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Jan 5, 2017 · Virtual Tie in Castillo-Fujimori Election Results Leads to Call of Fraud. The run-off in Peru’s presidential elections has led to a virtual tie between the socialist candidate Pedro Castillo of Peru Libre and Keiko Fujimori of the conservative party Fuerza Popular.
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Trujillo, a City Under Siege - Peruvian Times
Mar 27, 2017 · The streets of Trujillo, Peru’s third largest city, lie desolate and the destruction is breathtaking. Last Monday, at midday, flood waters reached the city center for the sixth time in less than a week.
Violent Protests lead to National Emergency for 30 Days
Dec 14, 2022 · A week of increasingly violent protests, especially in southern Peru, have resulted in eight deaths and dozens of injured police and civilians. According to the Finance Ministry, Peru is losing up to USD 26 million a day because of the strikes and road blocks.
Yungay 1970-2009: remembering the tragedy of The Earthquake
May 31, 2009 · Thirty-nine years ago this Sunday, on May 31, 1970, an undersea earthquake off the coast of Casma and Chimbote, north of Lima, triggered one of the most cataclysmic avalanches in recorded history – wiping out the entire highland town of Yungay and most of its 25,000 inhabitants.
Drastic new rules coming for visitors to Machu Picchu - Peruvian …
Mar 12, 2014 · All foreign visitors to Machu Picchu will soon have to hire an official guide to enter the Inca Citadel, follow one of three predetermined routes through the complex and face time limits at specific points to keep the traffic flowing, under new rules promulgated by the Ministry of Culture in Cusco. “Foreign visitors must hire the service of ...
Ten Peruvians Included in Forbes’ List of Billionaires
Mar 5, 2013 · The Forbes annual list of billionaires included 10 Peruvians this year, with the chief executive of Peruvian beauty product maker Belcorp, Eduardo Belmont, at the top of the list of the richest from the South American nation.
Military troops guard Mollendo fuels terminal as Tia Maria protests ...
Aug 28, 2019 · As protests continue in Arequipa against the Tia Maria copper mine project, the government this week authorized military support to the police who are guarding the Petroperu fuels terminal in Mollendo, in the province of Islay in northern Arequipa.
LVMH buys Belmond hotel group for .2 bn, including Peru hotels
Apr 23, 2019 · LVMH buys Belmond hotel group for $3.2 bn, including Machu Picchu and Cusco hotels. Travelling in style to Machu Picchu on the Belmond Hiram Bingham. The luxury goods conglomerate LVMH — Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy — has bought Belmond, better known as the Orient Express Hotels, for $3.2 billion.
Cusco — Landslides force temporary closing of the Inca Trail
Jan 24, 2020 · Authorities at Machu Picchu yesterday closed the Inca Trail network temporarily, following mud and rock slides caused by heavy rainfall at different sections of the trail within the historic sanctuary.