Tourist reportedly arrived in Iquitos to use ayahuasca because he suffered from a disease.
RPP.com.pe reported that the Dutch citizen Johanns Gerardus Nikkenjanp, 53, was found in Room No. 11 at the shelter “Blue Morpho”, hanging from a rope by a cleaning of accommodation, located in the Iquitos-Nauta kilometer 52, in the region Loreto. The incident was reported to police at the station on October 9, who in coordination with the Attorney General, made the removal of the body. A woman cleaning the window observed something strange and upon entering the room, he realized that the citizen had committed suicide, immediately alerting the owner, who told members of the order. Gerardus Johanns arrived Sunday morning in the lodge, in order to try ayahuasca, because apparently suffered a disease. Authorities said Gerardus Nikkenjanp be repatriated to the Netherlands, where his family already know what happened. The police started investigations into the case.
Still unknown the reason for the fatal decision abroad as not leave a suicide note.
In 2012 about 10 foreigners arrived in the Peruvian jungle and committed suicide in various ways, including taking ayahuasca in large proportions. This is the first case so far this year. Read Article
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Peru21.pe reported that a 29 year old American citizen was intercepted by an individual who threatened her with a knife and a gun. The American tourist, 29, was raped in the upper district of Alto Selva Alegre. According to the police said, she tried to climb to the summit of the Misti volcano. However, she […]
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Over two thousand marijuana plants were discovered and seized in the upper district of Moro, in the province of Santa (Ancash), said the head of the Police Division of Chimbote, Edgar Aguilar Amaro. Amaro Aguilar said the police, together with the representative of the Public Ministry, have come after a long walk, to this remote […]
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March 16, 2013, the decayed body of Zemlyuk Maksym, age 19, a tourist from the Ukraine was found in the Hotela Condado in Miraflores Peru. A supervisor found the deceased. Peru21.com.pe did not report any information as to a cause or investigation. Read Article
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Grau, Arequipa, Peru Arequipa. An intrepid tour Chili river rafting almost cost the lives of four Danish tourists and a guide Cusipata boating agency. All were saved yesterday by police from the Rescue Unit, at the height of the bridge Bolognesi. Nina Jorgensen (20), Hensen Nicolini (20), Sofie Jacobsen (23) and Rasmus Luno (24) hired […]
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Cusco. After three weeks of that rainfall decreased in intensity and frequency, the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) in Cusco alerted the resurgence of rainfall in the region. Zeno Huaman, head of the organization, called on the local authorities, Civil Defence and Defence to make forecasts. According Senamhi, the area where there will […]
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This morning a bomb threat in the Regional Government of Arequipa (GRA) caused nervousness and concern among workers who had to be removed from the premises. The emergency occurred in GRA headquarters located on Avenida Kennedy, for the district of Paucarpata Arequipa. Given this alert 600 workers were evacuated the premises and thus the suspension […]
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Rudolf Hilmer, age 50, a tourist from Germany was discovered laying face down near his bicycle with a bullet wound in the rib cage and numerous bruises to his head near Alto Tajakusa. According to elcomercio.pe. No motive has been determined for the murder. Members of the Indigenous group awajun-wampis found the body on the […]
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Garrett Hand and his girlfriend, Jamie Neal found safe in Peru on boat headed to Ecuador Reuters.com reported that…..A young California couple feared by family to have been abducted while on a cycling trip through Peru have safely surfaced on a river boat headed for Ecuador, surprised to learn they were subjects of an international […]
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andina.com.pe reported that archaeological testing at ancient sites in the Norte Chico region of Peru demonstrates that corn was widely grown, intensively processed and constituted a primary component of the early Peruvians’ diet. The breakthrough research led by Field Museum curator Dr. Jonathan Haas is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences early […]
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Along the border between Peru and Ecuador were detected 46 illegal crossings used by criminal gangs engaged in smuggling of arms, drugs and people, the minister warned Ecuadorian security coordinator, Homero Arellano. “To them should focus the armies of the two countries, together with the police, to support enforcement in those places,” he told Andina. […]
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rpp.com.pe reported that a total of 387 complaints about the crime of human trafficking received the Attorney General, from January to November of 2012, achieving the arrest of 92 people nationwide into the crime, it was reported Sunday. According to the recent report of the National Register of Detainees and Sentenced for Effective Freedom (RENADESPPLE), […]
