Peru21.pe reports that the Peruvian Department of Tourism and Environmental Protections announced that the total number of assaults and robberies of foreigners amounts to 133 cases, which is a decrease from previous years. This report includes 79 thefts, 43 robberies, and 11 assaults in the districts of Lima and Callao. Police say they have identified […]
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According to LaIndustria.pe the director of the Division of Tourism and Environmental Protection, Edwin Jorge Gutierrez informed journalists of the La Industria newspaper that 18 branches of this department have begun English courses. This new training began after the Division received many complaints from tourists who said that the officers could not understand them, reports […]
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DiarioCorreo.pe reports that the photographer and journalist, Eduardo Purizaga was assaulted in Tumbes on July 3rd. Purizaga says that the assailant took the large fanny pack that was around his waist which carried a camcorder, another camera, and a reflector. After the assault, officials say the reporter made a statement at a police station in […]
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According to Peru21.pe the younger brother of President-elect Ollanta Humala, Alexis Humala has been negotiating gas projects with Russian government officials on behalf of the Humala government in the last few days. The article says that Alexis Humala has been talking to the Russian company Gazprom and it’s vice-president about possible cooperation and strategic alliances […]
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Peru21.pe reports that criminals robbed the church of Santa Ana in Espinar of its precious metal-plated ornaments adorning the altar in the church. The article says that residents in the Cusco province of Peru have been disturbed by recent reports of religious theft that left the city of Lambayaque without the Cross of Motupe. The […]
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According to Peru21.pe Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala was in Washington D.C. on Wednesday July 6th to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza. While Humala meet with Tom Donilon, President Obama’s national security advisor, President Barack Obama appeared. Ecuadorian Ambassador Luis […]
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ElComercio.com reports that Peruvian President Alan Garcia has said he will not run for a third term in 2016. President Garcia cautioned President-elect Ollanta Humala on taking his children with him to the Presidential Palace, calling the environment harmful. The president will end his latest term on the 28th of July. President Garcia says that […]
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According to Peru21.pe the 25-year project to establish an electric train in Lima will need an 86 million sole subsidy from the government. Officials say that the project headed by President Alan Garcia is scheduled to be operational on July 11th. The government contract states that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) must subsidize […]
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According to Peru21.pe, on Friday July 1st thousands of students from the San Cristobal University in Huamanga clashed with police in the Plaza de Huamanga as they tried to take over the university by force. Officials say that police used tear gas while trying to quell the demonstrators. Students responded by throwing different kinds of […]
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According to Peru21.pe the Lima city council approved a budget of 10.5 million soles for 22 projects in poorer zones of the capital on the 1st of July. Officials say that the projects will consist of 12 new staircases, 10 new outdoor recreation areas and a smaller budget of about 5.92 million soles for improvements […]
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According to Peru21.pe the owner of Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel, cable company Cable Andina says that in the days leading up to and during the centennial celebration, 45% of hotel reservations in Aguas Calientes are United States tourists. The managing director of Andina says that other tourists are from Australia, Spain, England, and Japan. These […]
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According to RPP.com.pe the Bolivian Government today, July 1st revealed that one of the five Peruvians accused of trafficking cocaine is a member of the Peruvian Shining Path. On Tuesday, June 28th police captured one Bolivian and five Peruvians suspected of trafficking cocaine, officials report. Three of the detainees posed as agents of the Bolivian […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that today, July 1st flights resumed at the Alejandro Velasco Astete airport in Cusco as the rains stopped and weather conditions improved. Officials say that three Lan Peru flights landed with difficulty at the airport this morning during heavy rain. Peruvian Airlines cancelled their flights to Cusco today, while Star Peru and Taca […]
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PERU Indigenous Women Weave New Community Ties By Milagros Salazar Vilma Matías weaving on a loom at the Lucanamarca workshop. Credit:Milagro Salazar/IPS Buy this picture LUCANAMARCA, Peru, Fuchsia, green and turquoise yarn shuttles swiftly across the wooden loom Dora Huancahuari has learned to use. Together with other craftswomen, she has started a small weaving business […]
