mototaxistas protested and blocked streets in Piura today, Thursday August 4th, calling for a meeting with the mayor, Ruby Rodriguez to discuss circulation permits and the use of ‘stops’ for taxi drivers in the city. The group was lead by the president of the Mototaxistas Federation, Julio Farfan and […]
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According to RPP.com.pe three armed assailants robbed a hardware store, Difesur, on Socabaya Avenue in Arequipa today, Wednesday August 3rd. Police say the robbers escaped with more than 16,000 Soles. Police report the assailants used a station wagon and were accompanied by two Daewoo vehicles. The assailants threatened workers and fired three shots in the […]
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According to RPP.com.pe twenty-four people were injured in a bus accident this morning, Wednesday August 3rd in the town of Palmira, eight miles from the capital of Gran Chimu province. Officials say 18 people were transported to the Regional Hospital in Trujillo due to the severity of their injuries, while six passengers were transported to […]
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RPP.com.pe reports the new government of Ollanta Humala has appointed the diplomat Harold Forsyth Mejia as the Peruvian ambassador to the United States. Forsyth succeeds Luis Valdivieso and was previously Peru’s ambassador to China, Colombia and Italy. An official government resolution with the support of President Ollanta Humala and the Peruvian Chancellor Rafael Roncagliolo was […]
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According to RPP.com.pe a gas leak alarm sounded in the Farmagro factory located in Los Olivos on the 60th block on Alfredo Mendiola Avenue. Officials say emergency personnel, firefighters and paramedics responded to the alarm, which affected about 300 people. The gas composition is identified as methionine, composed by a mixture of sulfur and phosphorus. […]
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A summit of ministers of UNASUR (Union of South American Nations) will meet in Lima to analyze the current international financial crisis and to shield South American countries from the same problems reported La Capital. Discussion of an eventual default by the United States called for the presidents of the organization Cristina Fernandez de Kircher […]
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A Belgian tourist, who was injured falling down a slope in The Sangalle area of Cayolloma was transferred to Regional Honorio Delgado Hospital in Arequipa informed La Republica.pe. The tourist, identified as Carl Carpentier (21), was rescued by the Unit for High Mountain Rescue (USAM) and is receiving surgery for a broken arm. Read Article.
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Americatv.com.pe reports that Victor Raul Serruti, 79 years old disappeared while climbing the snow capped mountain of Pariacaca in Huancayo. Authorities say Serruti was climbing the mountain with a group of people, who returned to the town of Pachacayo to report his disappearance when they lost contact with him. An emergency rescue unit traveled to […]
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According to Peru21.pe from 2010 until the present 27 tourists have died and 21 have been wounded in Peru when participating in alpine activities in mountainous areas. The chief of the Rescue Unit of the High Mountain Division of National Police, Marco Carrera Torres says the most resent cases in 2011 were that of the […]
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According to RPP.com.pe twenty Colombian tourists confronted a group of ‘mototaxistas’ who they accused of purse robbery after hiring their transportation services. Police say a brawl began in the intersection of Piura Ave. and Huascar Street in the city of Tumbes. A Colombian, Julio Jaramillo was injured during the brawl, suffering from two knife wounds […]
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According to RPP.com.pe a Belgian tourist, Carl Carpentier was transferred to the Honorio Delgado Espinoza Hospital in Arequipa after falling into a ravine in the Coca Valley in the Caylloma province. Officials say Carpentier arrived in the Colca Valley yesterday, Monday August 1st, and was on his way to Arequipa when he fell into a […]
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According to Peru21.pe officials for the Municipality of Lima have confirmed that more than 1,700 drivers who were fined S/ 432.00 for excessive speed will not receive a discount on their tickets. Maria Jara Risco, manager of the Metropolitan Transportation Department says the objectives of the fines are to generate respect for speed limits by […]
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According to Peru21.pe a Brazilian seminarian, Joao Carlos Junior, 17 years old drowned in ocean off Santa Maria beach this past Friday, July 29th. Junior was part of a group of seminaries from the Order of the Sodality of Apostolic Life who were vacationing in Peru and planning to go to Cusco. Peruvian police say […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that Peruvian health officials have issued a health warning in three provinces in the region of Chiclayo due to the outbreak of the Hantavirus. Health officials of the regional office in Lambayeque have initiated pest control campaigns, coordinated with municipal districts for the rural zone that houses a high population of Peruvians. Health […]