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Trust.org reported….Brazil nut harvesting – a sustainable use of the forest in Peru’s southeastern Madre de Dios region – provides thousands of people with an income in the first few months of each year. But mining and agriculture concessions overlap the harvesters’ concessions, threatening both their way of life and the forest, according to a […]
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Missing Tourists Garrett Hand and Jamie Neal
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noticias.yahoo.com reported that a British tourist, Alison Meldrum, age 57, was found dead in a room at a luxury hotel in the city of Cuzco in southern Peru, reported the official news agency Andina. The body of the British Alison Meldrum was found Tuesday afternoon and remains today at the mortuary of Cuzco, where forensic […]
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peru21.pe reportedthat Marco Antonio Bruna Rodriguez (48) tied a rope around the TV rack in the room he rented and then put the neck to end his life. Joined in the lodge with a false name. Chilean citizen committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope in a hotel north of cone Tacna. Last Friday […]
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Attacks/Kidnappings my increase when Rainy season ends. Rainy season in highlands (sierra) begins September and peaks sometime between January and March, May to–August period is marked by very dry conditions with cold nights and mornings. larepublica.pe reported that intelligence sources consulted by The Republic mainly from the Joint Command of the Armed Forces confirmed that […]
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Natural Disasters larepublica.pe reported that the government declares state of emergency in several cities of Cusco He ordered that all authorities involved running immediate action. The executive said the 60-day state of emergency in several districts of Cusco , to implement immediate actions to alleviate the damage caused by heavy rains and take the necessary […]
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Assault occurred after the two German tourists visit the arcaelogical complex at Huaca del Sol y La Luna in Moche. Five masked assailants were armed with guns. laindustria.pe reported that two German tourists age 19 lived a scary experience when returning from the Huaca del Sol y La Luna in Moche. Five gunmen assaulted the […]
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rpp.com.pe reported that the body of a tourist from New Zealand was found inside the hostel. Mark Alexander, age, 26, was born in New Zealand. His lifeless body was found inside the hostal Wild Rover-Rings Bell, located on the first block of the street in the Cercado de Melgar Arequipa. The victim, identified as Mark […]
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February 13, 2013 The U.S. Embassy warns U.S. citizens of a potential kidnapping threat in the Cusco area. The Embassy has received information that members of a criminal organization may be planning to kidnap U.S. citizen tourists in the Cusco and Machu Picchu area. Possible targets and methods are not known and the threat is […]
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andina.com.pe reported that foreign tourist arrivals in Peru likely increased 10 percent in 2012 and are seen growing 8 percent this year, Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) said Monday.Deputy Minister of Tourism Claudia Cornejo said that the country saw strong growth in tourist arrivals from Asian countries, which rose between 15 and […]
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Andina.com.pe reported in a statement the railway firm said it would reopen the route, and said weather conditions were adequate for the safe passage of trains. On Monday train service was suspended after water levels at the Urubamba River reached 675 cubic meters per second. At the time Ferrocarril Transandino said there were no damages […]
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A German tourist reported by andina.com.pe, was killed and his partner, the same nationality, was injured along with a Peruvian to be struck by a falling rock in the Sacred Valley of the Incas from the viewpoint of Taray, in the district of Pisac Cusco, reported today. According to police, the accident occurred at 11:20 […]
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AFP.com reported that Peruvian archeologists have discovered a temple believed to be about 5,000 years old at the ancient El Paraiso archeological site in a valley just north of Lima, the Culture Ministry said. If the date is confirmed, it would be among the oldest sites in the world, comparable to the ancient city of […]
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. In a joint operation, which lasted more than 15 hours, were seized in Tumbes 3,000 gallons of fuel smuggled from Ecuador, valued at 30,000 soles, reported the National Customs and Tax Administration (Sunat ). The action, the result of a follow-up to the officers of the Customs Directorate of Tumbes, was conducted in coordination […]