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According to RPP.com.pe people from the Lampa province in the Puno region, blocked the main road that leads to the city of Juliaca today Thursday June 30th. Protesters say this is the first day of a 48-hour strike to demand that government officials comply with an increase in mining royalties. Officials say that residents are […]
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According to Gestion.pe the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) today, Thursday June 30th, introduced new 10 and 20 soles into the Peruvian money circulation. These new banknotes feature designs that increase money security and prevent counterfeiting, say BCR officials. The new 10 sole has the face of Jose Abelardo Quinonez on the front and the image […]
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Hoy.com.ec reports that a bomb hoax in the Plumerillo International Airport in Mendoza, Argentina caused a partial evacuation on Thursday June 30th. Officials say the hoax was reported just before the Peruvian national soccer team was due to arrive in Mendoza for the Copa America. Police say a passenger left a couple of bags in […]
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According to Peru21.pe pneumonia and respiratory infection cases are on the rise for young children in Peru. Unlike previous years, the jungle regions are more affected than the south. The director of epidemiology for the Ministry of Health says that in Loreto 22 deaths of children under the age of five were recorded in 2011. […]
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According to ElComercio.pe Maria Angela Holguin, Chancellor of Colombia today, Wednesday June 29th, stressed the importance of Colombian-Peruvian relations, the work of the Pacific Alliance and the fight against narco-trafficking. The Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and President-elect Ollanta Humala are holding meetings this afternoon in Bogotá. Holguin adds that the Pacific Alliance is an […]
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According to ElComercio.pe more than 2,500 students from the National San Cristobal University of Huamanga began an indefinite strike today, Wednesday June 28th, to denounce the suspected misappropriation of funds by university authorities. Reportedly, documents were released that revealed the embezzlement of funds by administrative workers. Sources say that revenue from tuition and admission tests […]
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Milenio.com reports that Peruvian Police asked the FBI for assistance in locating the hackers that attacked at least eight web pages belonging to the Peruvian government, Friday June 24th. The chief of the Dirincri Division of High Technology, Oscar Gonzales, says that the level of attack is very high and therefore the technology available to […]
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According to LaRepublica.pe a group related to the Anonymous hackers called Pirates of the Internet, have acquired information on the agents of a Peruvian police unit that protects banks. The cyber group released about 2,800 names of officers in the Peruvian Aguilas Negras, a Black Eagle special police unit, Tuesday June 28th says a message […]
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According to LaRepublica.pe Maximo Villoslada Angulo, a retired coronel from the police forces of Peru and the Dominican Republic was arrested on drug and illegal arms charges in Santo Domingo, D.R with another Dominican citizen. Angulo was living on the D.R Air Force Base. Police say after a vehicle search, where military exclusive weapons and […]
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ElComercio.pe reports after six months of Lima Mayor Susana Villaran and her administration, an assessment of transportation, urban development, and security in Lima is needed in order to create balance in a city where there is little. Officials say that the city has a serious problem with street venders who block Lima’s busy streets. Luis […]
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According in ElComercio.pe Tuesday June 28th residents in Lima and Callao participated in a general earthquake drill under the control of the National Civil Defense Institute (INDECI) with the support of Mayor Villaran of Lima. Officials report that about 4,000 residents attended a large drill held in the Plaza de Armas in Lima. The residents […]
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According to ElComercio.pe Yerko Cornejo Soto, 24, was arrested on Sunday June 26th, for urinating on the monument of hero Francisco Bolognesi located in the civic center of Tacna. A Peruvian court on Monday June 27th fined Cornejo S/ 3,500 as well as giving him a sentence of 2 years and 6 months house arrest, […]
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Anti-mining protests in the region of Puno, Peru that caused five deaths and a road blockages to Bolivia finally ended, this past week, with increased government protocol for the protection of natural resources, reported infobae.com. The strikes often led to bloody confrontations with the police, and the burning of vehicles and buildings as public demonstrations […]