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According to RPP.com.pe an accident occurred on Monday, August 1st leaving one Chilean tourist dead and another eight Chileans injured. Authorities say the accident occurred at the 1,331 kilometer mark on the Pan-American Highway near the border complex of Santa Rosa in the Tacna region. Authorities add, the accident is suspected to have occurred due […]
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According to Peru21.pe Peruvian police have captured two people implicated in the assassination of the businesswoman, Rosario Pilar Villegas Delgado. On the night of Tuesday July 26th Delgado was returning to her house in Pueblo Libre with her husband when four people opened fire on them, killing Delagdo with about six shots, say officials. Police […]
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According to RPP.com.pe more than 400 merchants were victims of a four-hour assault by ten masked people with firearms in the district of Ayapata in the Quimsa Cruz sector of the Puno region. The victims say the attack lasted from 11 p.m. yesterday until 3 a.m. today, Monday August 1st. Merchants were robbed of their […]
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A presumed member from the armed group, Sendero Luminoso, died today and two others were captured in an encounter with the Peruvian army in the Quillabamba province informed Terra.com.pe. The incident occurred in Kepashiato, a town located in the Valley of the Apurimac and Ene rivers (VRAE), where Sendero collaborates with drug gangs. The VRAE […]
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The National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (Reinec) in Peru , are under investigation for alleged involvement in Chinese trafficking by illegally issuing identity cards reported El Comercio.pe. At least 15 illegal Chinese immigrants were issued authentic ID cards in the first half of the year, although they presented false birth certificates. Employees are […]
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SPECIAL MISSION LIMA would have arrived last night Iranians in the transmission. Square sources indicated last night, TACA flight arrived in Lima a high-level delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in acts of transfer of power. It would be an unprecedented turnout in the country’s political history. Today we will “live and […]
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Due to the transfer of command ceremony of President-elect Ollanta Humala, agents and representatives of governments difrentes arrived in our country. However, no Russian official confirmed their participation at the event. The Director General of Fisheries Russian Andrei Krainian, was invited to the assumption of command of Ollanta Humala, the arrangement came to fame in […]
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Not only 14 presidents in the region would be present at the inauguration of Ollanta Humala on 28 July, apparently, could also come a delegation from Iran, as reported by local media.The far country of Iran would be present in the assumption of command of the new president of Peru, Ollanta Humala. Apparently Peru’s foreign […]
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According to ElUniverso.com seven press associations from South American countries stand with the Ecuadorian press organization, El Universo, condemning the attack on freedom of expression by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa. On the 20th of July an Ecuadorian court found El Universo opinion editor and three directors guilty of slander against Correa, sentencing them to three […]
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According to DiarioCorreo.pe, on Monday July 25th officials of the Ecological Police of Cusco warned of a huge wildfire a few kilometers from the archaeological site of Pikillacta. Officials say the fire began around noon and they are unable to contain it by the time the warning was made public. Officials are seeking help from […]
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According to Peru21.pe the Peruvian National Police captured two members of a bank robbery gang called ‘Los Marcas de Pamplona Alta’ on Friday July 22nd when they were about to rob a bank client in Santa Anita. Police say the incident occurred at 11:45 a.m. when a bank guard noticed people acting in a suspicious […]
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According to Peru21.pe, Peruvian National Police have captured the youngest assassin of Peru called ‘Gringasho,’ while traveling in a station wagon with the plate number P1G-169, in Trujillo. Police say he was caught with two other youths, nicknamed ‘Pelao’ and ‘Jerson’ and two weapons. Agents of the Directorate of Special Operations (Diroes) were dispatched to […]
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Peruvian authorities have recently recovered cultural goods that were confiscated in Switzerland, Denmark, and Spain reported HispanTV. The antiques, which were recovered by a joint effort of the Peruvian diplomatic mission and authorities, consisted of 55 pieces of metal, ceramic, and textile of different cultures throughout Peru. Read article.