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At least six people were killed and 48,000 were affected by torrential rains since Friday in the city of Arequipa, in southern Peru, regional authorities reported Friday according to eluniverso.com. The provincial mayor of Arequipa, Alfredo Zegarra, confirmed to the station ‘Radio Programs del Peru (RPP)’ the discovery of the bodies of two people inside […]
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On January 1, 2013, American tourist Rathell Cecilia Ian (sic) age 26 died at Machupicchu Peru according to larepublica.pe. She was visting with friends at the viewpoint at Wiñayhuayna Intipunco. She fell from a cliff and the report on January 2, 2013, indicated her body had not been found after five hours of searching.Read Article […]
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Possible cause of death: pulmonary edema A British national tourist died of a pulmonary edema, this incident occurred inside a house located in the Pueblo Libre urbanization in Cusco. The foreign national was identified as Peter Jhon Hurfotd (62). The victim as versions of his friend Marco Jimenez came to the Imperial City to visit […]
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Exports of Peru’s grape-based liquor pisco were valued at $4.5 billion between January and November 2012, an increase of 21.8 percent compared to the same period a year earlier, the Peruvian Exporters’ Association (Adex) said Saturday. Read Article
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According to jhnewsandguide.com, a trio of Jackson residents were attacked a week ago while on a climbing trip in Peru. Jennifer Wolfrom, her brother, Joseph Wolfrom, and sister-in-law Meghan Doherty say they were trapped, beaten and robbed by villagers Dec. 29 and 30 outside Cuzco, Peru. “This situation has not only been extremely traumatic both […]
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As reported ‘Masks’, three foreign tourists came to the town of Pallca, a town 20 minutes from Ocongate, where they decided to camp after a trek through the snow, Machu Picchu and other lovely places that have the Cusco. However, their happy journey would become a living hell after two local villagers with their whistles […]
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Three foreign cyclists were assaulted by four men with knives in the area known as “La Selva”, located in the slums santeño Manuel Arevalo district of Chimbote, Ancash region. This is the American Holly Lee Allin (sic), 47, and Polish Ocaalek Aldana, 34 and Ezek Lemie Marell, 39, who seized their cameras and personal documents. […]
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MOTHER OF SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIM TAKES MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS In Iquitos Peru, a mother discovered that a neighbor, a male age 50 had been having sexual relations with her minor daughter for three years according to cronicaviva.com.pe. The daughter had not reported the incidents to her mother in fear of reprisal from the […]
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Cronicaviva.com.pe reported in order to continue with actions against dengue outbreak, the government extended by 30 days, from January 22, the state of emergency in the provinces of Coronel Portillo and Atalaya Padre Abad in Ucayali region. The provision was established by Supreme Decree 008-2013-PCM, published today in the journal Legal Standards of Official Newspaper […]
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Peru21.pe reported that Valley Charter Authority installed four checkpoints along the area to strengthen surveillance and prevent accidents. The Colca Autonomous Authority ( Autocolca ) will install four checkpoints along the path of the tourist attraction in order to prevent the entry of visitors drunk and accidents. These posts will be located in the towns […]
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Arequipa: Tourists Chileans and Argentines protested bus robbery According to peru21.pe, arriving at the White City in a company car San Martín, foreigners had no money, cameras and personal documents. Theft would have occurred in their sleep. Six Chilean tourists and three Argentines protested at a bus station in Arequipa for stealing their belongings inside […]
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San José de Yanayacu, Loreto Peru Peruvian authorities arrested a suspected drug gang of five Colombian and Peruvian Amazon region in Loreto, reported the National Police of Peru (PNP). Spanish.china.org.cn reported that according to the police report, the men were seized when traveling in a speedboat in a suspicious manner in the vicinity of the […]
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Agents of the Drug Enforcement Tactical Operations Department of Dirandro (Depotad) Huanta, seized three kilos of cocaine alkaloid, camouflaged in a hydraulic jack. Police sources said the drugs were hidden inside the hold of a bus company “Cholito Bus” when control of the vehicle made during the operation developed in the district of Quinoa. Read […]
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Some 14 of 17 schools visited in the districts of Matapalo and Papayal Tumbes, on the border with Ecuador, the doors were closed and no information about the start of the registration process, informed the Ombudsman. Chiroque Abel, head of the Advocacy Office at Tumbes, said prioritized monitoring remote areas in order to ensure the […]