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Following comunique translated from Spanish Iberoamerica Statement from Anonymous comienza OpAndes Libre Fase Perú Free citizens of the world, the governments of Chile and Peru continue violating the rights of its people, this time by watching all of your communications in blogs, Facebook, Twitter and even geographically placing the source of what is posted and/or […]
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According to ElUniverso.com the Minister of Energy and Mines in Peru asked his counterpart in Ecuador for assistance by temporarily distributing part of Ecuador’s electricity to a northern section of Peru. Electricity in the area has been temporarily disrupted due to the maintenance of an electricity plant says Ecuador’s minister. Since this past Friday, June […]
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Diariocorreo.pe reports that a woman killed her stepdaughter, who suffered from mental disorders including schizophrenia, May 15th. Estercita Rivera, the killer, was arrested today and is in the women’s wing of the El Milagro prison, reports the prosecutor for the case. The victim’s mother, Cecilia Leon Soto demands justice for her daughter calling for life […]
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Ecuadorenvivo.com reports that the Desaguadero border crossing, which is the main border crossing between Peru and Bolivia, was reopened today after 42 days of protests and blocking. Police say that everything is back to normal in the area, however there are long lines of vehicles delivering products from Bolivia to Peru. The Puno Chamber of […]
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Peru’s government has cancelled the concession for Vancouver-based Bear Creek Mining’s (TSX-V: BCM) Santa Ana silver project in Puno region amid protests that turned deadly on Friday. Authorities held talks with protest leaders on Friday and, after 10 hours of negotiations, agreed to repeal the supreme decree which authorized the company to explore the concession. […]
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Thousands of protesters opposed to mining and energy projects in southern Peru have taken over an airport as the government struggled to restore calm a day after five died in a clash with police. Officials said approximately 3,000 protesters had occupied the runway at the Juliaca airport in the region of Puno on Saturday. Several […]
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Websites ONPE, the MEF and the Congress were blocked by Anonymous justifying their attacks against the government for its rejection of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.Peruvian Government websites threat of attacks after suffering Anonymous | RPPKnow if Peru is prepared for an attack by Anonymous | RPPAnonymous hackers announced operation against Peru and Chile | RPP […]
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According to ElComercio.com on Friday June 24th two people were killed and 12 injured when rural workers tried forcefully to occupy the airport in Juliaca, located in southern Peru on the Bolivian border. The occupation was lead by anti-mining protesters that were eventually repelled by the Peruvian police says a hospital source. Officials say that […]
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According to ElComercio.pe, Rosario Fernandez, head of the Peruvian cabinet announced Wednesday June 22nd, that a budget will not be shared among the universities of Tayacaja and Huancavelica. The new University in Tayacaja and the University of Huancavelica will have two separate budgets, announced Fernandez. The Prime Minister condemned the violent reaction of the people […]
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LaRepublica.pe reports on June 15th, the Directorate of Aerospace Investigation (DINAE) was created a decade ago due to unexplained aerospace events. In 2001 the Air Force of Peru (FAP) set-up a department dedicated to researching ‘anomalous phenomenon.’ Three events influenced the creation of this naval department; Ecuador and Chile, were opening their own aerospace departments, […]
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Ecuadorinmediato.com reports that Peruvian authorities discovered 85 acres of land, valued at 25 million soles, dedicated to the production of marijuana. Authorities discovered the land in the annex of Pueblo Libre in the Pataz province. Drug traffickers moved about 800 kilos of marijuana monthly, police say. The marijuana was concealed in public transportation and individual […]
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According to Andina.com.pe the Peruvian National Commission of Cooperation with Unesco held a meeting in Lima on Wednesday to identify the informal and formal internships that will help increase the quality of education in Peru. The Secretary General of the Committee, Maria Isabel Miyan de Chiabra says that by recognizing the areas of popular internships, […]
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According to Andina.com.pe some highland towns of Puno, located over 3,800 meters will experience intense icy weather between this Friday and Wednesday June 29th. The National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology sent out this alert. Twelve of the thirteen provinces of Puno will be affected. During the time period of intense weather, from 12 a.m. […]
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According to ElUniverso.com three people died in clashes between police and students at the University of Huancavelica in central Peru. The students are protesting budget cuts to the funds of the University of Huancavelica in order to create another university in Tayacaja. The three deaths included a child and 32 people were reported wounded. Also, […]
