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Peru to promote tourism marketing in India
Peru will be going to an unlikely, but potentially valuable market to promote tourism to the Andean country. Representatives from Peru’s tourism industry will be at a tourism event in India called...
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Lima mayor-elect announces construction of city cable car
A city cable car could be in store for Lima, according to an announcement from mayor-elect Jorge Muñoz. The new mayor said one of his primary objectives in charge of the Peruvian capital will be to...
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FBI joins search for missing US woman in Peru
The report of a blind U.S. tourist who has gone missing after a recent trip to Cusco has caused international concern. Now, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is joining in on the search for...
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Peruvian police demolish mausoleum for buried Shining Path members
The Shining Path terrorist group left a stain on Peru’s history in its brutal back-and-forth war with the government, in which both sides succumbed to awful tactics and crimes against humanity. In an...
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President Vizcarra says Odebrecht should not be able to continue working in Peru
President Martín Vizcarra said on a televised interview with RPP news channel Monday morning that Odebrecht should not be able to continue working within Peruvian borders. This declaration comes...
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Peru President to challenge Public Ministry on corruption probe derailment
Days after the Public Ministry and Attorney General Pedro Chávarry decided to dissolve the Lava Jato special council, President Martín Vizcarra has decided to fight back. The special investigative team...
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Peruvian driver with Down Syndrome set to make history at the Dakar Rally
Peruvian driver Lucas Barrón will be making history when the 2019 Dakar Rally kicks off in Lima in a few days. The 25-year-old driver is set to become the first-ever participant in the history of the...
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Keiko Fujimori’s appeal denied as three-year preventive prison sentence is...
Keiko Fujimori’s appeal of charges that she accepted bribes from Odebrecht operatives in 2011 has been shot down, according to a memo from Peru’s Judicial Branch. The Popular Force party leader will...
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Police raid offices of Attorney General’s advisor
The head of Peru’s Office of the Attorney General, Pedro Chávarry, has been under fire since he attempted to get rid of the country’s special investigation committee that was looking into bribes taken...
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Peru biochemical engineer receives presidential scholarship for postgrad...
Biochemical engineer Carol Flores Fernández has received some big news to kick off her new year. The Peruvian will be continuing her studies in a doctorate program at the University College in the...
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Attorney General Pedro Chávarry resigns
A week after announcing he would break up a special prosecution team looking into Odebrecht’s crimes in the country, Peru’s Attorney General Pedro Chávarry has resigned. Chávarry announced the decision...
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Bodies of three Spanish climbers and Peruvian guide retrieved after avalanche
After an avalanche led to the death of four climbers in Huaraz over the weekend – three Spanish citizens and their Peruvian guide – rescuers were able to bring the bodies down from the mountain by...
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Peru recalls diplomat in Venezuela as it rolls back functions on embassy
Peru has removed its Charge d’Affaires from Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro took over for his second term Thursday. Peru’s government has recognized the election, and subsequent Maduro win for a second...
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WATCH: Fisherman free small orca caught in their nets
Illegal fishing of important marine species like dolphins, sharks and whales has brought devastation on our oceans. But with increased education about responsible and sustainable fishing practices...
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Hollywood legend Robert De Niro on vacation in Peru
Actor Robert De Niro is on vacation in Peru and has already stopped by one of Lima’s most decorated restaurants. The two-time Academy Award-winner stopped by Central restaurant in the capital on Friday...
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