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Elespectador.com reported that the Disciplinary Committee of FIFA s uspendió provisionally for 30 days to a player of the national football team of Peru, who failed a doping control after the qualifying match for the 2014 World Championship in La Paz 12 October last year. As confirmed by FIFA, after learning the positive analysis of […]
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peru21.pe reported that findings at skeletal remains in the Archaeological Park of Machu Picchu . The Regional Directorate of Culture reported that Challaqata sector belonging to the Joint Archaeological Salapunku, found a funerary context of the pre-Hispanic period would correspond to an old character of great relevance. The discovery was made during the research led […]
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This morning members of the tax police seized more than 5 tons of clothing brands in the gallery adulterated Antonio Bazo, located in block 5 of the shred Gamarra, in Victoria. They note that the garments were destined marketing in the commercial area of Johannesburg. Read Article
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Angel Dust (PCP) This is a highly addictive drug that is consumed in nightclubs and at private schools for young middle and upper classes. Its main feature is that its use leads to violence. According to peru21.pe, There are so many young people partying without a dose of violence can trigger up to street clashes. […]
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According to peru21.pe U.S. tourist died this morning in a Lima chicken restaurant located on Avenida Jose Pardo de Zela, in Lince . The victim was identified as James Tony Tarango (42), who came there accompanied by a young woman. They were both reportedly intoxicated. Police reported that there are two hypotheses about the death […]
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Hoy.com.ec reported that three foreign and one Peruvian were arrested during the week for trying to smuggle drugs Lima International Airport bound for Spain, Efe reported sources of the Police Anti-Drug Directorate (Dirandro). Three foreign and one Peruvian were arrested during the week for trying to smuggle drugs Lima International Airport bound for Spain, Efe […]
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As happened in July last year when a motorcycle taxi driver found the chest and pelvis that belonged to the young Henry Arméstar in Huacho , this time recyclers of this city found a human head in moments rummaging through the trash. Alarmed by this, passersby reported the incident to the police sector in minutes […]
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The Provincial Municipality of Trujillo refused to abide by the decision of the Regional Civil Defence Liberty to close for 30 days The Hermelinda market, the largest in the city. As reported, the measure was available for cleaning and disinfection to prevent the outbreak of bubonic plague in the population. Read Article
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elcomercio.pe reported that more than 100 field workers of the company Seminis, a subsidiary in Peru transnational company Monsanto , march at this time by the kilometer 291 of the Panamericana Sur highway, off Guadalupe Salas District, to the Regional Directorate of Labour of Ica. Protesters occupy one lane of the road hampering vehicular traffic, […]
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A young Russian tourist was found dead in Cusco as reported by trome.pe. According to police and the prosecutor of the imperial city, the subject was identified as Nikolai Alexei, 32. His body was found in a hotel room in the capital Cusco. He had died four days in the hostel room 406 hostal Platinum […]
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Huanta province in Vraem inforegion.pe reported that —- Huanta province in Vraem, by the Department of Epidemiology, Emergency and Disaster Ayacucho Regional Health Authority (DIRESA), this Epidemiological Alert declared institution throughout the region. The alleged victim of the disease was a 16-year-old, who went to the health center Llochegua presenting some of the symptoms of […]
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Peruvian coffee has been selected among the best in the world, according to the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA). In a recent ranking, the SCAA named three Peruvian coffees among the top ten in the world. Cafe Tunki was voted number two coffee in the world, with 86.91 points, slightly behind the top coffee, […]
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Three American travelers were kidnapped, brutally beaten and robbed over a two-day period while on a mountain climbing trip in Peru. Jennifer Wolfrom, her brother Joseph Wolfrom and his wife Meghan Doherty, all from Jackson, Wyoming, told authorities that they were kidnapped, beaten and robbed by villagers in Palca, near Cuzco, on December 29-30. Read […]
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Trome.pe reported that on the morning of January 9, 2013 a group of criminals dressed as police and led by a female attacked an inter province bus of the company – Erick El Rojo”. The assault took place at kilmeter 101 on the PanAmerican North highway in Huacho Peru. Among the sixty passengers were a […]