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According to ElComercio.pe Peruvian president Alan Garcia immediately offered help to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Five cables verify that the Peruvian government immediately contacted the ambassador of Peru to the United States with an offer of 80-100 doctors to treat Peruvians and non-Peruvians affected in Louisiana and Texas. All the doctors were […]
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The hotel chains of Hyatt, Intercontinental and Wyndham have confirmed that after evaluating the market and hospitality industry, after the election of Ollanta Humala, they will begin luxury projects in Peru, reports ElComercio.pe. Hyatt is investing $50 million while the Intercontinental and Wyndham chains will invest $30 million says the present of the National Chamber […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that starting June 21st Air France will begin offering five daily flights from Paris to Lima. The airlines says that it will assess whether to extend the flights after viewing customer demand and negotiating agreements with local carriers for flights that include Cusco. Air France is investing 100 million euros plus a million […]
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According to ElComercio.pe talks between the Ministries of Energy and Mines, Agriculture and the Interior with the group of Aymara leaders continued on Saturday without resolution. Dialogue held on Friday included a proposal of concessions from both parties to end the mining strike. The Aymara leaders rejected the proposal, continuing the fight for the cancellation […]
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According to Andina.com.pe more than 3,700 Peruvian businesses were inspected nationwide by a joint operation between two government agencies. The operation was to verify that the business did not violate Peruvian laws of human trafficking. Adolfo Alarcon, a director at the Ministry of Labor says that more that two million adolescents between 6 and 17 […]
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Agencia EFE writes that in Peru 1,579 child sexual assault cases were reported in the first five months of 2011. According to the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences 226 arrests were made due to the cases reported. The institute reports that 1,032 cases of indecent acts, which do not include rape, were reported […]
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According to Teleamazonas.com Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced Saturday June 18th that Ecuador is conducting negotiation with Peru on an agreement about the issue of cell phone theft. The agreement is going to combat the theft of cell phones and the activation of phones in neighboring countries. Ecuador and Colombia already have an agreement on […]
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According to ElUniverso.com the police of the hydrocarbon energy unit raided a hacienda in San Carlos in the province of Guayas on the morning of Friday June 17th. The unit found fuel stored for smuggling activities in the vicinity of the hacienda, reported the police. The fuel was bound for Huaquillas, a city located on […]
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According to RPP.com.pe an Ecuadorian tourist, Mayra Chanena Jimenez Bastidas, 66, died of a heart attack in Cusco. The tourist police confirm this report. The Consulate General of Ecuador is coordinating with the tourist police to transfer the remains to the Bastidas family in Ecuador. Bastidas was confirmed dead by the Mac Clinic of Health […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that a Spanish citizen was arrested while trying to transport 2 kilos and 100 grams of cocaine hidden in a jacket, long with an article of jewelry, in the Cusco Airport. The national police of Peru have custody of the foreigner, whose name is no available. The apprehension of the suspect was done […]
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RPP.com.pe reports Wednesday June 15th, that a Spaniard Julian Martinez Perea, 75, collapsed when walking with his wife in the Pueblo of Machu Picchu. Apparently, Perea collapsed of cardiac arrest. While being transported to a local clinic, Perea passed. The doctor on duty provided the certificate of death to his family. An autopsy will be […]
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According to Inforegion.pe the residents of the districts in the valley of Apurimac and Ene (VRAE) have decided to create “self-defense committees” (CAD) to combat increased assaults and robberies on their population. These same community defense organizations were created to combat the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path). The units will be coordinated with the district officials. […]
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According to Inforegion.pe, police carried out an operation against narco-traffickers on or about June 13 in the Monzon Valley. Police using four helicopters, destroyed two drug laboratories producing hydrochloric cocaine of high potency and PBC (cocaine paste). Police confiscated 130 kilos of drugs, and one and a half tons of chemicals. Also confiscated were weapons, […]
