Bus Falls into Lake Titicaca - 4 views
Fifteen people were killed this morning and at least twenty injured when a bus fell 100 feet into Lake Titicaca after going off the road at the edge of a ravine. The bus had been driving along one ...
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Peru's Economy is the Fastest-Growing in Latin America - 6 views
The International Monetary Fund has projected that Peru's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow more than twelve percent over the next two years - more than any other country in Latin America or t...
(Repost) Violent Confrontation Between Police and Miners in Southern Peru - 1 views
Five people were killed and twenty-nine hurt today in a standoff between 1,200 police and about 3,800 miners who had blockaded a busy section of the Pan-American Highway in protest of new regulatio...
(Repost) Machu Picchu to Re-open in Spring - 1 views
The Fifteenth-Century Incan fortress at Machu Picchu is expected to open early this April after flash flooding and mudslides disabled the railroad in late January and cut off access to any tourists...
Columbia Investing in Peruvian Energy - 0 views
Peru's Mining Companies May Be Dealing in Black Market - 4 views
Up to twelve Peruvian mining companies are under investigation for buying gold from wildcat miners to avoid paying taxes. At least four of the companies - Titan, Dynacor, Laytaruma, and Colibri - w...
Peruvian President Calls Chavez Out on Free Trade Agreement - 1 views
This Wednesday, President Alan Garcia of Peru accused Hugo Chavez of restricting imports from Peru and violating an international agreement. Venezuela was a member of the Andean Community (a trade ...
Cerro de Pasco Being "Swallowed" by Zinc Mine - 3 views
A zinc/lead mine that was first excavated 1956 is slowly devouring the historic town of Cerro de Pasco in the Peruvian Andes. In the meantime, the area's 70,000 or so residents are suffering in lar...
It was a Truck this Time - 2 views
Eight people were killed yesterday afternoon and ten injured when the truck they were riding in went off the road at high speed. The truck landed upside-down in the Cochoc River between Calca and S...
Police Chief Put in Charge of His Own Trial - 3 views
General Luis Muguruza, the police chief who commanded the bloodiest police operation of Alan Garcia's presidency, has been named to a government human rights commission. The appointment comes just...
Southern Peru and Northern Chile Hit By Earthquake - 1 views
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6.4 is pretty substantial, but still less than 1/1000th of what the big one this past winter was. The story is a very recent development, so nobody knows what the damage is yet.
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