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A molar of a dinosaur was found half-buried in the province of Utcubamba, located in Peru’s Amazon region. The 400-gram tooth was discovered by a farmer in an area containing dinosaur, snail and mollusk fossils. Read Article
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A project that turns mining residue into recycled bricks has received funding from the ministry of production’s Research and Development Fund for Competitiveness (FIDECOM). The project, which was developed by the San Pablo Catholic University of Arequipa, will include a prototype plant that would produce bricks made out of the cyanide residue that is left […]
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Five Americans and two Peruvians who traveled by helicopter from a cargo company were killed, yesterday, Monday registered a terrible helicopter crash in the city of Pucallpa, Ucayali region in Peru would overload caused the misfortune according to confirmado.net. The ship-model Chinook N24CH-registered (BV) 234, Colombia Helicopters company crashed Peru SAC-founded in Montesillo, understanding the […]
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A tourist Lima died by not operating the brake hook while conducting rappelling harness, in the district of Maras, province of Urubamba, Cusco region. Grimaldo Karina Patricia Casanova, 35, was spotted with his partner of tourism Luis Gutierrez Cross, for the alleged agency haulers Rappel Ziplines and adventure sports offered, before visiting the attractions of […]
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Ucayali region, in the central forest, ended 2012 with 7.521 cases of dengue, which were treated at health facilities and hospitals in the State, including Social Security, the report Operation Center Health Emergency (COES), said the Ministry of Health. The COES report indicates that during the emergency occurred 5.614 dengue without warning signs (74.64% of […]
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Peruvian Association of Consumers and Users (Aspec) complained to the company Indecopi Delosi SA (legal name Kentucky Fried Chicken), for violating various provisions of the Code and Consumer Protection regarding issues of health, safety, safety and access to information. Among complaints, Kentucky Fried Chicken accused of reusing oil.Read Article
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Police continue with the operations to locate the tourist Paschoali Brazilian Felipe Vieira Arthur (19), who disappeared in the district of Santa Teresa, in the province of the Convention, in Cusco , from December 21, 2012. Paschoali Vieira said Friday afternoon that the restaurant staff Indians, where he stayed and worked from December 18 to […]
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Peru’s inflation in 2012 was 2.65%, lower than that recorded in 2011 and within the range expected by the central bank, said the National Statistics Institute (INEI). The sectors that were the price increased food, clothing, rental housing, fuel and electricity prices. Peru’s central bank established a national inflation target of between 1% and 3% […]
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An American tourist, identified as Gian Cecilia Rachel, died Tuesday after falling into a ravine while covering the route of the trail, heading to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu (Peru Southeast), regional police said. The accident occurred on the first day of 2013 near the Inti Punco, known for being difficult geography, amid mountains […]
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Some 3,000 people are expected to enjoy a relaxing and amusing New Year’s holiday at beaches in Peru’s northern Tumbes region, the Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Dircetur) said Thursday. Carlos Zeta, Dircetur’s head, said that Tumbes expects the arrival of Ecuadorian tourists attracted by its delicacies and beaches. He told Andina news […]
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The 2013 Dakar Rally is expected to attract thousands of spectators this January, as drivers travel from Ica, into Arequipa, and into Tacna. This week Peruvian tourism officials estimated that more than 250,000 people would attend the rally at some point along the trail. Officials said about 200,000 people were expected to witness the rally […]
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Peru’s energy sector will attract annual investments between US$ 1.2 billion and US$ 1.8 billion until 2016, Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). Peru’s Deputy Energy Minister, Edwin Quintanilla. Photo: ANDINA/Juan Carlos Guzmán Negrini. Thus, this flow of investments will guarantee the country’s energy supply in order to further growing in a sustained and […]
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They call the mountain Toromocho, which means “bull without horns”. But to its new, Chinese owners, the name is irrelevant: the rugged peak is packed with copper, silver and molybdenum, an element used in alloys. It could be worth as much as $50bn (£30bn). Toromocho must go. And so must the people living there. The […]
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The body of a French citizen, left in a hostel in the neighborhood of Bocanegra, Callao, was found today by authorities. As reported by employees, the victim would have paid 10 soles for a temporary stay but not reported out of the room.
