Drug traffickers don’t retire: the return of “Techo de Paja,” one of Pablo Escobar’s main suppliers
Mafia law does not provide for voluntary retirement. The vast majority of capos, lieutenants and hitmen die very young.
April 22, 2021Section
Peru News in English
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Latin America confirms its commitment to eliminate congenital Chagas disease
Latin America confirmed Wednesday its support for a new initiative to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of Chagas, a disease endemic to...
April 22, 2021
Peru requests for the second time extradition of ex-president Toledo and his wife
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Peruvian government approved this Wednesday to request for the second time the extradition of...
April 22, 2021
Chilean Sky Airline reaches 17% of Peruvian market; ranks second largest airline in the country
Two years after starting operations in Peru, the Chilean low-cost Sky Airline reported that it has achieved a market share...
April 22, 2021
Former president of Uruguay José Mujica urges Peruvians to unite against Fujimori
The former president of Uruguay, leftist José Mujica (2010-2015), urged on Wednesday Peruvians to unite to prevent nationalist Keiko Fujimori,...
April 21, 2021
Pedro Castillo vs. Keiko Fujimori: difficult relationship with Peruvian Congress awaiting whoever becomes president
Neither Pedro Castillo nor Keiko Fujimori, the two rivals for the presidency in the second round, will have a sufficient...
April 21, 2021
Latin America spent 4.6% of GDP in 2020 on aid to tackle the crisis – report
Latin America, the region most affected in the world by the pandemic, allocated in 2020 on average 4.6% of its...
April 21, 2021
Analysis: Copper price boost? Peru’s socialist swerve worries miners
Peru’s presidential front-runner has proposed nationalizing mining and redrafting the Andean country’s Constitution, raising risks to mining investment in the...
April 20, 2021
Five common keys for Latin America arriving at the Ibero-American summit in Andorra
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Each Latin American country attends the XXVII Ibero-American Summit in Andorra this Wednesday with its...
April 20, 2021