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According to Peru21.pe the Superintendent of Ground Transportation of Persons, Cargo and Merchants (Sutran) launched the operation plan “Safe Travels for National Independence Festivities 2011” today, Tuesday, July 26th to prevent traffic accidents during the long Independence Day celebrations. Officials say principle supervision and control will be at major bus terminals and highways in Peru. […]
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Peru21.pe reports that Lima has become a new haven for networks of human trafficking. Police say in the last couple of weeks they have raided about 71 nightclubs where women, including minors, have been sexually exploited. Police add the raids were in the Cercado area of Lima. Officials of the Official Registry System of Human […]
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According to DiarioCorreo.pe after tourists were outraged about the restricted entry into Machu Picchu, officials of the Regional Directorate of Culture in Cusco have decided to allow 400 more tourists to enter the site per day through a new access route. As of Monday, July 25th the limit of visitors to Machu Picchu was raised […]
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Reporting from Machu Picchu, Peru— At the top of the mountain, where an attendant will take your $46 ticket, foot traffic is steady and cellphone reception is excellent. At the bottom of the same mountain, the town teems with pizzerias, tourists chatter in half a dozen languages and a school band director is herding his […]
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According to Sp.Rian.ru three people robbed a group of female journalists arriving in Lima to work on the project RIA Novosti Expedition, as they were traveling to their hotel. The journalists say at an intersection a man walked toward their car and broke the window, pulling a passenger and the passenger’s belongings toward him. Then, […]
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According to ElComercio.pe Peruvian National Police raided a club in Lima on Saturday July 9th, finding 62 women being sexually exploited as prostitutes after being lured to Peru via the Internet. Police report the majority of women were from Ecuador and the Dominican Republic, while a group of them were from the Peruvian jungle. The […]
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DiarioCorreo.pe reports that in the city of Merced is being overrun by illegal bars and taverns that have led to an underground ring of underage prostitution. The sector of Pampa El Carmen houses many of these businesses, especially in front of the municipal stadium. In the three-block sector, Diario Correo reports there are more than […]
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According to BolPress.com the defender for the Ombudsman Rolando Villena says at least 1,299 Bolivian minors were reported missing between 2008 and 2010, detailed in the report by the Special Force to Fight Crime (FELCC). The Network of Attention to Human Trade and Trafficking (RATT) of Person of MERCOSUR and other government and private institutions […]
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According to RPP.com.pe the Regional Director of Culture, Juan Julio Garcia Rivas says the availability of tickets is not their responsibility and that all ticket sales for Machu Picchu have to be made online or through an authorized ticket agency. Rivas says tourists that were not able to enter Machu Picchu in the last couple […]
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According to ElComercio.pe on Friday June 24th there was a confrontation between the National Police and residents of Azangaro at the Manaco Capac Airport. Officials say the confrontation left 5 dead and 10 wounded. The protester tried to overtake the airport’s control tower while police headed them off with guns, shields and tear gas. At […]
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RPP.com.pe reports residents of Arcata, in the Cayarani District of the Condesuyos province, who have been on strike for 72 hours, just blocked the entrance of the road to the area. Residential officials say they are protesting the pollution from the mining company of Ares S.A.C. and the failure to implement promised projects that would […]
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According to ElComercio.pe agents of the Peruvian National Police seized a Bolivian truck traveling on the Desaguadero-Moquegua road, license plate 1800AXA, in which agents found $237,000 with adhesions of cocaine. Puno police officials report that the semi-trailer was traveling from La Paz, Bolivia to Matarani, Peru transporting soybean meal. Officials say police found a bag […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that Puno business people have asked the Peruvian Ministry of Finance to declare an economic emergency in their region. Officials say this is due to the recent protests concerning mining concessions in Puno. The economic losses due to the protests stand at $200 million report CPN. Authorities from the Juliaca Chamber of Commerce […]