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The alien was approached by three gunmen on the outside of a hotel. Apparently was followed from the airport. Bad impression of Peru takes a Chilean citizen who first came to our territory. He was assaulted early this morning in a hotel outside of the block 5 of the Santa Catalina Avenue in La Victoria. […]
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The incident occurred at the height of the bridge of the Army, when three criminals attempted to rob passengers on routes of Evitamiento. A shooting inside a public transport vehicle left two dead and eight wounded, at the height of the Bridge of the Army, in full Via Evitamiento. The incident occurred when three armed […]
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Comptroller reported that would be due to poor governance. Because of poor control on the entry of tourists to the citadel of Machu Picchu and the increase of solid waste, the Inca sanctuary at risk of entering the World Heritage List in Danger, warned the Comptroller General of the Republic After four audits, the institution […]
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The irrigation of about 150,000 acres of agricultural Lima and Ica will be improved with the 28 projects under the Programme Irrigation Subsector (PSI) of the Ministry of Agriculture with an investment of 50 million soles, it was reported today. The implementation of the projects, benefiting more than 30,000 families engaged in agricultural exports, has […]
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Regionlimaldia.com reported that a tourist from Chile Rodrigo Solis Sosa, 42, died after a rocky precipice desbarrancarse of 300 meters in the district of Lares, Calca province. The foreign visitor with four other Argentine tourists and two Peruvians, December 01 moved to Pampa Corral community for a walk to the snowy Colque Cruz, however, in […]
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Peru’s Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo, recalled today that Peru tried to negotiate with Chile since the eighties before resorting to the International Court of Justice in The Hague (ICJ) court to establish that the maritime boundary between the two countries. In a statement to reporters after the first hearing of the oral proceedings, which began […]
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What is it about Peru? The country just keeps being discovered. First the Spanish found it in 1533 when the conquistadors, greedy for gold, put the once-mighty Inca’s to the sword. Next, American explorer Hiram Bingham, mapping the impenetrable jungles of the High Andes, stumbled onto the Lost City of the Incas at Machu Picchu, […]
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Diariocorreo.pe reported her visit to Cusco turned into a tragedy, the tourist from the Ukraine who died of a heart attack while visiting the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, had dreamed all his life to know this majestic place, without believing that his health would play against . FACTS. Sushchenko Lidia, 73, visited the marvel […]
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After the theft of 9000 690 soles a businessman inside a bank branch by persons wearing a similar way to the workers; Piurans expressed concern and demanded more security inside banks. The victim of the robbery, identified as Renzo Gamboa Arrividal, narrated as a woman dressed in a uniform similar to the workers, approached him […]
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The Interior Minister Wilfredo Pedraza Sierra, announced in the city of Chiclayo that soon will adopt a new system and Disciplinary Research in the National Police, to reduce time and allow more drastic penalties for bad actors who cross the crime line. “Very soon we will adopt a new system of investigation and punishment for […]
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Colombian, Nicaraguan Leaders to Discuss Boundary Dispute The Colombian and Nicaraguan leaders plan to meet in Mexico City, where both will be attending Saturday’s inauguration of new Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Friday he hopes to speak in the most respectful, civilized way with Nicaraguan counterpart Daniel Ortega […]
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Peter Sanchez, president of the New Generation Association of People Living with HIV-AIDS, of Cajamarca in Northern Speaks RPP Noticias, reported not receiving adequate care, because from the operation of the new Regional Hospital, they are attended by people who have no experience in people with HIV-AIDS. Read Article
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A French national citizen identified as Debail Roger, 68, was found dead in his hotel room in Hotel La Miason located in block five of the shred 7 June the city of Juliaca, San Roman province, Puno region. From initial investigations it is known that tourists joined another French company, whose name authorities kept in […]
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Arequipa Guide participated in finding rising Cyrus died Misti volcano Fatal fall. Cristian Enriquez Garcia repeatedly ascended the volcano, on Monday hit his head and died later. Fall. Cristian Enriquez enrrumbó two Spanish tourists to the top of the volcano. As I was about to rest on a stone hit his head, which caused him […]
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At least 42 school children 82,724 Under pingullo sector in the province Hualgayoc , Cajamarca , suffered headaches and upset stomach after drinking fresh milk, said the National Food Assistance Program ( Pronaa ). * All children admitted to hospital Bambamarca Support * after 16:00 yesterday and after receiving medical staff specially convened to address […]
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This afternoon, residents of the district of Ventanilla reported strong winds on the waterfront and a noticeable decline in the sea coast, prompting the villagers to seek refuge in the nearby hills for fear of a possible tsunami. Against this, the Director of Information of the Navy, Commander Valeriano Fernando Ferrer, ruled out any possibility […]
