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 […]

Although it rains in certain areas of the forest, these rainfall will not be sufficient to stop the fires. The coordinator of the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN), Martín del Castillo, reported that forest fires have been recorded in 22 regions of Peru so far this year, causing 15 deaths and 98 injuries. Related:Peru: Goverment […]

Peru’s National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) identified 87 forest fires in 16 regions of the country, from August 20 to today, of which 49 remain active and 18 have been extinguished, according to the Ministry of Defense. Related:Ecuadorian Police Seizes Almost 900Kg of Cocaine in the Border with Peru According to the official report, 20 […]

Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori died on Wednesday at the age of 86 from cancer, his daughter Keiko Fujimori confirmed in X. Related:Peruvian Prosecutor Investigates Death of Former Foreign Minister Ana Gervasi «After a long battle against cancer, our father, Alberto Fujimori, has just left to meet the Lord. We ask those who appreciated it, accompany […]

She was found dead by National Police officers in her apartment located in Miraflores. On Sunday, former Peruvian Foreign Minister Ana Gervasi was found dead inside her apartment in Lima. Her death occurred just as she was due to return to Geneva that same Sunday to resume her duties as an ambassador. RELATED: Ecuadorian Police […]