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According to ElComercio.com Peru faces a temporary energy deficit in 2012 and could ask Ecuador for help in importing electricity in the northern regions of Peru. The Minister of Energy and Mining, Pedro Sanchez made this announcement on Tuesday, July 19th. Officials say energy cuts are due to problems of drought and lack of rain. […]
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According to Peru21.pe a merchant in the commercial center of Lima threw muriatic acid at a group of policemen while the uniforms were attempting to evict the traders from the area in accordance with the Municipality of Lima’s reorganization of street trade. Officials say the Lima mayor, Susan Villaran accompanied the four policemen from the […]
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According to Peru21.pe Walter Torpoco Manrique was arrested yesterday, Tuesday, July 19th by the robbery division of Dirincri, a Peruvian police unit. Officials say a year ago Manrique, 61, was released from the Lurigancho prison, but continued committing crimes. Since January, Manrique has stolen 15,000 nuevo soles as fictitious police commander, ‘Pepeo’. Officials say in […]
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According to Peru21.pe tourists are upset about the possible closure and new limitation of 2,500 visitors per day for the Incan site of Machu Picchu. The Regional Directorate of Culture in Cusco announced the number of visitors allowed into Machu Picchu is restricted to 2,500 per day. Officials say more than 300 tourists expressed anger […]
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Peru21.pe reports that two soldiers were killed this morning, Tuesday July 19th, in a shootout with terrorists in Llochegua in the Ayacucho province. Officials say the attack occurred during a patrol of Llochegua, where two soldiers were wounded as well. The military patrol belonged to the Base Against Terrorism, “Mantaro Union. Officers of the Joint […]
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According to Peru21.pe the Municipality of Surco has been raised to a ‘permanent alert’ due to increases of thefts and robberies. The mayor of Surco, Roberto Gomez Baca says that both home and car crimes have increased this year. Baca adds 180 vehicles have been stolen since the beginning of 2011. Officials say the cars […]
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According to Peru21.pe the Homicide Investigation Division (Divinhom) in Lima have arrested and charged four people, including a police officer, Jonathan Vargas Cristobal, for the death of Alejandro Morales Chuecas, who was killed during an assault on Sandoval pharmacy in the center of Lima. Officials say the robbery occurred on July 2nd, in which Morales’s […]
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According to ElComercio.com Imbabura police confiscated 4,000 liters of rum in Otavalo on Monday, July 18th. National Police Commissioner Marianita Montalvo confirmed the report. The head of Imbabura police, Danilo Espinosa says operations of control will take place throughout the province for liquor sales that are not authorized. An owner of a liquor store where […]
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The hacker group known for its several attacks to government websites, Anonymous, has created its own social network on the web reported Peru21.pe. Anonymous calls this social website AnonPlus, and was made after activists of the group were banned from sites such as Facebook and YouTube. The new site contains a message from the group […]
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According to ElUniverso.com a debate between the Peruvian Supreme Court and the media is ensuing surrounding a new law that would increase the penalties for journalists who publish information from illegal communication eavesdropping. The bill that the Supreme Court proposed to Congress, includes banning the media for spreading private information or email messages illegally obtained, […]
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According to ElUniverso.com the ex-captain of the Peruvian Army Telmo Hurtado returned to Peru after being extradited from Miami, this past Thursday July 14th. Hurtado is the main suspect in the slaughter of 69 peasants in the Ayacucho community of Accomarca during the search for members of the Shining Path in August 1985. During the […]
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According to ElComercio.pe Roger Mauricio Ruiz, a native Ashaninka Indian, told police that he shot the two Polish tourists found murdered in the Ucayali River this past May. Ruiz says he wanted to steal their belongings, so he and his nephew, Freddy Ruiz Garcia shot the two tourists, Jawoslaw Franckiewicz and Celima Moroz as they […]