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Brazil and Peru are attempting to block online retailer Amazon.com Inc. from acquiring new internet domains using the name of the world’s greatest tropical rain forest. The two South American countries have lodged a formal complaint with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Los Angeles-based nonprofit private organization that oversees the […]
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Earthquake Details SOURCE USGS This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 5.5 Date-Time Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 07:09:13 UTC Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 02:09:13 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 6.576°S, 80.938°W Depth 12.1 km (7.5 miles) Region NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN PERU Distances 102 […]
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Peruvian prosecutors have reopened the case of forced sterilizations performed during the government of Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), archived for two years. The Inter-American Commission asked the Peruvian State in October 2011 resume tax investigation following the complaint of 2,074 women who did not give informed consent or to whom food aid and social conditioned to […]
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Public Security Forces with Private Funding: Local Army Entrepreneurship in Peru and Ecuador Abstract: In Latin America’s young democracies, actors in the private sector may influence military security work through resource transfers, with implications for state accountability and democracy in the region. This analysis finds that in Ecuador and Peru local army commanders—who frequently decide […]
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The start of operations in areas Quito-Lima route by Tame reduce travel costs between the two countries and increase the mutual flow of visitors, the Tourism Ministry said. Carla Portalanza, Undersecretary of Tourism Ministry of Tourism, said that the flights, which begin today, will have an introductory price of $ 310. Read Article
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While the Government has implemented new strategies, such as building 10 bases in VRAEM insurgency to strengthen the state’s presence in the area, the narco clan of brothers Quispe Palomino had moved his headquarters to the Lower Urubamba, Cusco. Perú21 met through military intelligence sources, the brothers Victor and Martin Quispe Palomino-comrades ‘Joseph’ and ‘Gabriel’, […]
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The National Police and the Public Ministry seized 55,000 counterfeit U.S. dollars in a parcel that was in a cardboard box inside the hold of a bus Tepsa company which carried out the route Lima – Tumbes. In work aimed at countering the smuggling of arms, ammunition and drugs, cops Cancas police station (district Canoas […]
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Machu Picchu Peru, From 2013, the historic sanctuary aims to increase the number of visitors, thanks to the efforts of a promotional campaign in emerging markets. The president of the National Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR), Carlos Canales , asked the government to set this figure as a goal given that in recent years has come […]
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A French tourist, identified as Heco Nicolas (48), nearly drowns at Lake Titicaca , after accidentally falling into a cave that is in place. Neighbors Costanera sector alerted police to the presence of man 300 meters from the tourist dock port Banchero Rossi. Members of Ansar firefighters tourists, who was taken to hospital in Puno, […]
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Three policemen, a lieutenant and two sergeants, died today after facing intelligence agents that were discovered after making up a kidnapping ring, officials said. The three policemen and a civilian, apparently also a member of the band, died after confronting a group of agents who tried to stop them when they would kidnap a businessman […]
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Bolivia, Brazil and Peru studying create a common fund to pay rewards to informants who report drug trafficking, said the Bolivian Minister of Government Carlos Romero, who met Wednesday with their counterparts in Lima. The resources for the fund will come from the confiscation of drug traffickers to the implementation in the three countries that […]
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In the last five years (specifically from 2006 to 2011), the telecommunications companies , Internet telephony and fixed-power distribution and have suffered economic losses estimated at S/.200 million due to the continued theft of cables and equipment, and the high replacement costs they face. The main losers are consumers, because they are hurt by cable […]
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The return is made according to an agreement reached between the two institutions With these 35,000 pieces Andean country recovers all relics. The return of the archaeological objects from Machu Picchu, under the agreement of 2010 between the Peruvian government and Yale University in the United States, concluded on Monday, just a month after the […]
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The initial retail RCN was moved by his peers to the Hunter Health Centre , but left without giving further details. Arequipa. A student of 13 years was emergency evacuated their classmates to the health center in the district of Jacobo Hunter , after participating in the game of Ouija in a graveyard. According to […]
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Peru.com reported that the Regional Council declared an emergency in the region Ucayali by rising cases of dengue. Pucallpa. To date, hospitals in Pucallpa , there are over a thousand cases of dengue , a situation that remains on alert to health authorities in the capital of the region Ucayali. According to the news ‘Latin […]
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To date, in Pucallpa hospitals have registered 800 cases of dengue, a situation that remains on alert to health authorities in the capital of the Ucayali region. Director of Epidemiology of Pucallpa, Key LeveauBartra said that these figures are very worrying and more so because there are many pieces that are not registered but already […]
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