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According to Inforegion.pe OFIANES agents of the National Police of Peru captured Comrade “Artemio,” one of the lieutenants of the Shining Path. The Comrade is known as Larry Utia Perez or Comrade “Larry” or “Cat.” Police captured Artemio near the town of Juanjui in the San Martin region. Artemio was living in this area due […]
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According to ElComercio.pe during the meeting of the president of Chile and Ecuador, an agreement that an open channel of direct communication to solve problems was established. The two presidents meet in Santiago, Chile in the morning of Wednesday June 15th. President Humala said after the meeting that the two countries will now move forward […]
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According to ElComercio.pe this open skies aviation agreement will reduce travel costs up to 10%. Today, Thursday June 16th, released a legislative resolution about an Air Transport Agreement between Panama and Peru. This agreement outlines policy of open skies between the two countries and is subjected to a few rights that relate to the commercial […]
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According to ElComercio.pe unions in Puno today, are threatening to radicalize protests if the arrest warrant against Walter Aduviri is not thrown out. The Aymara leader has spent more than 24 hours inside the Panamericana Television station to avoid being captured. Judge Maria Morales signed a warrant for his arrest on the crime against public […]
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According to Andina.com.pe from January to May the Colca Valley in Arequipa had received 1,774 more tourists than the same period in 2010. Miguel Velazquez Condori, manager of the Autonomous Authority of Colca says that the months of April and May register the most tourists. Velazquez is expecting to register 1,400 to 1,500 tourists a […]
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According to Andina.com.pe the highlands of Tacna are trying to withstand temperatures as low as 22° below zero during the winter season. Temperatures like this could become lower in July in places like Vilacota, 4,000 meters above sea level. It is winter in Peru and July is usually the coldest month says Guadalupe Miranda, the […]
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According to Larazon.com.pe the municipality of Lima will remove some of the congestion, vendors and prostitutes, in the streets of Lima by July. Questions are mounting as more vendor and prostitutes have taken over the streets of Lima says Alberto Valenzuela, head of the municipality. Gabriel Prado, the safety manager of the municipality says that […]
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According to Hoy.com.ec more than 3 million Peruvian children work in hazardous conditions harvesting coca leafs or as street venders. Most hazardous child labor occurs in the valley of the Apurimac and Ene rivers where 90% of children harvest coca leafs reports El Comercio. Harvesters are between 6 and 17, mostly women and work for […]
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Ecuadorenvivo.com reports that Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala told Argentinian president, Cristina Fernandez that he supported the Mercosur agreement. At the same time, he admitted that the free trade agreement (FTA) with other third world countries is an obstacle to other integration projects. The two presidents meet today, June 14th in the Olivos presidential residence in […]
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President elect of Peru Ollanta Humala continues his Latin American tour of the Southern Cone as he meets with Argentine president Cristina Kirchner today. Humala traveled from Montevideo to Buenos Aires by boat last night since flights were suspended due to volcanic ash from Chile, according to pagina12.com. In his private meeting with Kirchner at […]
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President elect of Peru, Ollanta Humala, met with Uruguayan president, José Mujica, yesterday as a part of his tour to the Southern Cone focussing on integration in Latin America. They met at the headquarters of the Uruguayan government, the Executive Tower, in Montevideo to discuss issues like the fight against drug trafficking, business and a […]
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According to ElComercio.com many highways are built or being constructed in order to connect the countries together. Verdu, an Ecuadorian construction company, entered Peru in 2007 to build roads. Verdu won a contract to build a 65 km road between Sullana and Alamor. Many Ecuadorian tourists use this highway to enter Peru. The company worked […]
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According to ElComercio.pe anti-drug police seized 125 kilos of hydrochloric cocaine in a container in terminal storage LISCA. One arrest was made. The drug was divided into brick-like packages, wrapped in duct tape and carbon paper with a SOL logo. The operation was carried out with the involvement of personal in the public prosecutor’s office. […]
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Korean firms investing in the energy sector in Peru have closely watched the Latin American country after a left-wing presidential candidate won the run-off election on June 5. Analysts say Ollanta Humala, president-elect, will need to find financial resources to realize his policy vision of giving more benefits to the poor in education and welfare.
