This week Peru is to receive the first batch of artifacts that were taken from Machu Picchu nearly a century ago for research at Yale University, Culture Minister Juan Ossio said. “We expect that the pieces will arrive Wednesday. They will be rece…
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Poll leader Humala says will respect Central Bank independence, FTAs
Presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, who recently overtook opponents in opinion polls less than two weeks before Peru’s general elections, said he would respect the independence of the Central Bank if elected, financial daily Gestion reported. Huma…
World Bank: Next gov’t needs to maintain macroeconomic, fiscal policies to reduce poverty
The World Bank’s former director for Peru and other Andean nations, Felipe Jaramillo, called on the country’s next government to maintain macroeconomic and fiscal policies to reduce poverty. “While it’s true that there is still a big stretc…
Candidates to debate poverty, employment, security and drug trafficking
Presidential candidates will debate on April 3 their proposals to lower poverty, increase employment, as well as improve security and combat drug trafficking, Lima-based NGO Transparencia said Thursday. The debate will be held at 7pm at the Sheraton Ho…
Presidential debate planned for April 3
The top five candidates in Peru’s presidential race have agreed to hold another debate on April 3, a week before Peruvians go to the polls, state news agency Andina reported. Candidates participating in the debate are former president Alejandro Tole…
Regions plan for Earth Hour 2011 with cultural, educational activities
At least five Peruvian regions have said they will turn off their lights for an hour this Saturday to take part in Earth Hour 2011, state news agency Andina reported. In Iquitos, the capital of the north-east Loreto department, the Peruvian Amazon Rese…
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, the insider
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski vs Alejandro Toledo. With three other candidates bunched between them, and less than three weeks to go before the vote on April 10th, Mr Kuczynski could squeeze into the inevitable run-off if his momentum continues.
A little Peruvian girl with a damaged heart gets help
UPDATE: EsSalud, the national health care network of Peru, has reportedly made a last-minute decision to assume the remaining cost for 5-year-old Valeria Vásquez‘s heart transplant. According to an email newsletter sent out by her school, Jean P…
Castañeda maintains optimism despite drop in polls
Presidential hopeful and former Lima mayor Luis Castañeda is still optimistic that he can make it to a run-off vote despite a struggling campaign that has seen him drop to fourth place in recent opinion polls. “We are relaxed and optimistic. We have…
Authorities investigate 18 police officers in VRAE
Peruvian authorities are investigating 18 counter-drugs police working in the coca growing Apurimac and Ene river valleys for drug trafficking, according to daily La Republica. The cases cover a period between 2009 and this year, and include a major an…
Presidential race tightens in final weeks to vote
Less than three weeks from Peru’s general elections, recent opinion polls have shown a sharp increase in support for Nationalist candidate Ollanta Humala and former Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, while former President Alejandro Toledo contin…
Report: Climate change causing historic shortage of water in Tacna
The department of Tacna, on Peru’s southern border with Chile and Bolivia, is facing some of the scarcest water conditions in its history as a result of climate change, according to a report by the Peruvian think-tank Analysis for Development G…
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