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According to ElComercio.pe the Peruvian government began to compensate victims of the Shining Path movement, during the years of 1980 and 2000, on Saturday July 16th. Government officials say that a total of 20 million soles will be handed out in individual increments of 10,000 soles. The president of the Ministry Cabinet Rosario Fernandez says […]
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They call it El Puente Billinghurst: a bright orange, half-mile suspension bridge, straddling the thick, murky waters of Peru’s Madre de Dios River.But the Billinghurst is no ordinary bridge. When it is inaugurated later this month it will signal the realisation of a long-held dream: the completion of a 1,600-mile (2,600km) road cutting through some […]
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El Salvador-based Taca Airlines will start thrice-weekly flights from San Salvador to Havana, and Taca’s Peruvian subsidiary will increase flights from its hub in Lima to Havana from three to five per week. Read Article
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ElComercio.pe reports that the governments of Peru, Brazil and Chile have found 5,000 stolen vehicles belonging to the three countries in Bolivia. An amnesty decree, signed by Bolivian President Evo Morales, concerning about 130,000 undocumented automobiles helped the three governments locate the stolen property. Officials say that joint operations by all four countries also helped […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) has made $7.5 billion available to Peru for infrastructure projects and services, after its president, Enrique Garcia meet with Peruvian President-Elect Ollanta Humala in Caracas, Venezuela today, July 15th. Garcia says the amount will be made available over a five-year period and that CAF will provide specific […]
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According to ElComercio.pe archeologists found remains that date back 700 years 25 kilometers from the archeological site of Chotuna-Chornancap. Scientists believe that the findings are connected to the ancient belief of human sacrifice. Along with human remains, scientists found altars, friezes, ceremonial knives, pottery, copper objects and other objects from the Lambayeque civilization. The director […]
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Mayor of Trujillo, Cesar Acuna, is being investigated for alleged money laundering during his term as a public official according to LaRepublica.pe. Suspicion arose after research conducted by a police task force specializing in anticorruption monitored Acuna’s financial growth. Among the research are loans and grants made to three universities and to the club Acuña […]
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According to ElComercio.pe many tourists in Peru are deciding to experience the cuisine of Peru on specialty food tours. Tourists are able to visit popular local markets in Lima and participate in preparation of ceviches and pisco sours. The cuisine tour operator, Culinary Tours, takes tourists through the Surquillo Market were they get to see […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that many Peruvian restaurants are offering free pisco sours in order to attract customers. However, these piscos are causing the reputation of Peru’s national drink to suffer since they are usually made with the pisco alcohol and use poor quality ingredients. In Cusco, where the drinks reputation is suffering, the Regulatory Council of […]
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According to Minda.gob.pe 25% of Peruvian pharmacies and drug stores sell drugs such as anti-depressants, sedatives, narcotics and other psychotropic drugs without prescriptions. The General Directorate of Medicines, Supplies and Drugs (Digemid) says that the official sales of these drugs are controlled, however the officials stress that these drugs can cause serious health problems, dependency […]
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According to RPP.com.pe, since February, Peruvian police have apprehended 15 senior members of the Shining Path terrorist movement. In a raid on February 3rd in Aucayacu by the National Police of the Huallaga Front, four Shining Path terrorists were captured, responsible for selective assassinations, blackmailing and propaganda activity. Officials say that weapons, ammunition and manuscripts […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that the new Peruvian Traffic Control Center of Air Traffic will monitor more than 80% of the Peruvian sky, even during bad weather. Officials say that the traffic control center received new equipment, the AIRCON 2100 that will allow air traffic controllers to monitor Peruvian sky under any condition. On Tuesday July 12th […]
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The Ministry of Interior stated that in the past two years the rate of thefts against tourists has decreased almost 50% at Jorge Chavez International Airport, reported Peru21.pe. Statistics from the Department of Tourism and Environmental Protection (Dirtupramb) also show that the number of reported cases has also reduced. Their joint efforts with the National […]