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Two Florida men face a federal indictment in Ohio that accuses them of sneaking counterfeit U.S. $100 bills from South America into the United States, hiding them in the headrests of rental cars and using about $5,000 a day in fake money on shopping trips around the country, authorities said Thursday. Read Article
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According to AP reports through elnuevloherald.com, Lori Jeff, age 52, a U.S. tourist was hiking from Cusco to the citadel of Machu Picchu. She appeared to succumb to respiratory arrest and passed away in the small village of Totora, Peru, Friday evening. Read Article
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La Region news reports that in the municipal province of Roman Castilla, there have been ten cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever recorded in the last two weeks. The mayor of the city has ordered a fumigation of the entire city and all government offices, including health care centers. The newspaper reports that the health center […]
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According to ElComercio.com Peruvian officials announced Friday that an epidemiological alert is in place for its entire health care system for a new strain of bacteria. Over 33 deaths have occurred as a result of contracting the virus in Europe. The new strand is identified as EHEC. Health centers in Peru will be checking all […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that about 70% of school children are beginning to work from five years of age. According to the NGOs Human Capital and Social Alternative (CHS) and La Restinga, the 70% of schoolchildren poor and work to help provide for their family. Some have had to drop out of school. In the last five […]
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According to ElPeruano.pe funds accumulated by the program, Juntas, since June 2007 have totaled about 33 million soles. These funds are used for access to health services, nutrition, and education for households of poverty and extreme poverty. Junta is operated in the Amazon. The program is run in 419 households in eight districts in southern […]
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Bolivia.com reports that the offices of Amazon Command Staff and officers of the Control Authority and Social Control of Forests and Land arrested a Peruvian municipal authority on charges of illegal logging in Bolivia. The Agency of Development for Macroregions and Borders reports that the operation was conducted with the boarder community of the Manuripi […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that the central market in Callao does not have a legal operating license or safety certificate. Therefore, 10,000 people are exposed daily to a serious risk in event of an earthquake, stated the council of Civil Defense. The market has a history in kidnappings, stabling and arrests. In 1940 there was an earthquake […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that the central market in Callao does not have a legal operating license or safety certificate. Therefore, 10,000 people are exposed daily to a serious risk in event of an earthquake, stated the council of Civil Defense. The market has a history in kidnappings, stabling and arrests. In 1940 there was an earthquake […]
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According to Travelupdate.com.pe the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) granted permission to Peruvian Airlines to begin operating flights to 27 countries worldwide. Air transport will consist of passenger, cargo and mail flights from Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima. MTC will allow the airline to expand operations for four years. Peruvian Airlines must prove […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that an avalanche occurred on the Quilcayhuanca Mountain in Huaraz province. The avalanche did not cause any damage reports the Peruvian Civil Defense. The snow fell into a gorge located on Quilcayhuanca. Supervisor of the Civil Defense Regional Committee, Oscar Garcia says that the avalanche was caused by global warming, which as brought […]
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According to RPP.com.pe the strike against mining concessions has caused a blockage in about 12 miles of the southern Pan American highway by residents of the Chucuito province. The blockage begins at the district of Zepita and ends at the boarder town of Desaguadero. The protesters have placed rocks and mounds of soil to prevent […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that in Caylloma Province record cold temperatures are being recorded. However, health centers do not have the medicines to address sickness that results from the cold temperature. There are no available medicines for pneumonia and acute respiratory infections. The mayor of the province, Elmer Caceres says that the cold threatens over 20,000 people […]
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According to RPP.com.pe the police chief of the San Martin region, Julio Ramos Chavez confirmed the capture of two suspected terrorists in Moyobamba. The National Criminal Court on Terrorism was seeking the capture of a man and a woman, Samuel Ramos Galvez and Herlinda Eufemia Julca Paico. The two people were caught when they went […]
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According to ElComercio.pe the miners in Puno have continued their strike against concessions in the region. Reportedly, the anti-mining strike is become more intense with roads blocked for 12 hours. The indigenous group, Aymara have blocked thirteen places within the 25-mile route between Desaguadero and Zepita. According to the ElComercio correspondent, Carlos Fernandez, located in […]
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A British grandfather wrongly imprisoned for drug smuggling following a holiday in Peru has finally been cleared of the charges and freed to return home. Alan Rae, 40, was arrested after his travel companion, Nathan Brandon, was found carrying cocaine when they were stopped at Lima Airport in April 2009. Read Article
