It is estimated 475 people were evacuated by air from the historic site of Machu Picchu in Peru, but evacuations are still ongoing as hundreds of tourists are left stranded in the area. Last week's heavy rains and...
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An earthquake hit the Peru-Brazil border region at 5:55pm Peru time (22.55GMT). Unconfirmed reports say the quake measured 5.8 on the Richter Scale. The Peruvian city of Pucallpa was rocked but damage is thought...
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Nearly 2000 tourists and some locals are stranded at the historic site of the Inca citadel in Machu Picchu, Peru. Railroad, the only mean of transportation in the area, has been blocked by heavy rains and...
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It was 2000, and I still have no idea why descendents of the Inca were holding this protest in the former capital of the Inca Empire.
The clip is from my film "The Inca Lost and Found",...
The largest lake in South America, Lake Titicaca, is in danger of evaporating away. A disturbing trend is seen in the retreating water levels of this important lake located in Bolivia and Peru. Lake...
Peru continues to experience social conflicts, mostly related to environmental concerns. According to the Peruvian Times last month saw 273 social conflicts in that S. American country. A three day...
It appears that jail and trial are next for Peruvian Indians wounded in bloody clashes in June. " The Indians had been blockading jungle highways and rivers on and off since last August, demanding the revocation of...
Parafraseando a Goya (“el sueño de la razón engendra monstruos”) podríamos decir que no es la fantasía sino la realidad la que engendra terribles monstruos. Quizá no estaba tan equivocado el crítico...
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Albert Fujimori, the former President of Peru, has been given a seven-and-a-half-year jail sentence for corruption. Peru's Supreme Court convicted Fujimori of giving $15 million of government funds to his spy...
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Just received this information via email from a 'reliable' source: Peru’s Congress Overturns Land Laws The Peruvian Congress has overturned two controversial land laws that led to an indigenous uprising and dozens of deaths in the ensuing police crackdown. The laws would...
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A horrific bush crash near Lake Titicaca in Peru has left at least 23 people dead and 50 injured. Two buses collided on a main road near the lake, the buses were not tourist vehicles but part of the interstate trasnport system in Peru. Reports from the region...
The Peruvian prime minister, Yehude Simon, has announced that he will be resigning his post following bloody protests that saw at least 34 people killed in fighting. Simon went on to apologize to the...
“I was always a reporter,” Mercedes Fernandez said simply. From Lima, Peru to Chicago, Illinois, this statement rings true. A reporter for Hoy, the Chicago’s Tribune Spanish-language newspaper, Peruvian...
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Alberto Pizango, an Indian leader in the conflict emerging between the indigenous people of the Amazon and the Peruvian government has sought refuge in the Nicaragua's embassey. The Peruvian government has...
More blood was spilled Saturday as Peruvian police attempted to rescue their colleagues. 38 police officers who were providing security at an oil pumping station had been taken hostage. In the course of the rescue attempt nine were killed and seven have...