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According to AmazonWatch.org, a pipeline rupture in Maple Energy’s Oil Block 31-E, 75 miles north of the city of Pucallpa, spilled crude oil into the Mashiria River, the primary source of drinking water and key fishing ground for the neighboring indigenous Shipibo community of Nuevo Sucre, this past Sunday. The local operator for the Dublin […]
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According to Prensa-Latina.cu members of the National Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights (Movadef), established by ex-rebels of the Shining Path movement, have denounced the Peruvian government for blaming the deaths of six protesters on Shining Path members. Movadef says that the government used the Puno protest over mining pollution to persecute the Shining Path […]
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According to ElComercio.pe police have arrested 18 strikers for disorderly conduct on Wednesday July 13th. Police say they detained the strikers for disrupting traffic and assaulting drivers who were not participating in the strike. In districts like San Juan de Lurigancho, which has thousands of people who work in the center of Lima, there is […]
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RadioSucre.com.ec reports that Ecuador’s Foreign Minister, Ricardo Patino has confirmed that President Rafael Correa will attend the inauguration of newly elected Peruvian President, Ollanta Humala in Lima, Peru. Patino says that President Correa will go on to UNASUR meetings that are going to be held after the inauguration. The two presidents met two weeks ago […]
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According to ElComercio.pe the National Commission for Development and Life Without Drugs (Devida) presented the results from their 3rd National Study of “Prevention and Drug Consumption in High School Students in 2009” which showed a 18.9% overall increase in drug use. The study finds that marijuana use increased 23% between 2007 and 2009. However officials […]
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•Tourists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela may enter Colombia for the World Cup U-20 beginning July 29 without passports, reported Terra.com. •According to the director of the Administrative Security Department, people from these nine countries need only submit their respective national identity cards. •Proexport, which promotes tourism in Colombia, […]
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ElComercio.pe reports on Monday July 11th, police pursued a group of criminals belonging to a ‘Marcas’ group. Police say they caught the criminals before a bank robbery was committed. ‘Marcas’ groups are gangs of 3 to 4 bank robbers who use a ‘mark,’ an individual dressed in casual clothes creating no suspicion, to identify possible […]
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According to ElComercio.pe the chief of the Seventh Regional Directorate of Police (DIRTEPOL) in Lima, Javier Sanguinetti will deploy 5,000 policemen with orders of immovability for protesting transportation drivers, starting at midnight on Tuesday, July 12th. The DIRTEPOL unit serves different sectors of Lima to ensure security and order. Officials say a transportation strike was […]
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According to ElComercio.pe eight countries, including Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela will begin a joint study of water resources and deforestation in the Amazon region next August, announces the Treaty Organization of the Amazonian Region (ACTO). Officials say this is the first regional project of deforestation that can quantify and compare […]
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LaRepublica.pe report that agents of the National Police of Peru raided a local distribution center that packaged propane gas for household kitchen use. The center was located in Villa El Salvador, report police. They add that three people were arrested, including a truck driver and two people who packaged the gas and sold the product. […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that the body of French tourist Xavier Murillo, 55 was transported to Lima on Sunday July 10th to be sent back to France. Murillo disappeared while paragliding over Huascaran at around 5,500 meters in the Caraz Valley. Officials say that Murillo had come to Peru to participate in the activities of la Semana […]
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According to ElComercio.com on Monday July 11th Chile filed their defense to a Peruvian border demand presented before the International Court of The Hague, which included a recent border agreement between Peru and Ecuador that was favorable to the Chilean capital of Santiago. In 2008 Peru filed a complaint that stated a border was not […]
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