TeleSUR correspondent in Peru, Ramiro Angulo, reported that security forces have used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters, resulting in injuries in areas like Arequipa. Related: Concerns Rise Over U.S. Military Deployment During APEC Amid Protests in Peru In the context of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit taking place in Lima, […]

 During his stay in the Peruvian capital, Biden is scheduled to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, this coming Saturday. Related: Concerns Rise Over U.S. Military Deployment During APEC Amid Protests in Peru The President of the United States, Joe Biden, arrived this Thursday in Lima, Peru, to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation […]

40 percent of the port’s shares are owned by the Volcan, the world’s fourth-largest producer of silver and zinc. On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping published an article in the newspaper El Peruano, stating that the Chancay mega-port will be “a true path to prosperity” and will help foster development between China and Latin America. […]

 This decision, supported by 63 votes in favor, authorizes the arrival of 600 U.S. military personnel who will be in the country from November 4 to 24, 2024, coinciding with a period of growing social tension. Related: Protesters in Peru block the Panamericana Norte highway in protest of increased insecurity The Congress of Peru has […]

The National Police of the Andean country confirmed on Monday that a group of demonstrators in Peru keeps blocked the Panamericana Norte highway, in the province of Virú, in protest at the increase of public insecurity. Related:Peru: Transporters and Other Organizations Plan More Protests About 515 kilometers from the Peruvian capital, the villagers of Virú […]

‘The greatest violence is poverty,’ wrote a Peruvian priest who dedicated his life to denouncing structural injustices. On Tuesday, Romulo Vasquez, the prior of the Dominican Province in Peru, confirmed that Father Gustavo Gutierrez, considered one of the main theorists of Liberation Theology, died in Lima at the age of 96. RELATED: Pope Francis Urges […]

The legislature last night approved only a few reforms to the law which, according to Julio Campos, leader of the National Alliance of Transport Workers, do not solve the problem of rampant extortion. On Thursday, a broad bloc of transport workers, small businessmen and other Peruvian sectors are set to hold a meeting with social […]

According to a check in the markets of La Paz, there is evidence of an increase in the price of chicken meat, which is currently only arriving from Santa Cruz, and is being sold at 15.80 bolivianos per kilograms (2.25 dollars). On Monday, faced with the increase in Bolivia of so-called reverse food smuggling, mainly […]

Most of the fires have been caused by deliberate burning of lands and improper disposal of highly polluting waste. In recent months, South America has been experiencing one of the worst droughts, creating conditions ripe for numerous wildfires across the region, especially in the Amazon, where at least 350,370 forest fires have been recorded. RELATED: […]

With 55 votes against, 50 in favor and five abstentions, the full Congress did not approve the departure of the Peruvian president. The Legislative Congress of Peru did not authorize this Tuesday to President Dina Boluarte, to leave the national territory in the end of September 22 to 25 of the current year to attend […]