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Peru.com reports that if the new government of Ollanta Humala maintains the prudent economic policies and the healthy investing climate, Standard and Poor will strengthen Peru’s credit rating. This would help further investment ventures in Peru’s economy. Peru would have to limit the fiscal deficit to 2% of GDP, maintain the autonomy of the Central […]
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According to ElComercio.pe the regional government of Puno is hoping for discussions with Aymara, the Indians of the high plateaus, on the subject of mining. The government is hoping to avoid protests against mining concessions that were suspended last week due to the elections and will begin on Wednesday the 8th. The regional director of […]
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Terra.es reports that the Civil Guard found the body of a young man, 23 years old, who went missing in the area of Cueva de la Paloma. The body was found at one in the afternoon. The man went missing while climbing with a friend in the nature reserve of El Chorro. The government delegation […]
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According to ElComercio.pe the search for the missing young man who disappeared in the Colca valley will end in 20 days. Ciro Castillo Rojo has been missing for more than 60 days. Police believe that Rojo may have fallen off a waterfall in the middle of the Bomboya Mountains. He and his girlfriend were traveling […]
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Terra.com.mx reports that a big threat for the next president of Peru, Ollanta Humala is the increased presence of drug trafficking. The presidencies of Alejandro Toledo and Alan Garcia lacked action against drug trafficking while increasing business corruption, according to drug trafficking expert Jaime Antezana. Peru has become the world’s largest producer of coca leaf […]
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According to ACN.com.ve Peru’s Consul in Venezuela, Cesar Vallejo reported that the electoral process was expected to exceed the April 10th turn out. Vallejo estimates that about 9,500 Peruvians will go to the polls in Venezuela Sunday. On Sunday, there will be 74 tables active throughout the day in Caracas. In Carabobo alone, 4,786 Peruvians […]
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According to ElUniverso.com two Ecuadorian soldiers are missing after a sailboat sank for unknown reasons on Aguarico River which boarders Peru in Orellana province. The Ecuadorian Army released a statement that said the two solders got swept away in the strong current of the river. The military boat was from the town, Nuevo Rocafuerte. Ecuadorian […]
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According to ElComercio.pe four Europeans tried to smuggle hydrochloric cocaine concealed in their luggage out of Peru. The Europeans and three Peruvians were apparently traveling to Madrid at the time of their arrest. Police confiscated 2 to 7 kilos of hydrochloric cocaine. The arrest of the three Peruvians occurred as they were trying to transport […]
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LaRepublica.pe reports that commissioners of the Ombudsman’s Office reported that 10 polling stations in the Jorge Chaves School were not set-up. Reportedly, representatives of the school are in contact with the electoral authorities to solve the situation and ensure that the voting process will take place.Read Article
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According to Trome.pe the district of Pacaran, Canete used electronic voting for the first time in the runoff presidential elections of 2011. Irma Chuquispuma Quispe was the first citizen to e-vote in Peru, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes. The district of Pacaran, Canete is home to a reported 1,354 voters.Read Article
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According to RPP.com.pe Octavio Salazar, recently elected congressman for Fuerza 2011 denounced the marking of ballots in favor of Ollanta Humala by a supporter of Gana Peru. The head of the district of El Provenir, Jhon Aranibar, where the incident occurred, confirmed the congressman’s account of the incident. The supporter, Clemencia Magda Paredes was taken […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that 66 ballots were found already marked Fuerza 2011 in the district of La Matanza. These ballots were destroyed when it was reported that an ‘agent’ of Fuerza 2011 illegally marked the ballots prior to the elections. The National Jury of Elections complied a report of the incident. The cards were replaces under […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that as of 9:00 a.m. the National School of Sciences in Cusco had not finished the installation of 84 polling stations. The ONPE began to deliver the election material at 8:30 a.m. delaying the setup. Furthermore, many members of the electoral board are absent on the morning of the election. The police and […]
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Acording to RPP.com.pe a large number of Peruvians decided not to travel to polling sights within the country due to high transportation costs. Many people have to travel to vote and with high transportation costs many were wondering whether it was worth it. RPP found that the price of tickets to Huancayp, Tarma and La […]
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RPP.com reports that severe injuries have contributed to the death of two more soldiers on the eve of the presidential runoff. Two army non-commissioned officers died earlier today from wounds suffered in an apparent terrorist attack by the Shining Path. A special commando patrol in the Apurimac and Ene River valleys was ambushed by ‘terrorist […]
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